Dotti West - Careless Hands / Have You Heard / I'm Only A Woman / Country Sunshine (CD)

Details: Two CDs. Four classic Dottie West albums recorded between 1971 and 1973. Appearing on CD for the first time. 'Careless Hands' (1971) displayed the singer as a vocalist well-attuned to the Nashville sound. Produced by Jerry Bradley, it comprised mainly of covers of country/pop standards such as 'Rose Garden', 'Help Me Make It Through The Night', 'Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)', 'Snowbird' and 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry'. Jerry Bradley continued the mix of covers and new songs for the singer's next two albums; 'Have You Heard' features 'Me And Bobby McGee' and 'Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)', while 'I'm Only A Woman' included the two pop standards 'Are You Lonesome Tonight' and the Buck Owens' classic 'Together Again'. 'Country Sunshine' brought a change of producer in Billy Davis. The title track secured international attention when featured in Coca Cola promotions, the album presented a more diverse selection of songs including The Eagles' 'Desperado', Janis Ian's 'Jesse' and 'My Love' by Paul McCartney's Wings.

Tracklist:

1. Careless Hands
2. Snowbird
3. Only A Fool
4. Rose Garden
5. Help Me Make It Through The Night
6. Yonder Comes A Sucker
7. Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)
8. Your Love Takes Care Of Me
9. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
10. Only One Thing Left To Do
11. You’re The Other Half Of Me
12. Just One Time
13. Once You Were Mine
14. Put Your Hand In The Hand
15. Me And Bobby Mcgee
16. Six Weeks Every Summer (Christmas Every Other Year)
17. Wish I Didn’t Love You Anymore
18. Tiny
19. No Love At All
20. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
21. I’m Only A Woman
22. Your Sweet Love
23. Baby I Tried
24. Are You Lonesome Tonight
25. Lonely Is
26. There’s A Big Wheel
27. That’s All That’s Left Of My Baby
28. Together Again
29. Too Much Of Loving You
30. Give It Time To Be Tender
31. My Mind’s Gone To Memphis
32. You Take Me Home Honey
33. We Had It All
34. My Love
35. Desperado
36. Jesse
37. The Lady
38. Country Sunshine
39. Help Me
40. It’s Been A Long Time