''Full Circle'' is an album released by country singer

Dottie West Dorothy Marie Marsh West (October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and fellow recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most in ...

in 1982. ''Full Circle'' was one of Dottie West's most unsuccessful albums in her career. Her solo career in country music had been revitalized in 1978 with the help of a string of hit duets with

Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted m ...

. By 1979, hits of her own were making the Country Top 10 again. However, by late 1982, after the release of this album, her country success was beginning to fade. Many fans felt it was a mistake for West to record some of the very sexual songs (at least by her standards) on the album and the two single releases were her lowest charting records in several years. This album did not chart on the "Top Country Albums" chart at all, but it did produce two country singles which charted on Billboard's Country chart, "She Can't Get My Love Off the Bed" (which was quite successful, in the Top 30) and "If It Takes All Night" (didn’t hit the Top 40).

Track listing

#"She Can't Get My Love Off the Bed" ( Bob Morrison, Debbie Hupp) #"Lover to Lover" with John Schneider ( Jerry Fuller, John Hobbs) #"My First Night Alone" (Charles Vassy) #"Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall" (

Larry Gatlin Larry Wayne Gatlin (born May 2, 1948) is an American country and Southern gospel singer and songwriter. As part of a trio with his younger brothers Steve and Rudy, he achieved considerable success within the country music genre, performing on ...

) #"You Smiled at Me" (F.W. Kirkpatrick) #"Here In My Arms" (Gatlin) #"Try to Win a Friend" (Gatlin) #"The Dream That Got a Little Out of Hand" (Gatlin) #"Your Sweet Lies" (David Chamberlain, James Vest) #"If It Takes All Night" (Gloria Sklerov, Dann Rogers)

Charts

Singles – Billboard (North America) {{Authority control Dottie West albums 1982 albums Liberty Records albums