Dottie West Sings
| Dottie West Sings | ||||
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| Studio album by Dottie West | ||||
| Released | December 1965 | |||
| Recorded | January and September 1965 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country, Nashville sound | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Chet Atkins | |||
| Dottie West chronology | ||||
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Dottie West Sings is the name of a country music album by country singer, Dottie West, released in 1965.
This is Dottie West's second studio album released by RCA Victor. The previous year, West successfully entered the country market with the Top 10 Grammy Award-winning hit, "Here Comes My Baby". The singles from her second album didn't hit the Top 10 or 20 but did enter the Country Top 40 chart. These two singles were, "Gettin' Married Has Made Us Strangers" and "No Sign of Living". The latter song was written by Jessi Colter, the future wife of Waylon Jennings who became a country singer herself in the mid-1970s. This album did well on the "Top Country Albums" chart, reaching No. 12.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Sign of Living" | Miriam Eddy | 2:14 |
| 2. | "Happiness Lives Next Door" | Willie Nelson | 2:26 |
| 3. | "I Can Turn You Every Way But Loose" | Dottie West, Bill West | 2:04 |
| 4. | "Left Over Corner of Your Heart" | D. West, B. West, Charlie Dick | 2:23 |
| 5. | "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurtin' Me)" | Hank Cochran | 2:40 |
| 6. | "It Just Takes Practice" | Jeannie Seely, Gail Talley | 2:30 |
| 7. | "You're the Only World I Know" | Bob Tubert, Sonny James | 2:10 |
| 8. | "I'll Pick Up My Heart and Go Home" | Roger Miller | 2:45 |
| 9. | "You Took the Easy Way Out" | D. West, B. West, Stonewall Jackson | 2:20 |
| 10. | "When Two Worlds Collide" | Roger Miller, Bill Anderson | 2:15 |
| 11. | "Gettin' Married Has Made Us Strangers" | Peter Udell, Gary Geld | 2:25 |
| 12. | "If I Can Stay Away Long Enough" | Benny Martin | 2:29 |
Personnel
- Dottie West - vocals
- Grady Martin, Jerry Reed, Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton - guitar
- Bill West - steel guitar
- Henry Strzelecki - bass
- Floyd Cramer - piano
- Kenneth Buttrey - drums
- Anita Kerr Singers - backing vocals
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Top Country Albums | #12 |
| 1965 | The Billboard 200 | #N/A |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | "No Sign of Living" | Hot Country Singles | #32 |
| 1965 | "Gettin' Married Has Made Us Strangers" | Hot Country Singles & Tracks | #30 |