Watson Country | ||||
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Compilation album by Doc Watson, Merle Watson | ||||
Released | June 1996 | |||
Recorded | Dec 1980 - Nov 1984 | |||
Genre | Folk, blues | |||
Length | 48:13 | |||
Label | Flying Fish | |||
Producer | Mitch Greenhill, Merle Watson | |||
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Watson Country is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1996.
This collection is taken from the albums Watson recorded for Flying Fish between 1980-1984. It contains two previously unreleased tracks: "Bye Bye Bluebelle/Smiles" and "Leaving London".
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Rick Anderson wrote of the album "It has the smooth Nashville production characteristic of his albums of the time, but that's not really a flaw — even if it takes some of the leather out of his playing, having a full backing band extends his appeal beyond the hillbilly curtain, and to many ears, that's a good thing... Doc recorded many albums in this style, but for newcomers this is a nice sampler of his middle years."