In a Perfect World

by Gene Watson

Overview

After recording several hits in the '70s and '80s for Capitol and MCA, traditional country vocalist Gene Watson, along with many of his influences like Merle Haggard and George Jones, started to disappear from the country charts as radio programmers began dictating trends and touting them as the "real thing." To his credit, Watson stuck to his guns; he continued to record throughout the '90s, putting out several gospel discs and seeing his early albums being reissued. On his first release for the Shanachie label, In a Perfect World, Watson carries on in the hard country tradition with a combination of hand-picked tunes and complementary vocal assistance from friends Vince Gill, Lee Ann Womack, Joe Nichols, Mark Chesnutt, Connie Smith, and Rhonda Vincent. Seven of the 11 tracks are new compositions, written mainly by songwriter Tim Mensy, while the rest are tried and true favorites, "Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me," "Let Me Be the First to Go," "Today I Started Loving You Again," and "Together Again." In a Perfect World once again finds Gene Watson sticking to his guns and maintaining command of his roots. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	09/25/2007
Label:	Shanachie
UPC:	0016351620620
Rank:	24731

Tracks

1. Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me
2. Let Me Be the First to Go
3. What Was I Thinking?
4. Today I Started Loving You Again
5. In a Perfect World
6. She's Already Gone
7. I Buried Our Love
8. Together Again
9. This Side of the Door
10. A Good Place to Turn Around
11. Like I Wasn't Even There

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gene Watson   Primary Artist
Lee Ann Womack   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Vince Gill   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Connie Smith   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Connie   Primary Artist
Lee   Primary Artist
Rhonda Vincent   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Joe Nichols   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Mark Chesnutt   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
David Smith   Guitar (Bass),Bass
John Gardner   Drums
Gregg Galbraith   Guitar (Electric)
Shannon Forrest   Drums
Brent Rowan   Dobro,Soloist,Wurlitzer,Fender Rhodes,Organ (Hammond),Guitar (Electric),Gut String Guitar
Hargus "Pig" Robbins   Piano
Morgane Hayes   Vocals (Background)
Wes Hightower   Vocals (Background)
Sonny Garrish   Guitar (Steel)
Bobby All   Guitar (Acoustic)
Aubrey Haynie   Fiddle,Mandolin

Technical Credits

Brent Rowan   Audio Production,Engineer,Producer
Don Cobb   Mastering
Gene Watson   Composer
Greg Strizek   Assistant
Traci Goudie   Photography
Eric Conn   Mastering
Craig White   Engineer,Mixing