The album marked Anderson's 33rd studio recording to be issued during his career.

A Place in the Country was Anderson's third studio album released on an independent recording label.

During his career, he mostly was working under Decca/MCA Records, but left the label in 1981 following the end of his contract.

Mike Johnson (bandleader of his band The Po' Folks) produced the project, his second time doing so.

Other tracks had been written by other songwriters, notably Shel Silverstein and Paul Overstreet.

[2] A Place in the Country was released in 1986 on Po' Folks Records, a label founded by Anderson.