Feminine Fancy

Feminine Fancy
Studio album by
Dottie West
ReleasedDecember 1968 (1968-12)
RecordedSeptember 1968
StudioRCA Studio B (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre
Length32:04
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerChet Atkins
Dottie West chronology
Country Girl
(1968) 		Feminine Fancy
(1968) 		Dottie and Don
(1969)

Feminine Fancy is a studio album by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in December 1968 and was produced by Chet Atkins. The album was West's tenth studio recording and third to be released in 1968. It was the third album of West's career to not include any singles. Most of the album's 12 tracks were cover versions of country and pop hits of the era.

Background and content

Feminine Fancy was recorded in September 1968 at RCA Studio B, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Chet Atkins, West's longtime producer on the RCA Victor label.[2] The project consisted of 12 tracks,[1] most of which were cover versions of country and pop hits by female artists. The album's name was derived from the female recordings that West covered for the project. Country songs covered on the album included "The End of the World" by Skeeter Davis, "Harper Valley PTA" by Jeannie C. Riley and "Tennessee Waltz" by Patti Page. Pop songs covered for the album included "It Must Be Hime" by Vikki Carr, "I'm Sorry" by Brenda Lee and "Broken Hearted Melody" by Sarah Vaughan. One new song composed by West and songwriter Red Lane was also included.[2]

Release and chart performance

Feminine Fancy was originally released in December 1968, becoming West's tenth studio project and third to be issued that year. It was originally issued as a vinyl LP, featuring six songs on each side of the record.[2] It was later reissued to digital and streaming services in April 2018 via Sony Music Entertainment.[3] The album spent three weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart before peaking at number 39 in March 1969.[4] The album did not spawn any known singles, becoming West's third studio record to do so.[5]

Track listing

Original vinyl version

Side one[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ArtistLength
1."It Must Be Him"
Vikki Carr2:30
2."Take My Hand for Awhile"Buffy Sainte-MarieBuffy Sainte-Marie2:39
3."The End of the World"
Skeeter Davis2:54
4."I'm Sorry"Ronnie SelfBrenda Lee2:23
5."Old Cape Cod"
Patti Page2:31
6."Until It's Time for You to Go"Buffy Sainte-MarieBuffy Sainte-Marie3:08
Side two[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ArtistLength
1."Broken-Hearted Melody"
Sarah Vaughan2:30
2."D-I-V-O-R-C-E"
Tammy Wynette2:46
3."Harper Valley PTA"Tom T. HallJeannie C. Riley3:08
4."Love Is Just a Pain in the Heart"
Dottie West2:46
5."Tennessee Waltz"
Patti Page2:10
6."Come on Home"
Tammy Wynette2:23

Digital version

Feminine Fancy (2018)[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ArtistLength
1."It Must Be Him"
  • Bécaud
  • David
Vikki Carr2:30
2."Take My Hand for Awhile"Sainte-MarieBuffy Sainte-Marie2:39
3."The End of the World"
  • Dee
  • Kent
Skeeter Davis2:54
4."I'm Sorry"SelfBrenda Lee2:23
5."Old Cape Cod"
  • Jeffrey
  • Rothrock
  • Yakus
Patti Page2:31
6."Until It's Time for You to Go"Sainte-MarieBuffy Sainte-Marie3:08
7."Broken-Hearted Melody"
  • David
  • Edwards
Sarah Vaughan2:30
8."D-I-V-O-R-C-E"
  • Braddock
  • Putman
Tammy Wynette2:46
9."Harper Valley PTA"HallJeannie C. Riley3:08
10."Love Is Just a Pain in the Heart"
  • Lane
  • West
Dottie West2:46
11."Tennessee Waltz"
  • King
  • Stewart
Patti Page2:10
12."Come on Home"
  • Rhodes
  • Richey
Tammy Wynette2:23

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Feminine Fancy.[2]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

  • Chet Atkins – producer
  • Cam Mullins – arrangement, conductor

Chart performance

Chart (1968–1969) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 39

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America December 1968 Vinyl RCA Victor [2]
April 6, 2018 Music download Sony Music Entertainment [3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Feminine Fancy -- Dottie West -- Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g West, Dottie (December 1968). "Feminine Fancy (Liner Notes/Album Information)". RCA Victor. LSP-4004.
  3. ^ a b c "Feminine Fancy by Dottie West on Amazon Music". Amazon. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Feminine Fancy chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  6. ^ "Dottie West Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.