It was Shepard's ninth top ten single in her career and was included on her 1970 album A Woman's Hand.

After a period of limited success, Shepard's 1964 single "Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)" reached the top ten.

[2] During the late sixties, Shepard was being produced by Kelso Herston, but found him to be unprofessional on recording sessions.

[5] The storyline of "Then He Touched Me" is based on a woman who felt discouraged about ever falling in love again until she meets someone who changes her mind.

[5] Cash Box named among its "picks of the week" and called the song a "feelingful ballad" that features "a big country sound in fine style".