Dottie Sings Eddy

Dottie Sings Eddy
Dottie Sings Eddy
Studio album by Dottie West
Released	May 1969
Recorded	March 1969
Studio	RCA Studio B (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country; Nashville Sound;
Length	27:43
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Chet Atkins; Danny Davis;
Dottie West chronology

Dottie Sings Eddy is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in March 1969 on RCA Victor Records. The album was co-produced by Chet Atkins and Danny Davis. The project was a tribute to country artist, Eddy Arnold, whom West considered an inspiration in her career. West covered 11 tracks that were originally recorded by Arnold throughout his career.

Background and content

Dottie Sings Eddy was recorded as a tribute album to country artist Eddy Arnold. West considered Arnold to be an inspiration her own career. The album was co-produced by Chet Atkins and Danny Davis. The liner notes of the original album were also composed by Davis. In the liner notes, Davis called the project "a real winner" and said that the recording sessions were "very successful". The sessions took place in March 1969 at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.^[2] The album was a collection of 11 tracks,^[1] all of which were previously recorded and made hits by Arnold. West covered songs from different eras of Arnold's career. Among the early recordings covered is "Cattle Call" (1955) and "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)" (1947). West also covered tunes Arnold later cut in the Nashville Sound style. Songs of this nature included "Make the World Go Away" (1965), "The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me" (1966) and "They Don't Make Them Like They Used To" (1968).^[2]

Release

Dottie Sings Eddy was originally released in May 1969 on RCA Victor Records, becoming West's twelfth studio recording issued. The album was first issued as a vinyl LP, featuring six songs on "side one" and five songs on "side two".^[2] In 2019, the album was reissued to digital retailers for streaming purposes by Sony Music Entertainment.^[3] The album's release was first announced in a July 1969 issue of Billboard Magazine, which was posted in alphabetical order under the magazine's "New Album Releases" page.^[4] The project did not spawn any known singles, becoming West's fourth studio record to do so.^[5]

Track listing

Original vinyl version

Side one^[2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Anytime"	Herbert "Happy" Lawson	2:25
2.	"I Love You So Much It Hurts"	Floyd Tillman	1:54
3.	"Make the World Go Away"	Hank Cochran	2:06
4.	"I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)"	Eddy Arnold Tim Dilbreck Hal Horton	2:37
5.	"I Really Don't Want to Know"	Howard Barnes Don Robertson	2:37
6.	"The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me"	Roger Miller	2:20

Side two^[2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's a Sin"	Fred Rose Zeb Turner	2:42
2.	"You Don't Know Me"	Arnold Cindy Walker	2:39
3.	"It Makes No Difference Now"	Jimmie Davis Tillman	3:09
4.	"Cattle Call"	Tex Owens	3:00
5.	"They Don't Make Love Like They Used To"	Red Lane	2:58

Digital version

*Dottie Sings Eddy* (2018)^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Anytime"	Herbert "Happy" Lawson	2:25
2.	"I Love You So Much It Hurts"	Tillman	1:54
3.	"Make the World Go Away"	Cochran	2:06
4.	"I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)"	Arnold Dilbreck Horton	2:37
5.	"I Really Don't Want to Know"	Howard Barnes Robertson	2:37
6.	"The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me"	Miller	2:20
7.	"It's a Sin"	Rose Turner	2:42
8.	"You Don't Know Me"	Arnold Walker	2:39
9.	"It Makes No Difference Now"	Davis Tillman	3:09
10.	"Cattle Call"	Owens	3:00
11.	"They Don't Make Love Like They Used To"	Lane	2:58

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Dottie Sings Eddy.^[2]

Musical personnel

Harold Bradley – guitar
Buddy Harman – drums
Grady Martin – guitar
Bob Moore – bass
Ferrell Morris – vibes
The Nashville Edition – background vocals
Jerry Reed – guitar
Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
Bill West – steel guitar
Dottie West – lead vocals

Technical personnel

Chet Atkins – producer
Danny Davis – producer
Roy Shockley – engineering
Don Tweedy – arrangement, conductor

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
North America	May 1969	Vinyl	RCA Victor	^[2]
North America	March 29, 2019	Music download	Sony Music Entertainment	^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Dottie Sings Eddy: Dottie West: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g West, Dottie (May 1969). "Dottie Sings Eddy (Liner Notes/Album Information)". RCA Victor. LSP-4154.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Dottie Sings Eddy by Dottie West on Amazon Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "New Album Releases" (PDF). Billboard: 49. July 5, 1969. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[Allmusic-1] "Dottie Sings Eddy: Dottie West: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[Liner_Notes-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g West, Dottie (May 1969). "Dottie Sings Eddy (Liner Notes/Album Information)". RCA Victor. LSP-4154.

[Amazon-3] "Dottie Sings Eddy by Dottie West on Amazon Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[4] "New Album Releases" (PDF). Billboard: 49. July 5, 1969. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[whitburn-5] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

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