"Didn't I"
Single by Dottie West
from the album Here Comes My Baby
B-side"In Its Own Little Way"
ReleasedNovember 1964 (1964-11)
RecordedMay 27, 1963
StudioRCA Victor Studio
Genre
Length2:42
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Dottie West
Producer(s)Chet Atkins
Dottie West singles chronology
"Here Comes My Baby"
(1964)		 "Didn't I"
(1964)		 "Gettin' Married Has Made Us Strangers"
(1965)

"Didn't I" is a song originally written and recorded by American country artist Dottie West. Released as a single in 1964, it became the fourth single to chart in West's music career, reaching the top 40 of the American country chart.

Background and recording

Although she first started recording for the Starday label, it was Dottie West's signing to the RCA Victor label that broke her through commercially. Her 1964 single "Here Comes My Baby" later won a Grammy award.[2][3] The song was composed by West herself. It was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The session was held on May 27, 1963 and was produced by Atkins.[4]

Release and chart performance

"Didn't I" was released as a single by RCA Victor in November 1964. It was backed on the B-side by the song "In Its Own Little Way". It was distributed as a seven-inch vinyl record.[4] The song entered the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in late 1964. It reached the number 32 position on the chart in early 1965. "Didn't I" became the fourth single of West's career to make the Billboard country chart.[5]

Track listing

7 inch vinyl single[4]

  • "Didn't I" – 2:42
  • "In Its Own Little Way" – 2:19

Chart performance

Chart (1964–1965) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 32

References

  1. 1 2 "Here Comes My Baby: Dottie West: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "RCA Country Legends: Dottie West: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Dottie West Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 West, Dottie (November 1964). ""Didn't I"/"In Its Own Little Way" (7" vinyl single)". RCA Victor. 47-8467.
  5. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  6. ↑ "Dottie West Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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