Gene Watson [Karaoke]

1. Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy) [AB]

2. Fourteen Carat Mind [F]

3. Farewell Party [E/F#]

4. Paper Rosie [C]

5. Love in the Hot Afternoon [E]

6. Where Love Begins [C]

7. You Could Know as Much About a Stranger [D]

8. Pick the Wildwood Flower [G]

9. Nothing Sure Looked Good on You [B]

10. Speak Softly (You're Talking to My Heart) [E]

11. You're out Doing What I'm Here Doing Without [G]

12. Sometimes I Get Lucky and Forget [D]

13. Drinkin' My Way Back Home [G/A]

14. Forever Again [GB]

15. Got No Reason Now for Going Home [G]

Gene Watson,Karaoke,Chartbuster Karaoke,Karaoke,Pop

Average customer rating: love old music Gene Watson 18 Greatest Hits The very best This guy is COUNTRY with capitol letters! Excellent Album

Gene Watson - 18 Greatest Hits Gene Watson Manufacturer: Tee Vee Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Collection Vern Gosdin - Super Hits Honky Tonk Amnesia: The Hard Country Sound Of Moe Bandy It Couldn't Have Been Any Better The Essential Gary Stewart ASIN: B0000365Q2 Release Date: 1999-11-16

Tracks:

1. Love in the Hot Afternoon
2. Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)
3. Paper Rosie
4. Nothing Sure Looked Good On You
5. Where Love Begins
6. Farewell Party
7. Pick The Wildwood Flower
8. Her Body Couldn't Keep You (Off My Mind)
9. I Don't Need A Thing At All
10. One Sided Conversations
11. Because You Believed In Me
12. The Old Man and His Horn
13. Cowboys Don't Get Lucky All the Time
14. No One Will Ever Know
15. Raisin' Cane in Texas
16. Bedroom Ballad
17. You Could Know As Much About a Stranger
18. Bad Water

Customer Reviews:

love old music.......2007-01-03

Gene Watson was real country. Every song is exceptionally intertaining. You would have to be my age and enjoy Gene Watson as he was very unique.Very pleased with the purchase.

Gene Watson 18 Greatest Hits.......2006-11-05

It's a great CD. I bought this for a good friend of mine, and she loves it.

The very best.......2006-08-31

We enjoy Gene Watson very much. The CD. is Great. Great service.and a GREAT PRICE

This guy is COUNTRY with capitol letters!.......2006-05-03

Since I don't like today's country (since the mid 90's)and here
in Europe we don't have country radio stations to listen to, the
only way to hear country is buying CD's from the States something
I'm doing since the past 18 months. These mostly are from the
70's and 80's and I am so happy to re-discover all those artists
I used to listen to during my many business trips through the USA
and whose LP's I always brought back after each trip. Now I am
recuperating them on CD and buying many I didn't have then or
didn't even know the existence of. This is the case with Gene
Watson. Last month I received "Ultimate Collection" and gave it
5 stars. Gee, how I love his music. I would have liked to give
these "18 greatest hits" 5 stars as well but again I received a
CD with zero information. Who wrote these songs? When were they
recorded? Does the record company release them this way to cut
down prices? What a shame.

Excellent Album.......2005-10-10

Gene Watson was one of the finest voices in country music, and this compilation of 18 hits provide a fine sampling of that voice. Considered by some to be "hard country", I find Gene Watson to have a more "pop" oriented voice that combined well with his selection of songs; and in the '70's, that proved to be enough to keep him on the charts. While many of the songs on this album are pure country, others are the typical, drab, 70's pop that filled the void between the Nashville Sound and the New Traditional era of the 80's. In any case, there is no doubt that Gene Watson earned his spot in Country Music, and this collection carries those hits that made him the household name he is today; including his signature songs "Farewell Party" and "Love in the Hot Afternoon". If you prefer the more traditional country sound, his "You Could Know as Much About a Stranger" and "Should I Come Home" are also included.

