On Wednesday 17 August 2022, Gene Watson slated his new album project, ‘Outside The Box‘ (Fourteen Carat Music, 2022), for a Friday 16 September 2022 release.
Gene Watson is venturing ‘Outside The Box‘ (Fourteen Carat Music, 2022) with his brand new album, which is set for release on Friday 16 September 2022.
Gene Watson hosted an album listening event last night (Tuesday 16 August 2022) for industry members at the ONErpm office in Nashville.
John Lytle (Lytle Management), Sarah Brosmer (Lytle Management), Tim Whipperman (ONErpm), Gene Watson, Dirk Johnson (Producer), Ryan Cunningham (ONErpm), and Shelby Kennedy (ONErpm)
‘Outside The Box‘ (Fourteen Carat Music, 2022) features Gene Watson’s first-ever collaboration with country legend and fellow Texan Willie Nelson on ‘Wonderful Future’ (written by Willie Nelson). The album also includes a duet with Rhonda Vincent on ‘I’ve Got One of Those Too’ (written by Jimmy Melton and Erin Enderlin). The 12-track collection fuses newly-recorded songs, as well as re-imagined hits across multiple genres, from Merle Haggard (Tuesday 6 April 1937 – Wednesday 6 April 2016) to Etta James (Tuesday 25 January 1938 – Friday 20 January 2012).
‘We titled the album before we ever recorded the first song’, shares Gene Watson. ‘I just wanted to do something that was different, not only for me, but for the fans too. Of course, it’s still pure country music, but the very first song I recorded was one by Etta James (Tuesday 25 January 1938 – Friday 20 January 2012) that I’ve always thought was one of the greatest songs out there. I really searched for songs I know my fans will appreciate and from that came this album, ‘Outside The Box‘ (Fourteen Carat Music, 2022)’
Gene Watson’s single, ‘If It’s That Easy’, was released to radio in 1962 via Sun Valley Records. Since then, Gene Watson has charted 75 titles, including 23 Top 10 hits, six No.1s and five No. 1 Gospel records.
‘Outside The Box‘ (Fourteen Carat Music, 2022)
Gene Watson’s ‘Outside The Box‘ (Fourteen Carat Music, 2022), which was produced by Dirk Johnson for DirkWorks Productions, was officially released by Fourteen Carat Music on Friday 16 September 2022.
Gene Watson’s ‘Outside The Box‘ (Fourteen Carat Music, 2022)
Track Listing
1 ‘If I Had Any Pride Left At All’ (written by John Greenebaum, Troy Seals and Eddie Setzer)
2 ‘If She Only Knew’ (written by Ernie Rowell)
3 ‘Wonderful Future’ (written by Willie Nelson) / this track featured guest vocals from Willie Nelson
4 ‘Lie To Me’, which was written by Brook Benton (Saturday 19 September 1931 – Saturday 9 April 1988) and Margie Singleton
5 ‘Some Fools’ (written by Skip Ewing and Donny Kees)
6 ‘I’m Holding Your Memory (& He’s Holding You)’, which was written by Carl Robert Belew (Tuesday 21 April 1931 – Wednesday 31 October 1990) and Van Givens
7 ‘I’ve Got One of Those Too’ (written by Jimmy Melton and Erin Enderlin) / this track is a duet with Rhonda Vincent
8 ‘They Played It’ (written by Erin Enderlin and Jim ‘Moose’ Brown)
9 ‘The Blues Are Alive & Well’ (written by Erin Enderlin, Jim ‘Moose’ Brown and Shane McAnally)
10 ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ (written by Joe Allen and Jimmy Ray Sells)
11 ‘It Looked Good On Paper’ (written by Carl Jackson and Pam Tillis)
12 ‘Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive’, which was written by Hank Cochran (Friday 2 August 1935 – Thursday 15 July 2010)
Source
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