He then moved to Nashville which enabled him to write hit country songs for numerous artists including Conway Twitty, Waylon Jennings, and Mel Tillis.

The well-meaning optimism and the insecure persona mesh perfectly, and the tunes are pleasurable throughout, whether he stole them from the Sun catalogue or wrote them himself."

[1] Swan wrote the song using an RMI organ which Kristofferson and singer Rita Coolidge had bought for him as a wedding gift.

[1] However, the RMI organ wasn't used on the final recording, contrary to popular belief, it was actually a portable Farfisa from Bobby Emmons, a Memphis session musician.

[4] Swan recalls, "Chip set up a vocal mic, I stood in front of the organ, and what you hear was captured on the second take.

[2] In 1979, Swan traveled to Havana, Cuba to participate in the historic Havana Jam festival from March 2–4 alongside Stephen Stills, the CBS Jazz All-Stars, the Trio of Doom, Fania All-Stars, Weather Report, Bonnie Bramlett, Mike Finnigan, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, and Billy Joel plus an array of Cuban artists including Irakere, Pacho Alonso, Tata Güines, and Orquesta Aragón.

[citation needed] Swan continued to tour as a member of Kristofferson's band and recorded with Randy Meisner of The Eagles.