Average customer rating: Maybe the Most Underrated Singer In Nashville. NOT DEFINITIVE WITHOUT FAREWELL PARTY!!! Brilliant CD ultimate singer Lots of Great Memories

Ultimate Collection Gene Watson Manufacturer: Hip-O Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: It Couldn't Have Been Any Better Honky Tonk Amnesia: The Hard Country Sound Of Moe Bandy Vern Gosdin - Super Hits Good Ol' Boy: His Greatest Hits The Essential Gary Stewart ASIN: B00005RIN7 Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

1. Love In The Hot Afternoon
2. Where Love Begins
3. Paper Rosie
4. Pick The Wildwood Flower
5. Nothing Sure Looked Good On You
6. Between This Time And The Next Time
7. Maybe I Should Have Been Listening
8. Fourteen Carat Mind
9. Speak Softly (You're Talking To My Heart)
10. This Dream's On Me
11. What She Don't Know Won't Hurt Her
12. You're Out Doing What I'm Here Doing Without
13. Sometimes I Get Lucky And Forget
14. Drinkin' My Way Back Home
15. Forever Again
16. Got No Reason For Goin' Home
17. Cold Summer Day In Georgia
18. Memories To Burn
19. Everything I Used To Do
20. Everybody Needs A Hero
21. Don't Waste It On The Blues
22. Back In The Fire
23. The Jukebox Played Along

Album Description

Gary Gene Watson never intended on a career in music. When you take a look at the tracks on this Ultimate Collection, it becomes evident his absence would have left a gaping hole in country music, for as one of Nashville's premiere country journalists, Robert K. Oermann, has said, "The world stops spinning when he sings." So, while, as Watson says, "I never did go looking for music, music found me," music was obviously destined for this unassuming man born in Palestine, Texas and raised in Paris, Texas. But because he took his singing in church, and with his 6 siblings, for granted, never considering that it could be a profession, to this day it is difficult for him to trace the origin of his realization that indeed it would end up being the crux of his life.

"As far back as I can remember talking, I can remember singing. My brother just younger than me played lead guitar and I was the singer, and we would entertain at a lot of the school functions and local get-togethers. But music was never one of my goals. All I ever dreamed of was working on cars," says Watson, who still enjoys dabbling on cars in his little Houston shop.

By 17, he was married (still is, to the same woman he married in 1961), and had to lie about his age to get a job building missile silos in Abilene. Six years later, in 1966, Watson moved to Dallas where an uncle helped him get his first professional job as a singer at a club called The Palms. Still, he didn't take the possibility of making a living at music seriously, until moving to Houston where he formed a band called Gene Watson and the Other Four, dropping the Gary from his name.

Customer Reviews:

Maybe the Most Underrated Singer In Nashville........2007-02-07

Gene Watson had been on the Country charts from the 70' to the 90's and with this collection you'll see how great a Country Stylists he was. The only song that I missed was the 1986 gem "Carmen". He only had one number 1 record but a this is a treasure trove of an artist at his best. You hear the hits and the songs that should have been. (Everybody Needs A Hero, The Juke Box Played Along and many more.) Add it to your Country Collection!!

NOT DEFINITIVE WITHOUT FAREWELL PARTY!!! .......2006-10-07

Don't get me wrong. I love Gene Watson. I love this CD. But anyone who knows anything about Gene Watson cannot call this a definitive collection because it is missing his trademark song..."Farewell Party". This is the reason I am only giving this four stars. There are a couple of other songs that should have been included in this collection but weren't: "Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)" and "No One Will Ever Know the Truth But Me". But a Gene Watson collection without his most famous tune, "Farewell Party" is most certainly not definitive. This is still a great collection though and one which will disappoint none of his fans and those who like traditional, great country music sung by a man with a distinctive, clear, beautiful voice who doesn't sound like everyone else. And best of all, its not bubblegum!! Enjoy! P.S. If you're looking for the CD that has "Farewell Party" on it get the Curb compilation, "Gene Watson's Greatest Hits". That one also contains "Should I Go Home".

Brilliant CD.......2006-04-11

If you happen to have single songs by Gene Watson on C&W
compilations which you probably liked - Paper Rosie - and
you would like to know more about him GET THIS CD!
I was as astonished about the number of brilliant songs on
this single CD - as when I bought "It couldn't have been any
better" by Johnnie Duncan. This "Ultimate Collection" won't be
the only Gene Watson CD and I already applied for more CD's
by this real C&W singer. Ballads and honky tonk songs
will really cheer you up. The sound quality of the recordings is
brilliant as well. Quite a surprise when at least 21 out of
23 songs on a CD are all great and make you repeat them over
and over. Nowadays with those "pop rock C&W" stars more than
half of their songs can only be heard once. Their just fillers-up. It's impossible to beat those C&W voices from the 70's &
80's. Long Live the real C&W music.

