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Dottie West was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and fellow recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists. West's career started in the 1960s, with her top-10 hit "Here Comes My Baby Back Again", which won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1965, the first woman in country music to receive a Grammy.
"Country Sunshine" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dottie West. It was both a Coca-Cola ad jingle and a single. The song was co-written by West, along with Billy Davis and Dianne Whiles. Its popularity as a commercial jingle led to its single release by RCA Victor in 1973. The single became among West's commercially-successful releases, reaching the top ten of the US and Canadian country charts. It also made positions on other genre charts in both countries. "Country Sunshine" has since been considered among West's most well-known recordings.
Special Delivery is the twenty-second solo studio album by American country artist, Dottie West. The album was released in 1979 on Liberty Records and was produced by Randy Goodrum and Brent Maher. The album came on the heels of two chart-topping West duet albums with Kenny Rogers and reestablished West as a major solo artist, becoming West's most successful solo album since 1967, thanks in part to three top 15 country hits on the collection, including "A Lesson in Leavin'", the first solo number one record in West's 20-year career.
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.
Dottie is a studio album by American country artist Dottie West. It was released in August 1978 via United Artists Records and contained ten tracks. It was the 26th studio album of West's career and her third with the United Artists label. Of its ten tracks, three were self-penned by West herself. One single was spawned from the album titled "Come See Me and Come Lonely", which reached the top 20 on the US country chart. Dottie also made the US country albums chart following its original release and was given a positive review by Record World magazine.
High Times is a studio album by American country music singer Dottie West, released in 1981.
Country and West is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in May 1970 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Danny Davis. Her fourteenth studio album, Country and West spawned one single that became a minor hit on the national publication charts in 1970. It was also one of three studio albums West would release in 1970.
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.
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.
You're My Jamaica is the twenty-sixth studio album by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in August 1979 via RCA Victor Records and contained ten tracks. It was co-produced by Pride and Jerry Bradley. You're My Jamaica was the twenty sixth studio project released in his music career. Both its singles became major hits on the country charts in the United States and Canada: "Missin' You" and the title track. The record would receive positive reviews from music publications following its release.
Fragile – Handle with Care is a studio album by American Christian and country singer Cristy Lane. It was released in September 1981 via Liberty and LS Records and contained 11 tracks. It was the seventh studio album of Lane's music career and second to be issued on the Liberty label. Three singles were spawned from the project, including "Cheatin' Is Still on My Mind" and "Lies on Your Lips". Both songs made the top 40 on the American country chart.
I'm Not Easy is a studio album by American country artist Billie Jo Spears. It was released in November 1976 via United Artists Records and contained 11 tracks. The disc featured many ballads, along with some uptempo tracks. Of its tracks, two singles were spawned: "Never Did Like Whiskey" and the title track. Both reached top 20 positions on the American country charts between 1976 and 1977. The disc itself charted on the American country albums chart and received mainly positive reviews from music publications.
"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.
"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.
"If It's All Right with You" is a song originally recorded by American country artist Dottie West. Released as a single in 1972, it reached the top 40 of the US country chart and the top 100 of the US Hot 100. The single was issued on West's 1973 album called If It's All Right With You/Just What I've Been Looking For. It was given positive reviews by Cashbox following its release.
"House of Love" is a song originally recorded by American country artist Dottie West. Released as a single in 1974, it reached the top 40 of the US country chart. The single was the second spawned from West's 1974 album House of Love. It was given positive reviews following its release.
"Lay Back Lover" is a song originally recorded by American country artist Dottie West. Released as a single in 1974, it reached the top 40 of the US country chart. The single was the third spawned from West's 1974 album House of Love. It was given positive reviews following its release.
"Every Word I Write" is a song originally recorded by American country artist Dottie West. Released as a single in 1977, it reached the top 30 of the US country chart and the top 40 of the Canadian country chart. The single was the second spawned from West's 1977 album When It's Just You and Me. It was given a positive review from Billboard following its release.
"She Can't Get My Love off the Bed" is a song originally recorded by American country artist Dottie West. Released as a single in 1982, it reached the top 30 of the US country chart. The single was the lead single from West's 1982 album Full Circle. It was given a positive review from Billboard following its release.
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- 1 2 ""You're Not Easy to Forget": Track info". AllMusic . Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ Snaith, Holly (September 5, 2022). "Dottie West: Raised on Country Sunshine". Medium . Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 West, Dottie (February 1982). ""You're Not Easy to Forget"/"Something's Missin'" (7" vinyl single)". Liberty Records . B-1451.
- ↑ West, Dottie (November 1981). " High Time (Liner Notes)". Liberty Records . 51114 (LP).
- ↑ "Billboard's Top Single Picks: Country" (PDF). Billboard . February 6, 1982. p. 72. Retrieved 19 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 22, 2023.