The Sound of Country Music

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The Sound of Country Music
Dottie West--The Sound of Country Music.jpg
Studio album by
Dottie West and the Heartaches
ReleasedFebruary 1967 (1967-02)
RecordedNovember 1966
StudioRCA Studio
Genre
LabelRCA Camden
Producer
Dottie West and the Heartaches chronology
With All My Heart and Soul
(1967) 		The Sound of Country Music
(1967) 		Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads
(1967)

The Sound of Country Music is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West and her band, "The Heartaches". It was released in February 1967 on RCA Camden Records. The sessions were co-produced by Chet Atkins and Ethel Gabriel. The project was West's fifth studio effort and first for the RCA Camden label. The album did not produce any singles nor reach peak positions on national charts. It was instead a collection of cover songs previously recorded by others.

Background, content and release[]

The Sound of Country Music was part of a series of albums released by the RCA Camden label to promote country artists already signed to RCA Victor. West had been signed to the latter label since 1963 and had issued four albums since then. The sessions for the album took place in November 1966 at the RCA Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The recording sessions were co-produced by Chet Atkins and Ethel Gabriel. It was West's first experience working with Gabriel as she had previously been under the supervision of Atkins.[2]

The album consisted of ten tracks.[3] RCA Camden was a considered a budget record label, which meant it would include previously-released material. However, The Sound of Country Music consisted of entirely new recordings, all of which were cover versions of songs. Among the tracks West covered was "You Ain't Woman Enough" by Loretta Lynn, "Together Again" by Buck Owens and "Crazy Arms" by Ray Price.[2]

The Sound of Country Music was released in February 1967 on RCA Camden, becoming her fifth studio recording. On the record's release, her backing band (The Heartaches) received equal billing.[2] It was issued as a vinyl LP, consisting of five songs on each side of the record.[3] The album did not reach any peak positions on national publication charts, notably Billboard. It also did not spawn any singles to radio.[4]

Track listing[]

Side one[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ArtistLength
1."You Ain't Woman Enough"Loretta LynnLoretta Lynn2:08
2."Together Again"Buck OwensBuck Owens2:06
3."Pick Me Up on Your Way Down"Harlan HowardCharlie Walker2:29
4."Someone Before Me"Bobby HicksLoretta Lynn2:41
5."I Don't Hurt Anymore"
Hank Snow2:14
Side two[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ArtistLength
1."Heartaches by the Number"HowardRay Price2:27
2."City Lights"Bill AndersonRay Price2:24
3."Slowly"
Webb Pierce2:01
4."Crazy Arms"
Ray Price2:56
5."I Miss You Already"
Faron Young2:51

Personnel[]

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Sound of Country Music.[2]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

  • Chet Atkins – producer
  • Ethel Gabriel – producer
  • Bill Vandevort – engineering

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Canada February 1967 Vinyl RCA Camden [5]
United States [3]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Sound of Country Music -- Dottie West -- Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f West, Dottie (February 1967). "The Sound of Country Music (Liner Notes and Album Information)". RCA Camden.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Dottie West and the HeartBreakers -- The Sound of Country Music (1967, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  5. ^ "Dottie West and the Heartaches -- The Sound of Country Music (Canada)". Discogs. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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