In 1966 she reached the top ten with "Evil on Your Mind", followed by "For Loving You" (a duet with Bill Anderson) and "My Son".

The project featured liner notes by Bill Anderson[3] and consisted of ten tracks.

The album also contained several cover tunes, including "Happy State of Mind",[3] "Son of a Preacher Man", "When the Grass Grows Over Me", "Ribbon of Darkness" and "Until My Dreams Come True".

[3][4][5] Jan Howard was released by Decca Records in June 1969 and was her seventh studio album.

[5] Jan Howard made its debut on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart on July 12, 1969 and spent five weeks there.

[9] It also made the top ten on Canada's RPM country chart, peaking at number eight.