▁songs ▁written ▁by ▁song writer ▁H ank ▁C och ran . ▁It ▁was ▁C och ran ▁who ▁first ▁brought ▁Se ely ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁Monument ▁label ▁and ▁helped ▁her ▁sign ▁a ▁recording ▁contract . ▁" I ▁have ▁recorded ▁this ▁album ▁of ▁what ▁I ▁consider , ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁best ▁songs ▁in ▁the ▁C och ran ▁catalog ue , ▁but ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁songs ▁in ▁our ▁era ," ▁Se ely ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁The ▁record ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁songs , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁hit ▁singles ▁for ▁other ▁recording ▁artists . ▁The ▁second ▁track , ▁" A ▁Little ▁B itt y ▁T ear ", ▁was ▁first ▁recorded ▁by ▁B url ▁I ves . ▁The ▁tw elf th ▁track , ▁" Make ▁the ▁World ▁Go ▁A way ", ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁major ▁hit ▁for ▁both ▁Ray ▁Price ▁and ▁Edd y ▁Arnold . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁produced ▁at ▁the ▁Fred ▁F oster ▁Sound ▁Studio , ▁by ▁F oster ▁himself , ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁The ▁studio ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee . ▁F oster ▁commented ▁on ▁Se ely ' s ▁vocal ▁delivery ▁in ▁the ▁l iner ▁notes ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁and ▁pra ised ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁songs ▁written ▁by ▁C och ran . ▁" Thanks ▁H ank ▁and ▁thanks ▁Je ann ie . ▁May ▁the ▁circle ▁be ▁un bro ken ," ▁he ▁said ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Release ▁and ▁reception ▁Thanks , ▁H ank