European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Shelly West taking control of her career by Ron Mckinney staff writer. It s been eight years since Shelly West and her close Friend Jose Cuervo could be heard hanging around at the top of the country singles s burgeoning career cooled off shortly after that. 1983 hit and her second Solo album red wot which was released that same year and contained another Motel memory the last of ten hits a but that does t mean West has faded from the memory of country music fans not with her family name she being the daughter Singer Dottie West. And certainly not with her Success. West began her career in 1980 As a duo with David Frizzell. Their first song you re the reason cod Mode Okia Hoina not Only soared to the top of the charts but also netted the. Duo the Academy of country music s. Song of the year award. A then the two were named duo of the year from 1981 -83 by either the country music association or the. Academy of country music. That prestige can make the lean years particularly trying. Quot there Are so Many ups and this business Quot said West shortly before stage last weekend at the Topper club in Frankfurt if you can t Roll with them then it s probably really harder on you than it s Worth. It would t be a , a know. ,. I feel that i m Cut out for that life. It seems to go Well with How my body works Quot she said West 32, has spent the last two years working on a. New project comeback album that will be out by March if everything goes to plans. A. Her husband and manager. Gary Hood said West has researched songs at the country music Hall to find the Type of music she wants to record. A Quot hopefully express what needs to. Be expressed in. Songs. That s Heartfelt. There s some pretty sad or complicated. Actually just tender stories in these songs Quot she said. A a. A a West experienced her own complicated Spry in getting you re the reason cod made Oklahoma released in 1980. She and Frizzell had recorded an album. Together but a record executive lost his position and with it the album. A. Quot so we had no Way to put the album out and David and t knew we had this song Quot West said. The album was pitched to record companies in. Nashville including Ria and Warner Brothers . One was interested West said. A. That is nil until the original executive got in a t a with Shelly West has adjusted to the ups a and Downs of the music business. Clint Eastwood anti popped the cassette into the stereo Eastwood called the song a and reopen the record division so the album could. Be released West said the song was also played in o Eastwood s movie any. Which Way you can. A ,. Quot the people Matle that song,1. We so said. Quot it had a hard time gelling out to the people but once it did boy it was a. A a that kind of a High makes up for the bad news that is also part of the business no one likes to receive the Call from company telling the artist that a song on the charts had Quot lost the Bullet Quot and is no longer a hit with the listeners. Quot that a one you Don t want to hear. I still can get a pretty emotionally involved Quot West said. Quot when you put a song out it seems like it s a part of you. It just product. So it does Hurt a i Tlle . West s involvement in her current project Means she has oven More of an emotional commitment to her songs. When she Sang with Frizzell she did t have As much input in selection As she would have. Liked. A. A. A . Quot in the Early Days David and i. Weren t always. A thrilled about some of to Felt we were almost being told to do Quot Stie said. A a. A 1 hese Days West is . Anti that a includes balancing her career with a family lilt a. She has a daughter toss 9. A . Bui this latest project knowing or nol represents a. Cross Rojad in West a Quot career a. A. Quot if it does t work a i Don t know i Don t a. Even want about that. You just gout know it does work Quot she said. A. A. Shelly West is touring clubs in Germany. For locations old times Check the a on stage listings on pagos14-i 5 / . Pc Hart pop a singles 1. Rush Rush Paula Abdul 2.1 Wanna sex you up color me add. 3. More than words a extreme Quot -4. Love is a wonderful thing Michael Bolton 5 losing my religion . 6.1 Don t Wanna cry Mariah Carey. 7. Unbelievable emf. I a. 8. Power of love love Power Luther Vandross 9. Strike it up Black Boxa. 10.1 like the Way. I five ,. A. 1 of a albums 3, we both walk a Lorne Morgan a. 4. Meet in the Iti Iddle dram and to c a 5. In a different Light Doug Stone. 6. Lucky Moon a the Oak Ridge Boysa 7. Don t Rock the Jukebox Alan Jackson a8 one More payment Clin black.9. One Hundred and two the judds 10 blame it on Texas Mark chos Nuit. Ramp by singles 1 Power of love love Power Luther Vandross a 2. 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