Gene Watson Discography
'A Way to Survive'
Step One Records SOR 0111 (1997)
'A Way to Survive' was released on the Step One Records label in 1997.
'A Way to Survive' discography information is presented on this site for
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About 'A Way to Survive'...
Overview
'A Way to Survive' was Gene Watson's fourth (and
final) album for Step One Records & was released
in 1997. 'A Way to Survive' is a rather unusual release. It
includes ten tracks, but only seven of these tracks were new songs.
'A Way to Survive' includes a re-recording of 'Fourteen carat mind'
(track indicated thus
•)
which was Gene Watson's one & only
Billboard No.1 country hit from January 1982.
The original version of 'Fourteen carat mind'
(track indicated thus
•)
can be found on
'Old Loves Never Die' (MCA
Records, 1981).
'A Way to Survive' is unusual in another way. The tracks 'Old porch swing' &
'Class reunion' (tracks indicated thus
••)
are also included, but these tracks were
originally included on 'In Other Words'
(Broadland Records/Mercury Canada,
1992).
'A Way to Survive'
Step One Records SOR 0111 (1997)
Track Listing
1 'Couldn't love have picked a better place to die'
Written by Curly Putman & Bucky Jones
Published by Sony / ATV Songs LLC dba Tree Publishing Company (BMI)/ Sony /
ATV Tunes LLC dba Cross Keys Publishing Company (ASCAP)
2 'Just in case'
Written by Rick Tiger & Shawn Hammonds
Published by Skyrock Music, ASCAP / Atwood-Tiger Creations Music, BMI
3 'A way to survive'
¹
Written by
Hank Cochran & Moneen Carpenter
Published by Sony / ATV Songs LLC dba Tree Publishing Company (BMI)
4 'When there's not a tear left to my name'
Written by Billy Troy & Bennie Boling
Published by Tote-A-Note Music, BMI / Killen Songs, Inc. BMI
5 'You can't believe a thing I say'
Written by Don Miller & Jamey Whiting
Published by Songmaker Music, ASCAP / Songpeddler Music, BMI
6 'Someone's child'
Written by Billy Troy & Lee Bach
Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, BMI /
Randy Scruggs Music, BMI / Tote-A-Note Music, BMI
7 'All hat no cattle' •••
Written by Lee Bach, Billy Troy & Leroy Anderson
Published by Tote-A-Note Music, BMI / Balzac Music, SOCAN
8 'Fourteen carat mind' •
Written by Dallas Frazier & Larry Lee
Published by Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.
9 'Old porch swing' ••
Written by
Joe Allen & Charlie
Williams
Published by Joe Allen Music, BMI / Green Harbor Music, BMI
10 'Class reunion' ••
Written by Don Henry & Craig Morris
Published by Sony / ATV Tunes LLC
dba Cross Keys Publishing Company (ASCAP)
'Fourteen carat mind' (track indicated thus •)
is a re-recording; the original version can be found on 'Old
Loves Never Die' (MCA Records, 1981).
'Old porch swing' & 'Class reunion' (tracks indicated thus
••) were originally included on
'In Other Words' (Broadland Records/Mercury
Canada, 1992).
'All hat no cattle' (track indicated thus •••)
was recorded by Liz Anderson & was included on 'The Cowgirl Way' (Showboat
Records, 2000).
'A way to survive' (track indicated thus
¹)
was recorded by Ray Price & was included on 'Touch My Heart' (Columbia
Records, 1967).
You can read a CMP review of Gene Watson's 'A Way to Survive'
here. The review,
which was written by Chris Bolton, was published in the February 1998 issue
of the United Kingdom monthly publication
Country Music People.
All tracks on 'A Way to Survive' were produced by Ray Pennington, with the
exception of
'Old porch swing' & 'Class reunion' (tracks
indicated thus ••).
'Old porch swing' & 'Class reunion' (tracks indicated thus
••) were produced by Gary Buck in December 1991/February 1992.
'A Way to Survive' was recorded at Oak Valley Studio, Nashville
(Recording Engineer:
Kevin McManus).
Mastering: John Eberle, Nashville Record Productions
'In Other Words' was released on Broadland
Records/Mercury Canada in 1992 & was produced by Gary Buck. The
Recording Engineer was Les Ladd & the studio used was Reflections in
Nashville.
The Mastering was undertaken by Denny Purcell, Georgetown Masters. The
recording sessions for 'In Other Words'
took place at Reflections in Nashville between December 1991 & February
1992.
'A Way to Survive'
Step One Records SOR 0111 (1997)
Musician Credits
('A Way to Survive')
Steel Guitar: Buddy Emmons
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Jerry Kroon
Keyboards: Dirk Johnson
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Lead Guitar: Gregg Galbraith
Acoustic Guitar: Bobby All & Kevin Williams
Background Vocalists: Margie Cates, Jennifer O'Brien &
John Wesley Ryles
Musician Credits
('In Other Words')
Acoustic Guitar: Leo Jackson
Lead Guitar: Gregg Galbraith
Piano: Hargus 'Pig' Robbins
Bass: David Smith
Fiddle: Rob Hajacos
Steel Guitar: Buddy Emmons
Drums: Lonnie Williams
Harmonica: T.J. Clay
Background Singers: Ronny Light, Jennifer O'Brien & Margie Cates