''Way Out West'' is a

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album recorded and released in June 1966 by film star

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. The LP consisted mainly of covers of popular songs of the day. Teen rock band Somebody's Chyldren provided instrumental accompaniment. The album was released by

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, a subsidiary of

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, and on

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in the UK. The album was a surprise success, peaking at #116 on ''

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s Hot 200 LP chart although there were no original hit singles from the collection. West was 72 at the time, making her the oldest woman to ever have a solo album on the Hot 200 chart, a long-held record broken in 2011 by

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, then 73, with her ''

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'' release. ''Way Out West'' was never released on CD, but in 2009 the album was made available in digital format.

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