‘Paper Rosie’Capitol Records ST-11597 (1977) / re-issued as SN-16124(EST-11597 in United Kingdom and Ireland) Gene Watson’s ‘Paper Rosie’ was released by Capitol Records in February 1977, and reached No.22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 1977. Gene Watson’s ‘Paper Rosie’ discography information is presented on the Gene WatsonContinue Reading
‘Because You Believed In Me’Capitol Records ST-11529 (1976) Gene Watson’s ‘Because You Believed In Me’ (Capitol Records, 1976) was released by Capitol Records in May 1976. Gene Watson’s ‘Because You Believed In Me’ (Capitol Records, 1976) discography information is presented on the Gene Watson Fan Site for educational purposes onlyContinue Reading
‘Love In The Hot Afternoon’Capitol Records ST-11443 (1975) Gene Watson’s first major label album, ‘Love In The Hot Afternoon’ (Capitol Records, 1975), was released by Capitol Records in August 1975. Gene Watson’s ‘Love In The Hot Afternoon’ (Capitol Records, 1975) discography information is presented on the Gene Watson Fan SiteContinue Reading
On Wednesday 12 April 2006, Gene Watson recorded ‘Pretty Paper’, which was written by Willie Nelson, at Hilltop Recording Studio in Nashville. The recording session at Hilltop Recording Studio in Nashville was overseen by Dave Lindsey, who produced the session for inclusion in a Christmas compilation project. The project, ‘Still Believing In Christmas’ (Seasong Records,Continue Reading
On Friday 14 March 2003, The Country Music Foundation published ‘Heartaches By The Number’, which celebrated country music’s ‘500 Greatest Singles’. Gene Watson placed two records on the list: ‘Farewell Party’, which was written by Lawton Williams (Monday 24 July 1922 – Thursday 26 July 2007), and ‘You Could Know As MuchContinue Reading
It has to be said that there are not many award trophies on Gene Watson’s mantelpiece at home in Texas. However, things changed for the better in 2002. On Saturday 17 August 2002, Gene Watson was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. It was also on Saturday 17Continue Reading
In March 2001, Gene Watson went back into hospital for a series of tests, in order to ascertain how his chemotherapy treatment was going. Everything appeared to be fine and Gene Watson felt good in himself. Despite all the problems with his own health, Gene Watson was concerned at thisContinue Reading
