Dottie
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Dottie is the name of an album by country music singer, Dottie West
, released in 1978.
This was West's second album as a solo artist under her new label, United Artists Records
. The year the album was released, West also released an album with Kenny Rogers
entitled, Every Time Two Fools Collide. The title track and the album hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts, and revitalized West's career. However, her duet partner was still releasing a solo album of his own. West decided to do the same thing. Only one single was released from the album entitled "Come See Me and Come Lonely", which reached the Country Top 20 at No. 17. The album also reached No. 47 on "Top Country Albums" chart. A cover version of the Larry Gatlin
Top 5 hit, "Broken Lady
" can be found on this album.
Singles – Billboard (North America)
Dottie West
Dottie West was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and co-recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists...
, released in 1978.
This was West's second album as a solo artist under her new label, United Artists Records
United Artists Records
United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...
. The year the album was released, West also released an album with Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
entitled, Every Time Two Fools Collide. The title track and the album hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts, and revitalized West's career. However, her duet partner was still releasing a solo album of his own. West decided to do the same thing. Only one single was released from the album entitled "Come See Me and Come Lonely", which reached the Country Top 20 at No. 17. The album also reached No. 47 on "Top Country Albums" chart. A cover version of the Larry Gatlin
Larry Gatlin
Larry Wayne Gatlin is an American country music singer/songwriter. He is perhaps best known for teaming up with his brothers Steve and Rudy in the late 1970s, becoming one of country music's most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s. Gatlin has had a total of 33 Top 40 singles...
Top 5 hit, "Broken Lady
Broken Lady
"Broken Lady" is the name of a 1970s Country music song by Larry Gatlin.The song was Gatlin's second big hit on the Hot Country Songs chart, charting at #5. The song won him a Grammy award in 1976 for Best Country Song. It has been recorded by Dottie West as well.-Chart performance:...
" can be found on this album.
Track listing
- "Come See Me and Come Lonely"
- "If I Could Just Find My Way"
- "Even If You Were Like Jesse James"
- "There's More to a Tear (Than Meets the Eye)"
- "Broken Lady"
- "Goodbye is the Lonliest Word"
- "Decorate Your Conscience"
- "Good 'Ol Nights"
- "Who's Gonna Love Me Now"
- "Love Is Right"
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Top Country Albums | #47 |
| 1978 | The Billboard 200 | #N/A |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "Come See Me and Come Lonely" | Hot Country Singles & Tracks | #17 |