ultimate singer .......2006-03-19

gene watson not only has a voice for music .but an ear for music .as for threw the yrs he has picked some awesome songs to lend his voice to . and most are on ultimate collection .my favorite ones of his music are 14 carat mind .and memories to burn . but i love everything he has recorded .he is the last of the real deal singers . him and jones . and his music has been constant from love in the hot afternoon .to the jukebox played along . and everything in between . the first thing i ever heard from gene watson was farewell party .and was hooked on his style of music .and 14 carat mind is the best recored country song ever . and never get tired of hearing it . it sounds as good today as when he first released it . if you can not find your favorite gene song on this c d .then it would for sure be on 18 hits c d . like sittin on a gold mind .and a few others that might be missing on this c d . but as another stated with both these a person could want for nothing .and miss nothing . except winos prayer.

Lots of Great Memories.......2006-03-13

I had never been a big Gene Watson fan, but he was a favorite of my husband who passed away in 2004. I bought the CD because of a couple of his favorite songs, but found that I loved everything on the CD myself.

Average customer rating: yes it's gold Can't find the right words to classify this twofer....! Two Great Albums on One CD

Because You Believed in Me/Beautiful Country Gene Watson Manufacturer: Hux Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Love in the Hot Afternoon & Paper Rosie 2 on 1 Then & Now Little by Little Uncharted Mind From the Heart ASIN: B000B66ONA Release Date: 2005-10-10

Tracks:

1. Because You Believed In Me
2. If I 'm A Fool For Leaving
3. Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall
4. When My World Left Town
5. Sorry Willie
6. How Good A Bad Woman Feels
7. Her Body Couldn't Keep You Off My Mind
8. I Fell Apart
9. Hey Louella
10. And Then You Came Along
11. The Old Man And His Horn
12. Cowboys Don't Get Lucky All The Time
13. I Won't Be Sleeping Alone
14. Hey Barnum And Bailey
15. I'd Love To Live With You Again
16. I Don't Need A Thing At All
17. Raining In Dallas
18. It Don't Hurt Me Half As Bad
19. I Knew We Could Never Love For Long
20. He Little Thinged Her Out Of My Arms

Product Description

1. Because You Believed In Me
2. If I'm A Fool For Leaving
3. Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall
4. When My World Left Town
5. Sorry Willie
6. How Good A Bad Woman Feels
7. Her Body Couldn't Keep You Off My Mind
8. I Fell Apart
9. Hey Louella
10. And Then You Came Along
11. The Old Man And His Horn
12. Cowboys Don't Get Lucky All The Time
13. I Won't Be Sleeping Alone
14. Hey Barnum And Bailey
15. I'd Love To Live With You Again
16. I Don't Need A Thing At All; Raining In Dallas
17. It Don't Hurt Me Half As Bad
18. I Knew We Could Never Love For Long
19. He Little Thinged Her Out Of My Arms


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

yes it's gold.......2006-10-15

What a fantastic voice ! some of the best recordings by Gene.I fully support people who gave this album a five stars reward.This is what is deserved.I do the same.the second album in particular is a masterpiece
I own these songs on lps but the new cd master sounds so good even on the small speakers of my PC that I can identify a very good new master on cd.
Any one interested in Gene should buy this cd, EVEN WITH TIME YOU WILL LIKE MORE AND MORE THESE SONGS AND NOT THE REVERSE;I recommend to rush as these types of remasterings are not often on the shelf for a long time !
Even while I already own the lps, I buy the cd still.
A faithful Gene fan over a 30 years period of time... Thierry

Can't find the right words to classify this twofer....!.......2006-08-05

When you like to find out some more about an artist whom you
casually heard a song of you liked very much, the next step is
to get a "greatest hits" compilation and see if the initial
impression is possitive indeed. When I bought the "Ultimate
Collection" of Gene Watson, I liked it so much that I gave it
5 stars (see one of the previous reviews). Since there were
more "greatest hits" compilations I kept on buying them and
every time I was more impressed with Gene's style of singing
and the selection of songs. Only 2 or 3 weeks ago I bought
his latest CD from 2005 (that means a gap of 16 years)and
again it was 5 stars worth because nothing had changed: a
beautiful way of singing great songs. Finally I decided to
purchase these two original LP's on one CD although I was a
little bit worried about its contents because when any artist
normally has some good songs on a LP or CD there are also
usually some minor songs. Wrong!!! To anyone who likes Gene
Watson or country music in general THIS IS A MUST! I can't
find the right words to describe these two complete LP's on
one CD. There's everything within the country music: rock,
blues, honky tonk, bluegrass even the incredible "jazzy" song
"The Old Man and His Horn" (one of the nicest songs ever
recorded on a country record) and most of all his beautiful
ballads. I have been collecting records for almost 50 years
now and never thouhgt a "new" discovered singer would replace
my preferences on the private list for the best artists around.
However this has happened and I'm glad it did. This guy is
givin' me hours of listening pleasure and I immediatley have
asked for his other double LP on CD released also by the HUX
label. These "packages" are beautifully remastered and the
sound quality is superb.

