"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]

"Farewell Party"
Single by Gene Watson
from the album Reflections
B-side"I Don't Know How to Tell Her (She Don't Love Me Anymore)"
ReleasedFebruary 17, 1979
GenreCountry
Length4:05
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Lawton Williams
Producer(s)Russ Reeder
Gene Watson singles chronology
"One Sided Conversation"
(1978)
"Farewell Party"
(1979)
"Pick the Wildwood Flower"
(1979)

Cover versions

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 5
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 9

Year-end charts

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Chart (1979) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 29

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 374.
  2. ^ "Gene Watson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2021.