The song was recorded for Davies' self-titled 1978 debut album.
The song was written by Gail Davies as a tribute to her grandmother, Frances Marion Whitten.
Davies features her grandmother's singing voice at the beginning of the track, singing part of "The Fox Hunting Song", a popular folk song.
[1] "Grandma's Song" was released as a single via Warner Bros. Records in July 1981, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart later that year.
[3] Additionally, the single peaked within the top-twenty on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in 1981.