Two Great Albums on One CD.......2005-11-30

Gene Watson was at his peak during his tenure at Capitol and these are just two of several outstanding albums he issued for the label. BECAUSE YOU BELIEVED IN ME was Gene's second album with the title cut reaching the Top 20. BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY was (I think) his fourth album, and contains my all-time favorite Gene Watson single "The Old Man and His Horn" which has a definite New Orleans feel to it(including trumpet solos)and a terrific narrative story. Other singles drawn from this album include "I Don't Need A Thing At All", and "Cowboys Don't Get Lucky All The Time" (which appeared in the soundtrack of the movie 'Convoy'). Seven of the songs on this CD were penned either by Ray Griff or Dallas Harms. Great stuff

Average customer rating: FIRST CLASS FAREWELL PARTY ALL THE WAY!!! Simply the best...... THE most under-rated singer in country music history. Vintage Gene gene watson greatest hits

Gene Watson : Greatest Hits Gene Watson Manufacturer: Curb Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Collection The Best of Gene Watson Vern Gosdin - Super Hits Good Ol' Boy: His Greatest Hits Classics ASIN: B000000CXM Release Date: 1990-10-16

Tracks:

1. Got No Reason Now For Goin' Home
2. I Don't Need A Thing At All
3. One Sided Conversation
4. Farewell Party
5. Pick The Wildwood Flower
6. Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)
7. Nothing Sure Looked Good On You
8. Love In The Hot Afternoon
9. Where Love Begins
10. Paper Rosie
11. You Could Know As Much About A Stranger
12. The Old Man And His Horn

Customer Reviews:

FIRST CLASS FAREWELL PARTY ALL THE WAY!!!.......2006-10-07

Any Gene Watson collection has to include his trademark song, "Farewell Party". The ending on that song still packs a wallop! I agree with the other reviewer that Gene has never gotten his due as a singer of the country song. The man has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard from a male singer in Country Music. The songs are beautiful as well, especially the ballads like "Nothing Sure Looked Good on You", "One Sided Conversation" and of course "Farewell Party". This is definitive Gene Watson and would that we could go back to music like this instead of the Bubble Gum they call country today. Sit back, close your eyes and enjoy!

Simply the best.............2006-06-04

......collection of Gene Watson's work. This is the one CD that stays loaded in my car's player. It is Real country music, speaking to your heart as well as your ears, the kind of songs you'll remember long after they leave the current Top 50 list. Gene Watson's music is worth buying, now more than ever. It is country as it should be.

THE most under-rated singer in country music history........2000-12-30

Gene Watson has never gotten the publicity that he richly deserves. The man is simply great. He sings from the heart. He has the ability to really rip you up with a ballad. He can also sing great uptempo stuff. I've got to say that MAN!, can he belt out a note (not for show, but when the situation calls for it). He DEFINITELY will NEVER be played on those vapid country formats of today. Gene Watson has too much soul for today's country radio programmers, who are spineless clones, just like the songs and singers that they they put on their stations. To Gene, Merle, Willie, Waylon, Johnny, Lyle, David Allan Coe, Dwight, Possum, and others: It is a COMPLIMENT to you that you are not played on today's country radio stations. Today's radio program directors wouldn't know talent if it bit them on the foot.

Vintage Gene.......2000-02-29

The hits on this CD cover Gene's best work. Pick the Wildwood Flower is a great story told in the country way while my favourite Paper Rosie written by Dallas Harms has held my attention for as long as it's been released. I listen to it every day and sing it just as often. Farewell Party is one of those timeless classics that no one but Gene can call his own.

gene watson greatest hits.......2000-02-10

One of the greatest compliments a performer can receive is to have fellow performers want to rerecord his works. Alan Jackson recent tribute to Gene Watson and Farewell Party is just that. Alan does a fine job however, when Gene Watson sings a song you can close your eyes and be there. Making love in the hot afternoon..... I can feel the warm breeze off Bourbon street.

