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With All My Heart and Soul is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in January 1967 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Chet Atkins. It was West's fourth studio album as a recording artist after having her first major hit in 1964. The album included 12 tracks, including the single "Paper Mansions". The song became a top ten hit on the Billboard country chart following its release. The album itself would also chart on a similar Billboard country albums survey.
Country Sunshine is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in November 1973 on RCA Victor Records. The album's ten tracks were produced by Billy Davis. Her 21st studio recording, Country Sunshine was released following the success of the title track. The song became a major hit after first being part of a Coca-Cola commercial. The album itself would reach major positions on national publication charts following its release.
When It's Just You and Me is a studio album by American country artist Dottie West. It was released in July 1977 via United Artists Records and contained 11 tracks. It was the 24th studio album in West's career and her first for the United Artists label. Of its 11 songs, four of them were spawned as singles: the title track, "Every Word I Write", "Tonight You Belong to Me" and "That's All I Wanted to Know". The title track reached the top 20 on the US and Canadian country singles charts. The album was reviewed positively by Billboard magazine following its original release.
I'll Help You Forget Her is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in November 1967 on RCA Victor and was produced by Chet Atkins. West's seventh studio effort, I'll Help You Forget Her was also her fourth studio offering in 1967. It included the single "Like a Fool", which became a major hit. The album itself would reach peak positions on national publication charts.
Country Girl is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in August 1968 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Chet Atkins. The project was West's ninth studio album and second to be released in 1968. The album consisted of 12 tracks, which contained new recordings and cover versions. The album's title track became a major hit in 1968 and would later be a signature song for West.
Makin' Memories is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in December 1969 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Danny Davis. Her thirteenth studio album, Makin' Memories was also her third to be released in 1969. The album included three singles that became minor hits on the national music publication charts.
Forever Yours is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in October 1970 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Jerry Bradley. The album was West's fifteenth studio recording issued in her music career. It was also her second studio record released in 1970. The album contained ten tracks, notably the title track, which became a top forty hit single in 1970. The album would also reach peak positions on national music charts.
I'm Only a Woman is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in May 1972 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Jerry Bradley. The project was West's nineteenth studio album. Among the album's ten tracks were two charting singles issued between 1971 and 1972. It was West's only studio release issued in 1972 and third studio album not receive a Billboard chart placement.
The singles discography of American country artist Dottie West contains 59 singles released as a solo artist, 12 singles released as a collaborative artist, 3 promotional singles and 1 other charting song. West signed with RCA Victor Records in 1963, having her first Top 40 hit the same year. It was followed in 1964 by "Love Is No Excuse", a duet with Jim Reeves that became West's first top 10 hit. In 1964, she also released "Here Comes My Baby". The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and became the first song by a female country artist to win a Grammy award. From her 1966 album, West issued four singles, including the top 10 hits "Would You Hold It Against Me" and "What's Come Over My Baby". Over the next two years she had major hits with "Paper Mansions", "Like a Fool", "Country Girl", and "Reno". In 1969, West collaborated with Don Gibson on "Rings of Gold", which reached number 2 on the Billboard country chart. In 1973, she released a single version of a commercial jingle originally used by The Coca-Cola Company. Entitled "Country Sunshine", the song became West's biggest hit, reaching number 2 on the country songs chart and number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also nominated her for her eleventh Grammy. After releasing the top 10 hit "Last Time I Saw Him" (1974), West's chart hits declined and she was dropped from RCA in 1976.
Careless Hands is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in March 1971 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Jerry Bradley. It was West's seventeenth studio recording issued during her career and contained a collection of ten tracks. The album's only single spawned was the title track.
Have You Heard...Dottie West is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in October 1971 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Jerry Bradley. The album was West's eighteenth studio record released in her career and second record to be released in 1971. The album included ten tracks, two of which became singles. The first single, "Six Weeks Every Summer ", became a minor hit on the country charts.
Carolina Cousins is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in May 1975 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Billy Davis. Carolina Cousins was West's 24th studio recording and contained a total of ten tracks. It would be her final album release with the RCA label before moving to United Artists Records in 1976. The album contained one single, "Rollin' in Your Sweet Sunshine," which became a minor hit in 1975.
"Let Me off at the Corner" is a song originally recorded by American country artist Dottie West. Released as a single in 1963, it became the first single to chart in West's music career, reaching the top 40 of the American country chart.
"Didn't I" is a song originally written and recorded by American country artist Dottie West. Released as a single in 1964, it became the fourth single to chart in West's music career, reaching the top 40 of the American country chart.
"Gettin' Married Has Made Us Strangers" is a song originally recorded by American country artist Dottie West. Released as a single in 1965, it became a top 40 chart single on the US country music chart. It was also issued on West's 1965 studio album Dottie West Sings.
"No Sign of Living" is a song originally recorded by American country artist Dottie West. Released as a single in 1965, it became a top 40 chart single on the US country music chart. It was also issued on West's 1965 studio album Dottie West Sings.
"Before the Ring on Your Finger Turns Green" is a song originally recorded by American country artist Dottie West. Released as a single in 1965, it became a top 40 chart single on the US country music chart. It was also issued as the lead single for West's 1966 studio album Suffer Time.
"Mommy, Can I Still Call Him Daddy" is a song originally written and recorded by American country artist Dottie West. Released as a single in 1966, it became a top 40 chart single on the US country music chart. It was also issued as the third single from West's 1966 studio album Suffer Time. The song featured West's son Dale singing on the chorus.
"Childhood Places" is a song originally recorded by American country artist Dottie West. Released as a single in 1967, it became a top 40 chart single on the US country music chart. It was among a series of top 40 single releases by West during the 1960s. It was given positive reviews by critics and publications.
"It's Dawned on Me You're Gone" is a song originally recorded by American country artist Dottie West. Released as a single in 1970, it became a top 40 chart single on the US country music chart. The single was issued on the 1970 album Country and West. It was given positive reviews by Billboard and Cashbox following its release.
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- 1 2 "Forever Yours: Dottie West: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Dottie West Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 West, Dottie (October 1970). ""Forever Yours"/"The Cold Hand of Fate" (7" vinyl single)". RCA Victor . 47-9911.
- ↑ West, Dottie (October 1970). "Forever Yours (Album Information & Liner Notes)". RCA Victor .
- ↑ "Spotlight Singles: Country Top 20" (PDF). Billboard . October 3, 1970. p. 70. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Dottie West Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023.