 "Ladies' Choice" was Jones's fifth album of duets in five years, beginning with "My Very Special Guests" (1979), "Double Trouble" with Johnny Paycheck (1980), "Together Again" with Tammy Wynette (1980), and "A Taste of Yesterday's Wine" with Merle Haggard (1982).The singer had also scored a top ten duet with Ray Charles on "We Didn't See A Thing" in 1983, a single that also featured guitar solos from Chet Atkins.Jones's fondness for the duet stretched back to the beginning of his career when, in 1957, he recorded "Yearning", with Jeanette Hicks.