Average customer rating: Worth The Wait Gene Watson, country music from the heart. Essential Early Gene Watson The albums that set up Gene's career Love In The Hot Afternoon/Paper Rosie

Love in the Hot Afternoon & Paper Rosie 2 on 1 Gene Watson Manufacturer: Hux Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Because You Believed in Me/Beautiful Country Then & Now The Best of Gene Watson Ultimate Collection Little by Little ASIN: B0000799I2 Release Date: 2002-12-02

Tracks:

1. Love In The Hot Afternoon
2. Through The Eyes Of Love
3. Bad Water
4. Long Enough To Care
5. Harvest Time
6. Where Love Begins
7. This Just Aint No Good Day For Leavin
8. For The First Time
9. You Could Know As Much About A Stranger
10. This Is My Year For Mexico
11. Paper Rosie
12. You Gave Me A Mountain
13. If The Shoe Fits Wear It
14. Tennessee Sunshine
15. Desperation
16. Till You Can Make It On Your Own
17. Most Of All Why
18. Just At Dawn
19. Dont Look At Me (In That Tone Of Voice)
20. Id Settle For Just Crossing Her Mind

Album Description

Full Title - Love In The Hot Afternoon & Paper Rosie. The two albums on this CD, drawn from the most commercially successful period of his career, certainly capture Watson in his prime. Love In The Hot Afternoon (1975), his debut on US Capitol, followed hot on the heels of his first national hits, while Paper Rosie (1977) was another early classic and the album that introduced him to British audiences. Both of these albums are digitally remastered and appear together on CD for the first time. Hux. 2002.

Album Details

Two CDs on One from 1975 and 1977 from the Country Singer with a Rich, Mellow Voice.

Customer Reviews:

Worth The Wait.......2006-11-13

This is one of Gene Watson first albums we have searched a long time for a replacement of the original album,the wait was worth it a very good quality CD. Was so pleased when we found it on Amazon and again when we started enjoying it.

Gene Watson, country music from the heart........2006-11-04

Gene Watson is a balladeer of country and honky tonk music. Gene has always personally selected the songs he records. Lyrics are brought to life with the beautiful voice of a man who truely is, a singer of ballads. Let Gene sing from his heart to yours.

Essential Early Gene Watson.......2005-11-30

I have no idea who Hux is but if they continue issuing compilations such as this one, I will become a big fan of theirs. While Gene Watson continues to be an excellent performer and recording artist,for my money his best recordings and most interesting songs were recorded for Capitol in the mid 1970s. This two-fer features Gene's first album LOVE IN THE HOT AFTERNOON and his 3rd album PAPER ROSIE.

LOVE IN THE HOT AFTERNOON features the title cut (originally a Resco single, which was deemed too risque by a few radio stations plus one of my favorite Gene Watson singles "You Could Know As Much About a Stranger" and his first chart entry "Bad Water". The covers selected, particularly "This Is My Week For Mexico" (an album cut for Charley Pride) are also effective.

PAPER ROSIE isn't quite as strong but it too is worth five stars. "Paper Rosie is a story song with a feel and sound similar to another of his singles "The Old Man and His Horn", although not quite as compelling a story. Actually I love all the tracks on this CD except for his cover of "You Gave Me a Mountain, an overly melodratic song (written by Marty Robbins and a hit the writer and a bigger hit for Frankie Laine)that I've always hated. You can never really go wrong buying a Gene Watson collection, and his Capitol recordings are all 5 star endeavors

The albums that set up Gene's career.......2005-08-01

This twofer brings together the album that set up Gene's career in America (Love in the hot afternoon) with the album that brought him to the attention of British country fans (Paper Rosie). Actually, although his British fans were very supportive, they were also very small in number. Apart from Paper Rosie, I think only one other album actually gained a British release so his British fans had to buy most of his albums as imports.

Love in the hot afternoon (from 1975) includes several classic songs. Quite apart from the brilliant title track, these include Bad water, Where love begins and You could know as much about a stranger as well as This is my year for Mexico, a song also recorded by Crystal Gayle and Charley Pride among others.

Brilliant as that album is, I think Paper Rosie is even better. Apart from the title track, other classics include If the shoe fits wear it, Till you can make it on your own, Just at dawn, Don't look at me in that tone of voice and I'd settle for just crossing her mind. There are also outstanding covers of You gave me a mountain (a Marty Robbins song also covered by Elvis Presley), Tennessee sunshine (Porter Wagoner) and Most of all why (Dolly Parton).

