Country Sunshine (Dottie West album)

Country Sunshine
Studio album by Dottie West
Released 1973
Recorded 1973
Genre Country, Nashville Sound
Label RCA
Dottie West chronology

If It's All Right With You/Just What I've Been Looking For
1973
Country Sunshine
1973
House of Love
1974

Country Sunshine is an album by Country music singer, Dottie West (released in 1973) based on the successful commercial/Country song of "Country Sunshine".

This album was based on the largely successful Coca-Cola commercial entitled "Country Sunshine". The commercial featured West singing a song she wrote along with commercial writer, Billy Davis, also entitled the same name. The commercial was so successful, a Country single was recorded in 1973, that hit No. 2 on the Country charts and No. 49 on the Pop charts, her biggest hit up to that point. Thanks to the song's success, this album of the same name was also made, which also brought large success to West. The album reached No. 17 on the Top Country albums chart, her first Top 20 entry on an album chart since the late 60s.

Track listing

  1. "My Mind's Gone to Memphis"
  2. "You Take Me Home Honey"
  3. "We Had It All"
  4. "My Love"
  5. "Desperado"
  6. "Jesse"
  7. "If Loving You Makes Me Any Less a Lady"
  8. "Country Sunshine"
  9. "Help Me"
  10. "It's Been a Long Time Since Atlanta"

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1973 Top Country Albums #17
1973 The Billboard 200 #N/A

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1973 "Country Sunshine" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #2
1973 "Country Sunshine" Billboard Hot 100 #49