Dottie West albums discography

The albums discography of American country artist Dottie West contains 33 studio albums and 17 compilation albums. Among West's studio releases were five collaborative albums with various artists, including Kenny Rogers. After signing with RCA Victor Records in 1963, West released her debut studio album Here Comes My Baby (1965).[1] The album peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in July 1965.[2] West's third studio album Suffer Time (1966) spawned four singles, including "Would You Hold It Against Me", a top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[1] Suffer Time would reach number 3 on the country albums chart, West's highest-charting solo album.[3] Between 1967 and 1968, West released 5 more studio albums.[1] With All My Heart and Soul (1967) featured the top 10 hit "Paper Mansions" and the album itself peaked at number 8 on the Top Country Albums list.[1][4] In 1969, she paired with Don Gibson for her first collaborative project Dottie and Don. The album featured the pair's number 2 Billboard country hit "Rings of Gold". In 1970, she collaborated with Jimmy Dean on the studio release Country Boy and Country Girl. In 1973, West had her biggest hit with the single "Country Sunshine".[1] Its corresponding album of the same name peaked at number 17 on the country album chart in February 1974.[5]

Dottie West albums discography
Studio albums33
Compilation albums17
Collaborative studio albums5

After the release of several albums and singles, West collaborated with Kenny Rogers on "Every Time Two Fools Collide" (1978), which reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] A collaborative album of the same name peaked at number 1 on the Billboard country albums chart, West's highest-charting album.[6] The pair's second studio album Classics was released in 1979, peaking at number 3 on the country albums chart.[7] West's solo career became more successful during this period. Her solo studio album Special Delivery (1980) reached number 13 on the Billboard country albums survey.[8] Wild West (1981) peaked at number 5 on the country albums chart and number 126 on the Billboard 200.[9][10] Between 1982 and 1983, West released three more studio albums. In 1984, she issued her final studio album on Permian Records entitled Just Dottie.

Studio albums

As a solo artist

List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US
[11]
US
Country

[12]
Here Comes My Baby
  • Released: June 1965
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
12
Dottie West Sings
  • Released: December 1965
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
12
Suffer Time
  • Released: July 1966
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
3
With All My Heart and Soul
  • Released: January 1967
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
8
Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads
  • Released: July 1967
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
I'll Help You Forget Her
  • Released: November 1967
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
11
What I'm Cut Out to Be
  • Released: March 1968
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
18
Country Girl
  • Released: August 1968
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
18
Feminine Fancy
  • Released: December 1968
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
39
Dottie Sings Eddy
  • Released: May 1969
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
Makin' Memories
  • Released: December 1969
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
Country and West
  • Released: May 1970
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
Forever Yours
  • Released: October 1970
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
40
Careless Hands
  • Released: March 1971
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
Have You Heard...Dottie West
  • Released: October 1971
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
I'm Only a Woman
  • Released: May 1972
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
If It's All Right with You/
Just What I've Been Looking For
  • Released: May 1973
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
37
Country Sunshine
  • Released: November 1973
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
17
House of Love
  • Released: May 1974
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
Carolina Cousins
  • Released: May 1975
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
45
When It's Just You and Me 44
Dottie
  • Released: May 1978
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: Vinyl
47
Special Delivery 13
Wild West
  • Released: February 1981
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
126 5
High Times
  • Released: November 1981
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
43
Full Circle
  • Released: September 1982
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
New Horizons
  • Released: July 1983
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
65
Just Dottie
  • Released: October 1984
  • Label: Permian
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As a collaborative artist

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
Certifications
US
[11]
US
Country

[12]
CAN
[13]
The Sound of Country Music
(with The Heartaches)
  • Released: February 1967
  • Label: RCA Camden
  • Formats: Vinyl
Dottie and Don
(with Don Gibson)
  • Released: March 1969
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
21
Country Boy and Country Girl
(with Jimmy Dean)
  • Released: November 1970
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
42
Every Time Two Fools Collide
(with Kenny Rogers)
  • Released: March 1978
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: Vinyl
186 1 95
Classics
(with Kenny Rogers)
  • Released: March 1979
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: Vinyl
82 3 60
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
US Country
[12]
The Country Girl Singing Sensation
  • Released: 1964
  • Label: Starday
  • Formats: Vinyl
I Fall to Pieces
  • Released: 1967
  • Label: Nashville
  • Formats: Vinyl
A Legend in My Time
  • Released: February 1971
  • Label: RCA Camden
  • Formats: Vinyl
The Best of Dottie West
  • Released: December 1972
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
Would You Hold It Against Me
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: RCA Camden
  • Formats: Vinyl
Loving You
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: RCA Camden
  • Formats: Vinyl
Once You Were Mine
  • Released: August 1980
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: Vinyl
50
The Best of Dottie West
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
Collector's Series
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
Dottie West
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: BMG/RCA
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Curb
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
The Essential Dottie West
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
Are You Happy Baby: The Collection
  • Released: November 18, 1997
  • Label: Razor & Tie
  • Formats: CD
RCA Country Legends
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Buddah/RCA
  • Formats: CD
Absolutely the Best
Country Sunshine: The RCA Hit
Singles 1963—1974
  • Released: October 18, 2011
  • Label: T-Bird Americana
  • Formats: CD
The Best of Dottie West
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Dottie West: Biography & History". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. "Dottie West Here Comes My Baby Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. "Dottie West Suffer Time Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. "Dottie West With All My Heart and Soul Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  5. "Dottie West Country unshine Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  6. "Dottie West Every Tme Two Fools Collide chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  7. "Dottie West Classics Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  8. "Dottie West Special Delivery Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  9. "Dottie West Wild West Chart History: Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  10. "Dottie West Wild West Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  11. "Dottie West Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  12. "Dottie West Chart History: Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  13. "Search results for Dottie West under "top albums"". RPM. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  14. "American album certifications – Kenny Rogers & Dottie West – Every Time Two Fools Collide". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  15. "American album certifications – Kenny Rogers & Dottie West – Classics". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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