If you enjoy traditional country music, you'll love this twofer.

Love In The Hot Afternoon/Paper Rosie.......2002-12-29

I have both of these in album form and they are both excellent Gene Watson material that are a must for all Gene Watson fans or even just fans of great traditional country music. Gene is labelled a Singer's Singer but I consider him to be THE BEST VOICE IN COUNTRY MUSIC.

Average customer rating: Same voice, same kind of style...what an incredible artist! This May Be the Best Record of His Career You'll never hear this on the radio, but... "Now and Then" Still Finds Watson At His Country Best

Then & Now Gene Watson Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Collection Because You Believed in Me/Beautiful Country Little by Little Love in the Hot Afternoon & Paper Rosie 2 on 1 The Best of Gene Watson ASIN: B0009J4ODQ Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. If I'm A fool For Leaving
2. Only Yesterday
3. If I Were You
4. Baby Me Baby
5. Back In The Fire
6. You Could Know As Much
7. I Didn't Think Of You At All
8. Sometimes I Get Lucky
9. Everybody Needs A Hero
10. I Wonder How Its In Colorado
11. The Jukebox Played Along
12. You Put On An Old Flame Last Night
13. I Catch Myself

Customer Reviews:

Same voice, same kind of style...what an incredible artist!.......2006-07-19

Back in the 70's I got to know Gene's music through the Convoy
movie, Paper Rosie and some other Country hits. When I stopped
travelling to the USA I lost track of him and other C&W stars
because in Europe Country music is not popular and there are no
radio stations that broadcast it. About two years ago I found
out about Amazon and from that moment on I've started to collect
all the C&W music available and mostly from the 70's and 80's.
I started out with a C&W DVD set of 4 disks where most of the
artists I knew then were represented. One of them was Gene Watson whose "Ultimate Collection" with 23 songs from those
days seemed so fantastic to me that I decided to keep on buying
most of the CD's released through different companies. And each
and every one is a beauty. What a great artist! His singing
carreer of making hits went on to 1989 with a slight comeback in 1997. Again through Amazon I saw that Gene had a new CD from
2005 and without any hesitation I purchased it without any
knowledge of what songs there were on. And here we go again;
what a great and beautiful CD even though some songs are re-
recorded hits from the 80's but with an incredible group of
famous background musicians. This CD is really a must for all
those who like the "real" Country music. Only one song is out
of place here compared to the others and that's "Everybody needs
a hero". If for any reason (that would be a miracle) Gene would read this review I have one request that would make a "dream
come true". Please re-record or re-release a song that I have
never been able to find anywhere and which I consider one of
your best songs ever. It's called "Carmen" and to my knowledge it was never released on CD.

This May Be the Best Record of His Career.......2006-01-30

Gene Watson puts on the producers hat for his latest effort and proves that he has abilities beyond his superb vocal instrument. Gene takes a minimalist approach and shows that less can be more. He places his voice front and center on tunes such as "I Wonder How it is in Colorado" with great effect.

The choice of material here is great. Only "Everybody Needs a Hero" seems out of place amoung the 13 tunes. At 63 years of age, Gene proves he can still sing and his experience and musical ear make for a fantastic recording that fans of traditional country music will love.

You'll never hear this on the radio, but..........2005-08-14

This is a GREAT country record! This guy's been around since the early 1970s, and just about every record he's made totally kicks ass -- he's one of the great heartsong balladeers of modern country history. For the last few years he's been quietly releasing one, great, unnoticed gem after another -- soulful, finely-crafted records that are cherished by a handful of fans, but outright ignored by radio chains and programming powerbrokers and poo-bahs. This new album follows that pattern... It's a great collection of newly-recorded versions of some of Watson's old hits... Normally that formula is a recipe for disappointment, but in this case, it's just a damn fine record, with a rich, full country sound, packed with plenty of pedal steel and some of the finest vocals this side of George Jones. Watson's voice has changed over the years, but it's undiminished in its ability to convey emotion and bring these songs to life -- it sounds lighter in timbre, but no less expressive or compelling that it ever was. In short, if you like the good stuff, this record is highly, highly recommended... And if you don't already know Watson's classic, old stuff, then this might be a good opportunity to check into that as well...

