Dottie and Don

Dottie and Don
Studio album by Don Gibson and Dottie West
Released	March 1969
Recorded	November 6–8 at RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country, Nashville Sound
Label	RCA
Producer	Chet Atkins, Danny Davis
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Feminine Fancy (1968) Dottie and Don (1969) Dottie Sings Eddy (1969)

Dottie and Don is the name of a country music album by Country singers Don Gibson and Dottie West, released in 1969.

This album was successful. Two singles from this album were also successful. The most successful was "Rings of Gold", which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Country charts in 1969. All the songs in this album are duets, both with Gibson and West. "Rings of Gold" helped Dottie West's career, because it became her biggest hit up to that point. It also revitalized Don Gibson's career as a solo artist. The other single from the album, "Sweet Memories" was a Top 40 hit, reaching No. 32. Their duet partnership would last into the next year, with another Top 10 hit, but they never recorded another album together. This album reached No. 21 on the "Top Country Albums" chart in 1969.

Track listing

1. "Till I Can't Take It Anymore" (Clyde Otis, Dorian Burton) – 2:32
2. "Rings of Gold" (Gene Thomas) – 2:43
3. "How's the World Treating You" (Boudleaux Bryant, Chet Atkins) – 2:46
4. "Final Examination" (Red Lane, Dottie West) – 2:43
5. "I Love You Because" (Leon Payne) – 3:04
6. "Sweet Dreams" (Don Gibson) – 2:11
7. "Let's Wait a Little Longer" (Billy Sherrill, Curly Putman) – 2:54
8. "Set Me Free" (Curly Putman) – 2:09
9. "Sweet Memories" (Mickey Newbury) – 3:05
10. "I'll Never Stand In Your Way" (Fred Rose, Hy Heath) – 2:34
11. "Loving Season" (Gene Thomas) – 2:46
12. "When I Stop Dreaming" (Charlie Louvin, Ira Louvin) – 2:15

Personnel

• Dottie West – vocals
• Don Gibson – vocals
• Grady Martin – guitar
• Ray Edenton – guitar
• Chet Atkins – guitar
• Jerry Reed – guitar
• Pete Wade – guitar
• Harold Bradley - bass
• Bill West – pedal steel guitar
• Jerry Carrigan – drums
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Byron Bach – cello
• Harold Cruthids – cello
• Howard Carpenter – viola
• Brenton Banks – violin
• Marvin Chantry – violin
• Solie Fott – violin
• Martin Katahn – violin
• Shelly Kurland – violin
• The Jordanaires – background vocals

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1969	Top Country Albums	#21
1969	The Billboard 200	#N/A

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1969	"Rings of Gold"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	#2
1969	"Sweet Memories"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	#32
1969	"'Til I Can't Make It Anymore"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	#46

External links

• LP Discography entry for Dottie and Don