Rich's producer, Billy Sherrill, encouraged O'Dell to write music for the singer.

O'Dell recalled the creation of "Behind Closed Doors" to Tom Roland in The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits.

Sherrill later changed some lines at the end of the second verse, but some radio stations banned the record initially as being racy.

Numerous other artists have covered the song "Behind Closed Doors", using the original or slightly modified lyrics.

[13] Other artists who covered this song include Bettye LaVette, Ronnie Milsap, Hank Thompson, Cal Smith, Perry Como, Percy Sledge, Little Milton, Mike Cooley, Stan Ridgway, Tom Jones, Bobby Womack, and Buddy Jewell.