"Now and Then" Still Finds Watson At His Country Best .......2005-08-13

Prime Cuts: I Catch Myself, If I Were You, The Jukebox Played Along

Despite country music's obsession with the latest young pactee, this has not stopped a handful of veterans from putting out records, albeit on smaller independent labels. Though Gene Watson's last charted hit was 1997's "Change Her Mind" (which made it to a modest 44th position on the Billboard chart), this has not stopped this Texas native from putting out solidly country albums awash with those moaning fiddles and keening fiddles. Released under the enterprising independent imprint Koch Records, "Now and Then" finds this 61 year old adept reaching back into his copious catalog and re-recording 13 selections. However, this is not a "greatest hits" record per se. Rather, other than "You Could Know As Much" and "Sometimes I Get Lucky" which were top 10 entries, most of these tracks here were either minor hits or album cuts.

Sitting in the producer's chair, Watson has crafted a sonic landscape that has such a rustic ambiance that you can smell the sawdust and taste the Budweiser of a honky tonk. Enlisting the expertise of Nashville's A-list session players such as Bobby All, Sonny Garrish, "Pig" Robbins amongst others, traditional music awash with moaning steel and keening fiddles has never sounded so good. Reveling in the spirit of the honky tonk is the knockout delight of "The Jukebox Played Along." Though "Jukebox" tells the story of a broken hearted man trying to get over his paramour vis-à-vis country music, the lilting tune with its ear grabbing melody is already enough to make any man (or woman) two stepping away from the blues. Despite his age, Watson still knows how to have fun on the buoyant "If I Were You." And on "If I Were You," Watson still shows how he still knows the right moves to get a girl's heart. With a more jazzy feel, Bob Regan's "Only Yesterday," originally an album cut from Watson's "At Last" CD is worthy of being re-cut. Regret has never sounded more alluring on this unforgettable tune that ought to be a country classic by now.

But it's still on the heartbreak ballads that Watson is nonpareil. Current single "I Catch Myself" narrates the struggles of a jilted lover with a diary-like frankness over a hauntingly beautiful tune. Even though it's over 20 years since Watson first recorded "Sometimes I Get Lucky," Watson's re-take of his top 10 hit still reverberates with the same jolt of melancholy. While the less familiar "I Wonder How It is in Colorado" brings to mind George Strait's number 1 hit "Ocean Front Property." With an affecting élan that pulls on the heartstrings, "I Wonder How It is in Colorado" could have been a surefire hit in Strait's hands.

Nevertheless, there's a sense of safeness in these tracks. Though Watson is advancing his forte in traditional country ballads in its most ambrosial light, one would wish Watson would have taken more chances. Instead of reaching back to his catalog and trying to re-live the past, it would be great to see Watson cut a more contemporary CD with newly written songs. With his vocal sensitivity to reach into the deeper recesses of the heart and with a whole batch of new songs, Watson will be in the right position to knock out some punches across the country airwaves.

Average customer rating: what a voice and style Hard to Find

Uncharted Mind Gene Watson Manufacturer: Step One Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Because You Believed in Me/Beautiful Country At Last From the Heart The Good Ole Days A Way to Survive ASIN: B000000PB0 Release Date: 1993-11-11

Tracks:

1. Glass Hearts
2. Your Uncharted Mind
3. Snake In The House
4. Hold That Thought
5. You Gave Me A Mountain
6. Simple Minded Heart
7. He's Back In Texas Again
8. Cool Ole Fool
9. Mirrors Don't Lie
10. Give Her My Best

Customer Reviews:

what a voice and style .......2007-06-21

But what a voice and style can be said after you first hear any album of gene watson, IT IS SORTA the review for this artist .After every release . As he has the best voice around . and he always finds songs that highlight his great voice and awesome way that he carries a song . But that being said this is one of my favorite gene watson albums .

Hard to Find.......2006-01-14

It may be hard to locate this but it is worth it if you can. Highlights are:

Glass Hearts-meant to be a single and a good song.

Snake in the House-minor key thing with a somewhat commercial sound.

Hold That Thought-diamond in the rough for sure. Strait ahead country song and a good one!

Simple Minded Heart-Co written by Mel Tillis Jr. and a nice tune.

Mirrors Don't Lie-the ending out-Farewell-Patries Farewell Party if you know what I mean!

Nice album by an all-time great if you can find it and I recommend!

