Farewell Party Explained

Farewell Party
Type:single
Artist:Gene Watson
Album:Reflections
B-Side:I Don't Know How to Tell Her (She Don't Love Me Anymore)
Released:February 17, 1979
Genre:Country
Length:4:05
Label:Capitol
Producer:Russ Reeder
Prev Title:One Sided Conversation
Prev Year:1978
Next Title:Pick the Wildwood Flower
Next Year:1979

"Farewell Party" is a song written by Lawton Williams. Lawton also had the original recording in 1960. Little Jimmy Dickens recorded the song in 1961. It was also recorded by American country music artists Johnny Bush and Waylon Jennings, as well as Gene Watson. Watson's cover was released in February 1979 as the second single from the album Reflections. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

Cover versions

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. 2004 . Record Research . 374.
  2. Web site: Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979. Billboard. July 30, 2021.