▁first ▁when ▁his ▁parents ▁played ▁Gut hr ie ' s ▁first ▁album , ▁D ust ▁Bowl ▁Ball ads . ▁Even ▁though ▁Mc Donald ▁has ▁issued ▁several ▁albums ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁looks ▁to ▁this ▁album ▁as ▁the ▁piece ▁he ▁is ▁most ▁proud ▁of . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁Mc Donald ▁had ▁signed ▁to ▁V angu ard ▁Records ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁perform er ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁Nash ville ▁with ▁Sam ▁Char ters ▁to ▁record ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁album ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁studio ▁known ▁as ▁Brad ley ' s ▁Bar n . ▁Mc Donald ▁and ▁his ▁band ▁were ▁still ▁together , ▁but ▁the ▁relationship ▁was ▁fal ter ing , ▁and ▁they ▁would ▁break ▁up ▁soon ▁after ▁C J ▁Fish ▁was ▁released . ▁Mc Donald ▁was ▁back ed ▁by ▁well - reg arded ▁country ▁mus icians ▁like ▁Gr ady ▁Martin ▁in ▁recording ▁sessions ▁for ▁the ▁album . ▁Songs ▁included ▁were ▁Gut hr ie ▁favor ites ▁like ▁" Tom ▁Jo ad " ▁and ▁" This ▁Land ▁is ▁Your ▁Land ". ▁Although ▁the ▁studio ▁mus icians ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁the ▁compos itions ▁Mc Donald ▁wanted , ▁they ▁learned ▁incred ibly ▁fast . ▁Rec ording ▁for ▁the ▁ten ▁tracks ▁took ▁only ▁a ▁day ▁to ▁complete . ▁With ▁the ▁spare ▁recording ▁time , ▁more ▁country ▁standards ▁were ▁completed ▁for ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁next ▁album , ▁Ton ight ▁I ' m ▁Sing ing ▁Just ▁For ▁You . ▁The ▁tracks ▁were ▁meant ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁Gut hr ie ' s ▁record ings ▁so ▁the ▁songs ▁were ▁only ▁adjust ed