Gene Watson Discography
'Sometimes I Get Lucky'
MCA Records
MCA5384 (1983)
'Sometimes I Get Lucky' was released on the MCA Records label in 1983.
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About 'Sometimes I Get Lucky'...
Overview
'Sometimes I Get Lucky' spawned three Top 10 hits for Gene Watson on the
Billboard country music singles chart; 'You're out doing what I'm here doing
without' reached No.2 in 1983, 'Sometimes I Get Lucky' reached No.9 in 1983
& 'Drinkin' my way back home' climbed to No.10 in 1984.
'Sometimes I Get Lucky' doesn't just have the distinction of including three
of Gene's biggest hit songs. The album also has the distinction of being the
first Gene Watson release to feature members of his acclaimed Farewell Party
Band on record, thus affording listeners the opportunity to hear this
authentic group of musicians for the first time, in a studio setting,
recreating a concert sound.
The Farewell Party Band line-up at this time included Larry Booth (bass),
Joe Eddie Gough (piano), Doug Boggs (drums), Daniel (Danny) T. Rainwater
(guitar), the late Dave Kirby (guitar), Norm Kastner (guitar) &
Chris 'Tiny'
Olson.
'Sometimes I Get Lucky & Forget' was produced by Russ Reeder & Gene
Watson for G-J Productions.
'Sometimes I Get Lucky & Forget' was recorded at Pete's Place, Nashville
(Recording & Mixing Engineer: Al Pachucci).
'Sometimes I Get Lucky' achieved a chart position of
No.16 on the Billboard Top Country Album Chart in 1983.
'Sometimes I Get Lucky'
MCA Records
MCA5384 (1983)
Track Listing
1 'Speak well of me'
••
Written by Hank Cochran
Published by Tree Publishing Company, Inc. / Tree Group (BMI)
2 'In love all alone'
Written by Jesse Shofner & Randy Hatch
Published by Almarie Music (BMI)
3 'You're out doing what I'm here doing without'
Written by Bo Roberts & Allen
Frizzell
Published by Desert Rose Music / Ski Slope Music (BMI)
4 'Sometimes I get lucky and forget'
•
Written by Ernie Rowell & Bob House
Published by Blue Creek Music / Booth & Watson Music /
On The House Music (BMI)
5 'She sure makes leaving seem easy'
Written by Sonny Throckmorton
Published by Tree Publishing Company, Inc. (BMI)
6 'You waltzed yourself right into my life'
Written by Ron Moore
Published by Low Ball Music Inc. (BMI)
7 'You put out an old flame last night'
•
Written by Dave Lindsey & Ernie Rowell
Published by Blue Creek Music / Booth & Watson Music /
Cross Timbers Music (BMI)
8 'You're just another beer drinkin' song'
•••
Written by Warren Robb & Dave Kirby
Published by Millstone Music Company (ASCAP) / Baray Music, Inc. (BMI)
9 'Thinking 'bout leaving'
Written by Randy Albright, Mark D. Sanders & Butch Paulson
Published by Milene Music (ASCAP)
10 'If I were you, I'd fall in love with me'
•
Written by Dave Kirby & Warren Robb
Published by Almarie Music (BMI) / Millstone Music Company (ASCAP)
Re-recorded versions of 'Sometimes I get lucky and forget', 'You put out an
old flame last night' & 'If I were you, I'd fall in love with me' (tracks
indicated thus •) can be found
on 'Gene Watson: Then & Now' (Koch Records Nashville, 2005).
'You put out an old flame last night' (track indicated thus •)
was recorded by Leona Williams & included
on 'New Patches' (Heart of Texas Records, 2008).
'Speak well of me' (track
indicated thus ••) was recorded
by Hank Cochran & originally included on 'The Heart of Hank' (Monument Records,
1968).
'Speak well of me' (track
indicated thus ••) was recorded
by Darrell McCall & included on 'Keeping
with Tradition' (Heart of Texas Records,
2009).
'You're just another beer drinkin' song' (track indicated thus
•••)
was recorded by
Faron Young (Thursday 25 February 1932 - Tuesday 10 December 1996) &
included on 'Here's to You' (Step One Records, 1987).
You can read a CMP review of Gene Watson's 'Sometimes I Get Lucky'
here. The
review, which was written by Alan Cackett, was published in the July 1983
issue of the United Kingdom monthly publication
Country Music People.
'Sometimes I Get Lucky'
MCA Records
MCA5384 (1983)
Musician Credits
Gene Watson's Farewell Party Band
Bass: Larry Booth (Tony Booth's younger
brother)
Piano: Joe Eddie Gough
Drums: Doug Boggs
Guitar: Daniel (Danny) T. Rainwater, Dave Kirby RIP & Norm Kastner
Steel Guitar: Chris 'Tiny'
Olson
Fiddle: Lisa Silver & Buddy Spicher
Background Vocals: The Tennessee Express (Beckie Foster, Joy Gardner, Ronnie
Drake & Curtis Young (the latter filling in for Al Henson)