Full Title - Love In The Hot Afternoon & Paper Rosie. The two albums on this CD, drawn from the most commercially successful period of his career, certainly capture Watson in his prime. Love In The Hot Afternoon (19... more »75), his debut on US Capitol, followed hot on the heels of his first national hits, while Paper Rosie (1977) was another early classic and the album that introduced him to British audiences. Both of these albums are digitally remastered and appear together on CD for the first time. Hux. 2002.« less
Full Title - Love In The Hot Afternoon & Paper Rosie. The two albums on this CD, drawn from the most commercially successful period of his career, certainly capture Watson in his prime. Love In The Hot Afternoon (1975), his debut on US Capitol, followed hot on the heels of his first national hits, while Paper Rosie (1977) was another early classic and the album that introduced him to British audiences. Both of these albums are digitally remastered and appear together on CD for the first time. Hux. 2002.
CD Reviews
Essential Early Gene Watson
Paul W. Dennis | Winter Springs, FL USA | 11/30/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have no idea who Hux is but if they continue issuing compilations such as this one, I will become a big fan of theirs. While Gene Watson continues to be an excellent performer and recording artist,for my money his best recordings and most interesting songs were recorded for Capitol in the mid 1970s. This two-fer features Gene's first album LOVE IN THE HOT AFTERNOON and his 3rd album PAPER ROSIE.
LOVE IN THE HOT AFTERNOON features the title cut (originally a Resco single, which was deemed too risque by a few radio stations plus one of my favorite Gene Watson singles "You Could Know As Much About a Stranger" and his first chart entry "Bad Water". The covers selected, particularly "This Is My Week For Mexico" (an album cut for Charley Pride) are also effective.
PAPER ROSIE isn't quite as strong but it too is worth five stars. "Paper Rosie is a story song with a feel and sound similar to another of his singles "The Old Man and His Horn", although not quite as compelling a story. Actually I love all the tracks on this CD except for his cover of "You Gave Me a Mountain, an overly melodratic song (written by Marty Robbins and a hit the writer and a bigger hit for Frankie Laine)that I've always hated. You can never really go wrong buying a Gene Watson collection, and his Capitol recordings are all 5 star endeavors"
Love In The Hot Afternoon/Paper Rosie
Carole Rayson | Alberta, Canada | 12/29/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have both of these in album form and they are both excellent Gene Watson material that are a must for all Gene Watson fans or even just fans of great traditional country music. Gene is labelled a Singer's Singer but I consider him to be THE BEST VOICE IN COUNTRY MUSIC."
LOVE IN THE HOT AFTERNOON/PAPER ROSIE
JUDY BOONE | LANCASTER, S.C. USA | 12/09/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"THIS IS FOR HARDCORE GENE WATSON COUNTRY MUSIC FANS THAT LOVES HIS EARLY MUSIC,THAT MAYBE YOU'VE NOT LISTENED TO IN YEARS BECAUSE THE SONGS ARE RECORDED OFF OLD LP'S. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS DOUBLE CD COMPILATION.WONDERFUL MUSIC!!WONDERFUL ARTIST!!!!"
Worth The Wait
T. Cox | Bakersfield | 11/13/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is one of Gene Watson first albums we have searched a long time for a replacement of the original album,the wait was worth it a very good quality CD. Was so pleased when we found it on Amazon and again when we started enjoying it."
Gene Watson, country music from the heart.
Sherry Touchstone | Clinton, OK United States | 11/04/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Gene Watson is a balladeer of country and honky tonk music. Gene has always personally selected the songs he records. Lyrics are brought to life with the beautiful voice of a man who truely is, a singer of ballads. Let Gene sing from his heart to yours."
Track Listings (20) - Disc #1