Country Girl (Dottie West song)

"Country Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by the American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in March 1968 as the first single and title track from the album Country Girl. The song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.^[1] In addition, "Country Girl" was West's first song to enter the Canadian RPM Country chart, reaching a peak of number 5.^[2] West wrote the song with Red Lane.

West was recruited in 1973 to write and sing jingles for Coca-Cola commercials after an associate of McCann-Erickson Advertising heard "Country Girl"^[3] (see Country Sunshine).

"Country Girl" is identified with West's early career persona: the lyrics of the song's chorus are written on her grave.^[4]

Content

The song describes West's love of the country and the carefree feeling - including such things as blue skies, green meadows, butterflies, home-cooked meals and family – it brings.

Chart performance

Chart (1968)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	15
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	5

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
↑ "Search results for "Country Girl"". RPM. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
↑ Telegraph-Herald, August 18, 1976, p.12
↑ "Dottie West Biography, Part II". Dottie West.net. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
↑ "Dottie West – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dottie West.

Dottie West
Studio albums	Here Comes My Baby The Country Girl Singing Sensation Dottie West Sings Suffer Time With All My Heart and Soul Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads I'll Help You Forget Her What I'm Cut Out to Be The Sound of Country Music Country Girl Feminine Fancy Dottie Sings Eddy Makin' Memories Country and West Forever Yours Careless Hands Have You Heard ... Dottie West I'm Only a Woman If It's All Right With You/Just What I've Been Looking For Country Sunshine House of Love Carolina Cousins When It's Just You and Me Dottie Special Delivery Wild West High Times Full Circle New Horizons Just Dottie
Collaboration albums	Dottie and Don (with Don Gibson) Country Boy and Country Girl (with Jimmy Dean) Every Time Two Fools Collide (with Kenny Rogers) Classics (with Kenny Rogers)
Compilation albums	The Best of Dottie West Once You Were Mine Dottie West Are You Happy Baby: The Collection The Essential Dottie West Dottie West: RCA Country Legends
Notable singles	"My Big John" "Here Comes My Baby" "Would You Hold It Against Me" "What's Come Over My Baby" "Paper Mansions" "Like a Fool" "Country Girl" "Reno" "Careless Hands" "Country Sunshine" "Last Time I Saw Him" "When It's Just You and Me" "Tonight You Belong to Me" "Come See Me and Come Lonely" "You Pick Me Up (And Put Me Down)" "A Lesson in Leavin'" "Leavin's for Unbelievers" "Are You Happy Baby?" "What Are We Doin' in Love" (with Kenny Rogers) "(I'm Gonna) Put You Back on the Rack" "It's High Time"
Collaboration singles	"Love Is No Excuse" (with Jim Reeves) "Rings of Gold" (with Don Gibson) "Till I Can't Take It Anymore" (with Don Gibson) "Every Time Two Fools Collide" (with Kenny Rogers) "Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight" (with Kenny Rogers) "All I Ever Need Is You" (with Kenny Rogers) "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (with Kenny Rogers)
Guest singles	"There's a Story (Goin' 'Round)" (with Don Gibson) "Together Again" (with Kenny Rogers)
Related	Albums Singles Shelly West Chet Atkins

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