What Are We Doin' in Love explained

What Are We Doin' in Love
Cover:What Are We Doin' in Love single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Dottie West and Kenny Rogers
Album:Wild West
B-Side:Choosin' Means Losin'
Released:March 1981
Genre:Country pop
Length:2:57
Label:Liberty
Producer:Brent Maher, Randy Goodrum
Chronology:Dottie West
Prev Title:Are You Happy Baby?
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:(I'm Gonna) Put You Back on the Rack
Next Year:1981

"What Are We Doin' in Love" is a song written by Randy Goodrum and recorded by American country music artist Dottie West. Although not credited on the single release, the song also features American country and pop recording artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in March 1981 as the second single from the album Wild West. The song was West and Rogers' third and final number one on the country chart.[1]

Background

Since 1978, West and Rogers had been together as a duet partnership. Rogers revived the career of Dottie West when their song "Every Time Fools Collide" became a hit in 1978. They became one of the most successful duet partnerships since then. However, in 1980, both went their separate ways to become solo artists again. The song was Dottie West's only top 40 hit after a few modestly charting solo records on the Billboard Hot 100. The single proved to be the final Rogers and West recorded duet, although they did occasionally perform together in later years on stage.

Charts

Weekly charts

"What Are We Doin' in Love" became a crossover hit for the two, reaching number 14 on the Top 40[2] as well as number 7 on the Adult Contemporary charts.

Chart (1981)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country 3
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[3] 9

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 379.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition . Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 674.
  3. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1981-07-04 . 2018-04-14.
  4. http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1981.htm Musicoutfitters.com