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Classic Country: Stars of Branson { Various Artists } Manufacturer: Time Life Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B0009VI54I Release Date: 2005-07-12

Tracks:

1. Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer To You) -- Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Band
2. I Love A Rainy Night -- Eddie Rabbitt
3. Okie From Muskogee -- Merle Haggard
4. He Stopped Loving Her Today -- George Jones
5. Rhinestone Cowboy -- Glen Campbell
6. Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone -- Charley Pride
7. Coal Miner's Daughter -- Loretta Lynn
8. I Ain't Never -- Mel Tillis
9. Fourteen Carat Mind -- Gene Watson
10. Sleeping Single in A Double Bed -- Barbara Mandrell
11. It's Four in the Morning -- Faron Young
12. Lookin' For Love -- Johnny Lee
13. Paper Roses -- Marie Osmond
14. Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile -- David Allan Coe
15. Just Good Ol' Boys -- Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley
16. What Part of No -- Lorrie morgan
17. Misty -- Ray Stevens
18. Teddy Bear -- Barbara Fairchild
19. Spiders and Snakes -- Jim Stafford
20. Yesterday, When I Was Young -- Roy Clark

Album Description

Branson, Missouri, is the Country Music Mecca for millions of devoted Country fans, boasting 45 theaters for incredible live performances. Stars of Branson is full of 20 classic Country stars who have performed in Branson-whether for a few shows or for a long engagement, these artists have delighted legions of fans here.

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Gospel at Its Best Gene Watson Manufacturer: Gusto ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000LC4ZNA Release Date: 2006-11-27

Average customer rating: A Great Country Album! Best Gene Watson "Greatest Hits" CD currently available... Awesome human being! I enjoy listening to all of Gene Watsons CD's

The Best of Gene Watson Gene Watson Manufacturer: Curb Special Markets ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Collection Little by Little Gene Watson : Greatest Hits Then & Now Love in the Hot Afternoon & Paper Rosie 2 on 1 ASIN: B000000DFP Release Date: 1996-02-27

Tracks:

1. Got No Reason Now For Goin' Home
2. One Hell Of A Heartache
3. Texas Saturday Night
4. I Guess You Had To Be There
5. You Waltzed Yourself Right Into My Life
6. My Memories Of You
7. If I Were You I'd Fall In Love With Me
8. Sailing Home To Me
9. A Memory Away
10. Independence Day

Customer Reviews:

A Great Country Album!.......2002-03-14

This is the best sample of Gene Watson's work available on CD. It is essentially the album "Heartaches, Love and stuff" (which I always considered his best work) with a couple other good songs thrown in and, unfortunately, a couple of good songs thrown out. Gene's voice has such a great, unique, quality. I played this CD at work a few times and worried that my co-workers would hate it. Instead, Gene Watson gained a few more devoted fans. This album is hard not to like. My only wish is that they would re-release "Heartaches, love and stuff" in it's original form. If you're a fan of Gene's or are just curious about him, this is the best place to start.

Best Gene Watson "Greatest Hits" CD currently available..........2001-08-16

I have been listening to Gene Watson for at least 20 years. Finally there is a CD worthy of this man's incredible singing talent. Just about every "hit" song that he has ever recorded is here. There are several other Gene Watson "greatest hits" CDs out there -- don't be fooled as this one is the one to purchase. Eighteen songs and not one of them weak. Gene has had an "up and down" career in the country music business. And that is quite sad, as he is one of the best pure country singers around today. In fact, he can sing the blues, honky tonk,and just about anything else with the very best of them. He has never received the credit that he deserves. Listen to "Paper Rosie","Love In The Hot Afternoon","The Old Man And His Horn". Gene is much more than the "king" of the hard-country vocal style, though he is that as well. I should mention that there are some other great Watson songs that, unfortunately, do not appear on this disc. Two that stand out are "14 Carat Mind" and "She's Out Doing What I'm Here Doing Without." There are others, but overall this is a superb collection. So until someone puts together some type of 2-disc set, this CD will have to do. You won't be skipping past or over any songs here. A great compilation from an artist who deserves much more recognition than he has ever received.

Awesome human being!.......1999-07-24

I saw Gene Watson in person at the Spokane Interstate Fair and would enjoy seeing him again. Under-rated is an understatement. It is sad that we don't hear more of his music. Finding all of his music has been nearly impossible. Now I have finally located all of his music on-line and I will buy them all. He is my favorite artist.

I enjoy listening to all of Gene Watsons CD's.......1999-02-22

I very much enjoy listening to Gene Watson's Cd's. Ive been trying to find a cd called this dreams on me, but have been unable to locate it. If anyone knows where i could locate one please let me know. I think all the songs on this album are very good and easy to listen to.

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