Got No Reason Now for Goin' Home

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"Got No Reason Now for Goin' Home"
Single by Gene Watson
from the album Heartaches and Love and Stuff
B-side "A Memory Away"
Released October 13, 1984
Genre Country
Length2:41
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Johnny Russell
Producer(s) Gene Watson
Gene Watson singles chronology
"Little by Little"
(1984)
"Got No Reason Now for Goin' Home"
(1984)
"One Hell of a Heartache"
(1985)

"Little by Little"
(1984)
"Got No Reason Now for Goin' Home"
(1984)
"One Hell of a Heartache"
(1985)

"Got No Reason Now for Goin' Home" is a song written by Johnny Russell, and recorded by American country music artist Gene Watson. It was released in October 1984 as the first single from the album Heartaches and Love and Stuff. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

John Bright Russell was an American country singer, songwriter, and comedian best known for his song "Act Naturally", which was made famous by Buck Owens, who recorded it in 1963, and The Beatles in 1965. His songs have been recorded by Burl Ives, Jim Reeves, Jerry Garcia, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt.

Gene Watson American singer

Gary Gene Watson is an American country singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1981 #1 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature 1979 song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has notched five number ones, 23 top tens and over 76 charted singles.

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Chart performance

Chart (1984-1985)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks15

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Og Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 374.
  2. "Gene Watson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.