Dottie West albums discography
| Dottie West albums discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 33 |
| Compilation albums | 17 |
| Collaborative studio albums | 5 |
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]
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
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] |
US Country [12] | ||
| Here Comes My Baby |
|
— | 12 |
| Dottie West Sings |
|
— | 12 |
| Suffer Time |
|
— | 3 |
| With All My Heart and Soul |
|
— | 8 |
| Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads |
|
— | — |
| I'll Help You Forget Her |
|
— | 11 |
| What I'm Cut Out to Be |
|
— | 18 |
| Country Girl |
|
— | 18 |
| Feminine Fancy |
|
— | 39 |
| Dottie Sings Eddy |
|
— | — |
| Makin' Memories |
|
— | — |
| Country and West |
|
— | — |
| Forever Yours |
|
— | 40 |
| Careless Hands |
|
— | — |
| Have You Heard...Dottie West |
|
— | — |
| I'm Only a Woman |
|
— | — |
| If It's All Right with You/ Just What I've Been Looking For |
|
— | 37 |
| Country Sunshine |
|
— | 17 |
| House of Love |
|
— | — |
| Carolina Cousins |
|
— | 45 |
| When It's Just You and Me |
|
— | 44 |
| Dottie |
|
— | 47 |
| Special Delivery | — | 13 | |
| Wild West |
|
126 | 5 |
| High Times |
|
— | 43 |
| Full Circle |
|
— | — |
| New Horizons |
|
— | 65 |
| Just Dottie |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
As a collaborative artist
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] |
US Country [12] |
CAN [13] | |||
| The Sound of Country Music (with The Heartaches) |
|
— | — | — | |
| Dottie and Don (with Don Gibson) |
|
— | 21 | — | |
| Country Boy and Country Girl (with Jimmy Dean) |
|
— | 42 | — | |
| Every Time Two Fools Collide (with Kenny Rogers) |
|
186 | 1 | 95 | |
| Classics (with Kenny Rogers) |
|
82 | 3 | 60 |
|
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [12] | ||
| The Country Girl Singing Sensation |
|
— |
| I Fall to Pieces |
|
— |
| A Legend in My Time |
|
— |
| The Best of Dottie West |
|
— |
| Would You Hold It Against Me |
|
— |
| Loving You |
|
— |
| Once You Were Mine |
|
50 |
| The Best of Dottie West |
|
— |
| Collector's Series |
|
— |
| Dottie West | — | |
| Greatest Hits |
|
— |
| The Essential Dottie West |
|
— |
| Are You Happy Baby: The Collection |
|
— |
| RCA Country Legends |
|
— |
| Absolutely the Best |
|
— |
| Country Sunshine: The RCA Hit Singles 1963—1974 |
|
— |
| The Best of Dottie West |
|
— |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
References
- ^ a b c d e f Ankeny, Jason. "Dottie West: Biography & History". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Dottie West Here Comes My Baby Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Dottie West Suffer Time Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Dottie West With All My Heart and Soul Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Dottie West Country unshine Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Dottie West Every Tme Two Fools Collide chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Dottie West Classics Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Dottie West Special Delivery Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Dottie West Wild West Chart History: Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Dottie West Wild West Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Dottie West Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Dottie West Chart History: Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Search results for Dottie West under "top albums"". RPM. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "American album certifications – Kenny Rogers & Dottie West – Every Time Two Fools Collide". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "American album certifications – Kenny Rogers & Dottie West – Classics". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
- Dottie West albums at 45 Cat.com