Producer Chet Atkins often couched Nelson’s stylized vocal delivery in lush strings and background singers that were the hallmarks of the Nashville sound in the sixties.

The last song of the album, Nelson's original "One in a Row", was recorded in June along with guitarist Johnny Bush and fiddler Wade Ray.

[2] This sole Nelson composition on the LP is "a dramatic heartbreak ballad that danced easily with the pop standards "Have I Stayed Away Too Long" and "What Now My Love", which also appeared on the album.

[10] Broadside magazine favored the album, noting that the recording consisted mainly on cover versions, including only one Nelson original.

The publication attributed the release to be "thought towards establishing Willie's (Nelson) reputation as a performer, independently of his talent as a songwriter".