Overview
Gene
Watson's 'No One will Ever Know' was the final album that he recorded
for Capitol Records & it was released in 1980. It was in this year
(1980) that Gene celebrated five years with the label, having enjoyed
his first hit with Capitol Records ('Love in the hot afternoon') in July 1975. This track was, of course, the title track of
Gene's debut album for the label.
Many agree that Gene Watson’s tenure with Capitol Records between 1975 &
1980 produced some exquisite country music & that these years of Gene’s
musical life are considered to be his 'glory days'. It was at this time
that Gene felt his latter recordings for the label could have attained a
higher chart position than they did had Capitol Records promoted them
adequately. Gene also felt aggrieved that Capitol Records appeared
to be unwilling to properly promote him the way he felt they should have
been.
The label apparently felt that there was no need
to invest heavily in promoting Gene as his records were selling
consistently & his concert appearances were sell-out events.
Gene was so annoyed at the attitude of Capitol Records that he was
simply uninterested as to what the label called his last album. As it
turned out, the album was titled 'No One will Ever Know', the title
track of which only achieved Top 20 status on the American country music
singles chart in 1980.
The
'No One will Ever Know' album was produced by Russ Reeder.
The 'No One will Ever Know' album was recorded and mixed at the Clement
Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee by Jim Williamson, Engineer.
The album was mastered at Capitol Records, Hollywood.
The 'No One will Ever Know' album achieved a
chart position of Number 45 on the
Billboard Top Country Album Chart in
1980.
'No One will Ever Know'
Capitol Records ST12102 (1980)
Track Listing
1 'Raisin'
cane in Texas'
Written by Joe Allen & D. Lay
Published by
Joe Allen Music, Inc. / BMI
2
'If love could find us now'
Written by Joe Allen
Published by
Tree Publishing
Company, Inc. / BMI
3
'A cold day in July'
Written by Dave Kirby (RIP) &
G. Martin
Published by
Tree Publishing
Company, Inc. / BMI
4
'We robbed trains'
Written by Eddy Raven
Published by
Milene Music, Inc. / BMI
5
'Have a good day'
Written by Dave Kirby (RIP) &
H. Byrum
Published by
Cross Keys Publishing Company Inc. /
Publishing Company, Inc./
Andite Invasion / ASCAP / BMI
6
'One too many times'
Written by
Tony Booth
Published by
Blue Book Music /
BMI
7
'Tryin' to satisfy you'
Written by Joe Allen & Dave Kirby (RIP)
Published by
Joe Allen Music, Inc./
Cross Keys Publishing Company, Inc. / BMI / ASCAP
8 'No one will ever know'
Written by M.
Foree & Fred Rose (RIP)
Published by
Milene Music, Inc. / ASCAP
9
'I've been down some roads'
Written by Joe Allen
Published by
Tree Publishing
Company, Inc. / BMI
10
'Down and out this way again'
Written by Joe Allen
Published by
Tree Publishing
Company, Inc. / BMI
Musician Credits
Rhythm Guitar & Lead Guitar:
Harold Bradley
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Drums: Murrey 'Buddy' Harman
Fiddle: Lisa Silver Reynolds &
Norman 'Buddy' Spicher
Piano: Hargus 'Pig' Robbins
Rhythm & Acoustic Guitar: David Kirby
(RIP)
Bass: Joe Allen
Electric Guitar: Dale Sellers
Steel Guitar: Lloyd Green
Background Vocals:
Allen Henson, Ronald Drake, Beckie Foster & Laverna Moore
'No
One will Ever Know'