Best Of The Best: 25 Greatest Hits - Gene Watson

To celebrate his 50th anniversary in country music, Gene Watson is set to release Best of the Best: 25 Greatest Hits on his own Fourteen Carat Music label. He has re-recorded 25 of his classic hits to sound like the originals. Sonny Garish, legendary steel-guitar player, returns for the recordings and is joined by a group of players that recreate the original arrangements.

'My first recording ever was on a little 'ol independent label that was started up just for this recording session, Sun Valley Records,' Gene said. 'I wanted these to sound as close to the originals as could be done, I had to work so hard to capture them the same way I did them originally. All of these songs are in the same keys. I just thank the good Lord above that Hes let me keep my voice intact. In fact, I can probably hit the notes better now than I could back then.'

Gene's performances of hits such as Fourteen Carat Mind, Love in the Hot Afternoon, Farewell Party, and Memories to Burn have earned him the reputation as a 'Singers Singer.' Joe Nichols, Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Lee Ann Womack and Randy Travis all count him as one of their idols.

1. Fourteen Carat Mind
2. Paper Rosie
3. Nothing Sure Looked Good On You
4. You're Out Doing (What I'm Here Doing Without)
5. Bedroom Ballad
6. Farewell party
7. Got No Reason Now For Going Home
8. One Sided Conversation
9. Carmen
10. Speak Softly (When You're Talking To My Heart)
11. Don't Waste It On The Blues
12. Love In The Hot Afternoon
13. The Old Man And His Horn
14. I Don't Need A Thing At All
15. Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)
16. What She Don't Know Won't Hurt Her
17. Because You Believed In Me
18. Cowboys Don't Get Lucky All The Time
19. This Dream's On Me
20. Memories To Burn
21. Sometimes I Get Lucky And Forget
22. Betweeen This Time And The Next Time
23. Pick The Wildwood Flower
24. Where Love Begins
25. Drinkin' My Way Back Home