ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈælbəm pɹˈɑːpɚ tˈʊk plˈeɪs æɾ ˈɛmɚɹəld sˈaʊnd stˈuːdɪˌoʊz nˈæʃvɪl, tˌɛnəsˈiː, kˈiːvə stˈuːdɪˌoʊz mˈɛmfɪs, tˌɛnəsˈiː, ænd dˈʌk tˈeɪp mjˈuːzɪk stˈuːdɪˌoʊ dᵻkˈeɪɾɚ, ˌæləbˈæmə.
Recording of the album proper took place at Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee), Kiva Studios (Memphis, Tennessee), and Duck Tape Music Studio (Decatur, Alabama).