Her music became more identified with the Nashville Sound sub-genre as the decade progressed, specifically with uptempo tunes that portrayed women in assertive positions.

Among these songs was the 1967 charting single "Roll Over and Play Dead"[2] which appeared on This Is Jan Howard Country.

[3] Several covers appear on the album including "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad", "Gentle on My Mind" and "Burning Bridges".

[4] Liner notes author Bill Thompson explained that the lyrics of "Gentle on My Mind" were reworked by John Hartford especially for Howard so it could come from a female's perspective.

[5] Cash Box also thought the album would have "a healthy amount of chart action" and called it "a winning effort".

[8] "Roll Over and Play Dead" was then issued as a single by Decca in June 1967[9] and also rose into the US country top 40, peaking at number 26.