Barbi Doll Became A Hit
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By the mid-1970s, Benton already had flexed her country-singing muscles with Hee Haw. She ended up releasing her first album as a country singer in 1975. Her debut album Barbi Doll peaked at No. 17 on the US Country charts. The single “Brass Buckles” climbed the Billboard country singles charts until it landed in the Top 5.
Benton continued releasing music on Playboy Records, but never saw the same success. She released Barbi Benton the same year as her debut and it peaked at No. 18. Her 1976 release Something New peaked at No. 39 and her 1978 release Ain’t That Just The Way failed to chart in the US. Thankfully, she had a different approach to success.
