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Gene Watson's 'Old Loves Never Die' (MCA Records, 1981): Country Music People Review: December 1981



Gene Watson has been singing professionally since the late 1950s and has been a country music album recording artist since the late 1960s.

Gene Watson's contribution to the country music genre is immeasurable.

It is here where you have an opportunity to read a review of Gene Watson's 'Old Loves Never Die' (MCA Records, 1981), as published in the December 1981 issue of Country Music People.







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'Old Loves Never Die' (MCA Records, 1981)
Country Music People, December 1981



This review of 'Old Loves Never Die' (MCA Records, 1981) by Alan Cackett was published in the December 1981 issue of Country Music People, and is reproduced here with the kind permission of the publishers.

Album Review by Alan Cackett
(**** out of 5)
'Watson re-affirms his reputation as one of the finest country singers with this album containing a wide variety of songs.  He tackles them with a straight-forward interpretation and innocence that leaves nothing to the imagination.

The title tune sets the mood for the album; slow, moody, soulful.  That track also establishes the basic musical pattern of the album; acoustic guitars dominating with the electric instruments lending colour and occasionally coming forward to take the lead as they do quite effectively on 'Speak Softly (You're Talking to My Heart)'.

On 'Til Melinda Comes Around', a Glenn Ray (1938 - Thursday 11 June 2020) song about a man's temptation with a former lover, and Buzz Rabin's 'Roads & Other Reasons', Watson proves he can handle soft and sensuous ballads as well as the hard country songs that initially established him.

His singing throughout is superb, brilliantly recorded and in perfect unison with the backing sounds.  All in all, soft and pleasant fine country music'.

Alan Cackett
Country Music People
December 1981




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Country Music People is Europe's number one country music magazine - giving you the world of country music, from Austin to Nashville and beyond.

CMP Reviews



• Old Loves Never Die

• Sometimes I Get Lucky
• Little by Little
• Memories to Burn
• Honky Tonk Crazy
• Back in the Fire
• Greatest Hits - 1990
• At Last
• In Other Words
• A Tribute to Hank Williams
• Uncharted Mind
• The Good Ole Days
• A Way to Survive
• From The Heart
• Ultimate Collection
• Love in the Hot Afternoon & Paper Rosie
• Gene Watson...Sings
• The Gospel Side of Gene Watson
• Gene Watson: Then & Now
• Because You Believed in Me & Beautiful Country
• In a Perfect World
• Matters of the Heart
• Reflections & Should I Come Home
• A Taste of the Truth
• Memories to Burn & Starting New Memories
• Gene Watson & Rhonda Vincent's Your Money & My Good Looks
• Best of the Best: 25 Greatest Hits
• My Heroes Have Always Been Country
• Real.Country.Music
• Barrooms & Bedrooms: The Capitol & MCA Years
• Outside The Box

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