Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads

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Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads
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Studio album by
Dottie West
ReleasedJuly 1967 (1967-07)
RecordedFebruary 1967
StudioRCA Studio B
Genre
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerChet Atkins
Dottie West chronology
The Sound of Country Music
(1967) 		Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads
(1967) 		I'll Help You Forget Her
(1967)

Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in July 1967 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Chet Atkins. The album was West's sixth studio effort and only gospel music collection to be released during her career. The album did not spawn any singles nor did it reach positions on any national publication charts.

Background, content and reception[]

Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads was produced by Chet Atkins in February 1967 at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. It was West's sixth studio album recorded with Atkins and her sixth album overall. It was also her first album of gospel music to be released in her career. The album's liner notes were written by West's mother in law. On the project, her husband is featured playing steel guitar.[2] The album contained a total of 12 tracks.[1] All of the tracks were cover versions of well known gospel and inspirational songs. Included were renditions of "How Great Thou Art", "His Eye Is on the Sparrow", "Lord's Prayer" and "You'll Never Walk Alone".[2]

The album was released in July 1967, becoming her third studio recording issued that year.[2] The album was first offered as a vinyl LP, with six songs on each side of the record.[1] It was later reissued tot digital retailers in the 2010s.[3] The album's release was first announced in a July 1967 issue of Billboard magazine.[4] It did not produce any singles at the time of its release nor did it appear on any Billboard album publications.[5] The album was nominated at the 10th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Sacred Recording, becoming her seventh award nomination from the Grammy's.[6] The album would later receive 4.5 out of 5 stars from Allmusic.[7]

Track listing[]

Original vinyl version[]

Side one[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Great Thou Art"Traditional3:58
2."I Believe"
2:23
3."You'll Never Walk Alone"
2:32
4."I'm Grateful"
  • Drake
  • Shirl
3:28
5."King of Kings"Leon Payne3:18
6."Lord's Prayer"Traditional2:23
Side two[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lord, Is It I"Austin Miles2:30
2."His Eye Is on the Sparrow"Traditional3:32
3."In God's Eyes"Willie Nelson2:46
4."Then I Met the Master"Mosie Lister2:35
5."Where No One Stands Alone"Lister2:52
6."Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise"
3:15

Digital version[]

Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads (2018)[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Great Thou Art"Traditional3:58
2."I Believe"
  • Drake
  • Graham
  • Shirl
  • Stillman
2:23
3."You'll Never Walk Alone"
  • Hammerstein
  • Rodgers
2:32
4."I'm Grateful"
  • Drake
  • Shirl
3:28
5."King of Kings"Payne3:18
6."Lord's Prayer"Traditional2:23
7."Lord, Is It I"Miles2:30
8."His Eye Is on the Sparrow"Traditional3:32
9."In God's Eyes"Nelson2:46
10."Then I Met the Master"Lister2:35
11."Where No One Stands Alone"Lister2:52
12."Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise"
  • Ellerton
  • Hopkins
3:15

Personnel[]

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads.[2]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

  • Chet Atkins – producer
  • Jim Malloy – engineering

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States July 1967 Vinyl RCA Victor [1][2]
June 29, 2018 Music download Sony Music Entertainment [3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Dottie West -- Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads (1967, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g West, Dottie (July 1967). "Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads (Liner Notes/Album Information)". RCA Victor.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads by Dottie West on Amazon Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Album Releases". Billboard. 79 (26): 45. July 1, 1967.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  6. ^ "Dottie West: Artist". Grammy Awards. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads -- Dottie West -- Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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