Written in Song

Jeannie Seely rose to country music success in the 1960s with the Grammy award-winning single "Don't Touch Me". Until the end of the 1970s, she found commercial success both as a solo artist and with Jack Greene. Although she turned her attention to other projects, Seely continued recording music sporadically since her peak years. Among them was 2017's Written in Song. The concept behind Written in Song came from disc jockey Eddie Stubbs and musician Kenny Sears. Seely was in search of new songs to record, which prompted Stubbs and Sears to have her look in her own catalog of songs she wrote for other people. Seely produced album by herself in the Nashville, Tennessee area, specifically at Hilltop Studios. She chose to record the album with a full band altogether in a live format. "I still like the atmosphere, I like the incentive, I like the excitement and the emotion of all of us doing it together. I am a team player, always have been," she said in 2017. ==Content==

The album consisted of 14 tracks, all of which were written or co-written by Seely. "Life of a Rodeo Cowboy" was about the day-to-day life of Seely's nephew, who was a working the rodeo circuit in the 1970s. Merle Haggard then went on to record it. "He's All I Need" was recorded first by Dottie West for her 1983 album New Horizons. In an interview with The Boot, Seely stated the song was inspired from a guitar player in West's band. The album also features collaborations with other artists. On "Senses", Seely is backed by Connie Smith and Marty Stuart, who harmony vocals. On the fourteenth track, "We're Still Hangin' in There Ain't We Jessi", Jessi Colter and Jan Howard are featured duet partners. ==Release and critical reception==

Written in Song was officially released on January 13, 2017 via Cheyenne Records (Seely's own label). It was distributed in both a compact disc On its release day, Seely and her management hosted a "CD release party" in Nashville to celebrate it. ==Track listing==

All tracks are composed by Jeannie Seely, except where noted. ==Personnel==

All credits are adapted from Allmusic and the liner notes of Written in Song. Musical personnel • Tim Atwood – piano • Eddie Bayers – drums, mastering • Jimmy Capps – rhythm guitar • Jessi Colter – duet vocals • Danny Davis – bass • Doug Grieves – guitar • Jan Howard – background vocals • Kenny Sears – fiddle • Tessa Sears – background vocals on "Leavin' And Sayin' Goodbye" • Jeannie Seely – lead vocals, background vocals • Connie Smith – harmony vocals • Marty Stuart – background vocals, guitar • Dennis Wage – keyboards • Tommy White – steel guitar Technical personnel • Eddie Bayers – mastering • Ron Harman – web service • Chris Kagay – design • John Nicholson – engineering • Haley Nicole – photography • Jeannie Seely – producer ==Release history==