Gary Gene Watson (born October 11, 1943) is an American country singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit Love in the Hot Afternoon, his 1982 hit Fourteen Carat Mind, and his signature song Farewell Party. Watsons long career has notched six number ones, 23 top tens and over 75 charted singles. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 3 References 4 External links Biography[edit] Watson was born in Palestine, Texas, in 1943. He began his music career in the early 1970s, performing in local clubs at night while working in a Houston auto body shop during the day. He recorded for only a few small, regional record labels until 1974, when Capitol Records picked up his album Love in the Hot Afternoon and released it nationally. The title track, a mid-tempo ballad in three-quarter time, was released in June 1975, and it quickly reached Number three on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart. Watsons national success continued throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, as he recorded several Billboard top-40 hits, including Where Love Begins, Paper Rosie, Should I Go Home (or Should I Go Crazy), Nothing Sure Looked Good on You, and Farewell Party, which was released in 1979 and quickly became Watsons signature song and the namesake of his Farewell Party Band. In February 2012, Watson, celebrated his 50th year in the music business with the release of Best of the Best, 25 Greatest Hits (his very first single on radio If It Was That Easy released in 1962). The collection of songs were re-recorded to recreate the originals as closely as possible. The project was produced by Dirk Johnson and released on Watsons own Fourteen Carat Music label. Gene Watson was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002 and inducted into the inaugural class of the Houston Music Hall of Fame in August 2013. Discography[edit] Albums[edit] Year Album Chart Positions Label US Country CAN Country 1974 Gene Watson — — Wide World 1975 Love in the Hot Afternoon 5 — Capitol 1976 Because You Believed in Me 24 — 1977 Paper Rosie 22 — Beautiful Country 32 — 1978 The Best 29 12 Reflections 23 14 1979 Should I Come Home 16 — 1980 No One Will Ever Know 45 — 1981 The Best 2 — — Between This Time and the Next Time 38 — MCA Old Loves Never Die 57 — 1982 This Dreams on Me 27 — 1983 Sometimes I Get Lucky 16 — Little By Little 34 — 1984 Heartaches and Love and Stuff 21 — 1985 Greatest Hits — — Memories to Burn 35 — Epic 1986 Starting New Memories 49 — 1987 Honky Tonk Crazy 54 — 1989 Back in the Fire 42 — Warner Bros. 1990 At Last 74 — 1992 In Other Words — — Broadland 1993 Uncharted Mind — — Step One 1996 The Good Ole Days — — 1997 Jesus Is All I Need — — A Way to Survive — — 2001 From the Heart — — Row Music Group 2003 Sings — — Compendia 2004 Gospel Side — — 2005 Then and Now — — Koch 2007 In a Perfect World — — Shanachie 2009 A Taste of the Truth — — 2011 Your Money and My Good Looks (with Rhonda Vincent) 56 — Upper Management 2012 Best of the Best: 25 Greatest Hits 64 — Fourteen Carat Music Singles[edit] Year Single Chart Positions Album US Country CAN Country 1975 Bad Water 87 — Love in the Hot Afternoon Love in the Hot Afternoon 3 3 Where Love Begins 5 4 1976 You Could Know as Much About a Stranger 10 42 Because You Believed in Me 20 — Because You Believed in Me Her Body Couldnt Keep You (Off My Mind) 52 — 1977 Paper Rosie 3 1 Paper Rosie The Old Man and His Horn 11 9 Beautiful Country 1978 I Dont Need a Thing at All 8 4 Cowboys Dont Get Lucky All the Time 11 14 One Sided Conversation 8 6 Reflections 1979 Farewell Party 5 9 Pick the Wildwood Flower 5 2 Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy) 3 6 Should I Come Home 1980 Nothing Sure Looked Good on You 4 3 Bedroom Ballad 18 43 Raisin Cane in Texas 15 53 No One Will Ever Know No One Will Ever Know 13 22 1981 Any Way You Want Me 33 — Any Which Way You Can (soundtrack) Between This Time and the Next Time 17 8 Between This Time and the Next Time Maybe I Should Have Been Listening 23 12 Fourteen Carat Mind 1 5 Old Loves Never Die 1982 Speak Softly (Youre Talking to My Heart) 9 4 This Dreams on Me 8 11 This Dreams on Me What She Dont Know Wont Hurt Her 5 3 1983 Youre Out Doing What Im Here Doing Without 2 5 Sometimes I Get Lucky Sometimes I Get Lucky and Forget 9 6 Drinkin My Way Back Home 10 8 Little By Little 1984 Forever Again 10 18 Little by Little 33 21 Got No Reason Now for Goin Home 7 15 Heartaches and Love and Stuff 1985 One Hell of a Heartache 43 38 Cold Summer Day in Georgia 24 22 Memories to Burn Memories to Burn 5 2 1986 Carmen 32 27 Bottle of Tears 50 40 Starting New Memories Everything I Used to Do 29 27 1987 Honky Tonk Crazy 43 30 Honky Tonk Crazy Everybody Needs a Hero 28 46 1988 Dont Waste It on the Blues 5 * Back in the Fire 1989 Back in the Fire 20 24 The Jukebox Played Along 24 40 The Great Divide 41 — 1991 At Last 61 59 At Last You Cant Take It with You When You Go 67 56 1993 One and One and One 66 92 In Other Words 1997 Change Her Mind 44 90 The Good Ole Days No Goodbyes 73 — 2009 Weve Got a Pulse (with Trace Adkins) — — A Taste of the Truth Staying Together (with Rhonda Vincent) — — References[edit] External links[edit] The Official Gene Watson Site Gene Watson Site Based in Ireland Authority control VIAF: 44487214 ISNI: 0000 0000 5514 2875 BNF: cb13924467w (data) [hide] v t e Gene Watson Notable singles Love in the Hot Afternoon Paper Rosie Farewell Party Pick the Wildwood Flower Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy) Nothing Sure Looked Good on You Fourteen Carat Mind Speak Softly (Youre Talking to My Heart) This Dreams on Me What She Dont Know Wont Hurt Her Youre Out Doing What Im Here Doing Without Got No Reason Now for Goin Home Memories to Burn Dont Waste It on the Blues Back in the Fire At Last Related articles Capitol Records MCA Records Epic Records Warner Bros. Records Categories: 1943 birthsAmerican country singersAmerican male singersLiving peoplePeople from Anderson County, TexasPeople from Houston, Texas
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