The 13-track collection featured a mixture of solo recordings, along with nine collaborations including Willie Nelson, Lorrie Morgan and Ray Stevens.

[6] She also covered "Old Flames (Can't Hold a Candle to You)", which was made popular in two different versions by Joe Sun and Dolly Parton.

[4] The opening number ("So Far So Good") features harmony vocals from The Whites who often play wit her on the Grand Ole Opry.

The song was described on Seely's website as a "Celtic-flavored" tune that "harkens back to the British Isles roots of country music.

[4] The song's concept was inspired by a journal left behind by Dottie West, who was killed in a 1991 car accident and was Seely's close friend.

[1] A friend of Seely's owned West's memorabilia and found a songwriting journal that included a verse to the future song.

[9] However, the album was pushed back to summer 2020[1] In conjunction with Seely's 80th birthday on July 6, "Not a Dry Eye in the House" was released as a single.

"Seely belongs in the midst of Loretta Lynn and Kitty Wells as a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Like an author with pen in hand, whenever she sings, Seely adds another page in the annals of a career made legendary," he concluded.

He concluded by giving the collection an "A" rating: "Grand Ole Opry star Jeannie Seely proves that she is like fine wine, where she only better with age and experience on her latest studio offering An American Classic.