Vintage Country: Old But Treasured

Vintage Country: Old But Treasured is a studio album by American country music artist Jeannie Seely. It was released February 1, 2011 on Cheyenne Records and was produced by Seely. The album was a collection of classic country songs that had previously been cut by other music artists. It was Seely's first studio album since 2003 and her fifteenth studio album released during her career.

Vintage Country: Old But Treasured
Studio album by Jeannie Seely
Released	February 1, 2011
Studio	Hilltop Studio
Genre	Country[1]
Label	Cheyenne
Producer	Jeannie Seely
Jeannie Seely chronology
Life's Highway (2003) Vintage Country: Old But Treasured (2011) Written in Song (2017)

Background and content

According to Seely, she performed the songs on Vintage Country: Old But Treasured in her own interpretations. "In recording this CD, it wasn't my intention to 'cover' any of these great performances by some of the most talented artists of our time, but rather to do these wonderful songs in the way I hear and feel them...for me," she commented in the album liner notes.[2] In a 2011 interview, she explained her rationale for naming the album. "I wanted to call this project Vintage Country because the 'Vintage' part means 'old, but treasured'," she said.[3]

The album consisted of 12 tracks.[1] The 12 tracks were all cut at the Hilltop Studio, a recording venue located in Madison, Tennessee. Seely praised the venue in the liner notes, calling it "a studio whose doors have never been closed." The sessions were produced by Seely herself, her third studio album to be self-produced.[2] The project included covers of songs by both male and female country artists between the 1950s and 1970s. The tenth track, "Blanket on the Ground", was first recorded by Billie Jo Spears, whom Seely performed with on occasion. "Billie Jo and I shared many memorable moments during our heyday, we had such a good time reminiscing when we toured Ireland together recently. I haven't stopped humming 'Blanket' since then," she commented.[4] She was inspired to record "Funny How Time Slips Away" following a tribute performance to Billy Walker, the song's original artist.[2] Two duet recordings are also featured on the project.[4]

Release and reception

Vintage Country was released on February 1, 2011 on Cheyenne Records. The label was a company created by Seely herself.[2] Vintage Country was issued as both a compact disc and a music download.[5][2] The album did not receive any placements on any Billboard charts following its release.[6][7] However, the album did receive positive reviews by music critics and writers. Nashville Music Guide called the album a set of "classic country songs", highlighting the tunes "Funny How Time Slips Away" and "What a Way to Live".[3]

Track listing

CD and digital download versions[5][2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Artist	Length
1.	"Darktown Strutters' Ball"	Shelton Brooks	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	3:11
2.	"Another Bridge to Burn"	Harlan Howard	Little Jimmy Dickens	3:34
3.	"What's Going On in Your World" (with Danny Davis)	David Chamberlain Royce Porter Red Steagall	George Strait	3:50
4.	"Heaven's Just a Sin Away"	Jerry Gillespie	The Kendalls	2:57
5.	"Ode to Billie Joe"	Bobbie Gentry	Bobbie Gentry	5:08
6.	"What a Way to Live"	Willie Nelson	Willie Nelson	2:37
7.	"Funny How Time Slips Away"	Nelson	Billy Walker	4:58
8.	"Half as Much"	Curley Williams	Hank Williams	3:05
9.	"Makes Me Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye"	Mickey Newbury	Johnny Rodriguez	3:41
10.	"Blanket on the Ground"	Roger Bowling	Billie Jo Spears	3:46
11.	"Let It Be Me" (with Tim Atwood)	Gilbert Bécaud Manny Curtis Pierre Delanoë	The Everly Brothers	3:24

Bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
12.	"Don't Touch Me" (Live)	Hank Cochran	Jeannie Seely	4:20

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Vintage Country: Old But Treasured.[2]

Musical personnel

• Tim Atwood – piano, duet vocals
• Danny Davis – bass, duet vocals
• Dug Grieves – guitar, session leader
• Jerry Ray Johnston – drums
• Roger Morris – piano
• Dawn Sears – background vocals
• Kenny Sears – fiddle
• Jeannie Seely – lead vocals
• Tommy White – steel guitar

Technical personnel

• Hatcher & Fell – cover photo
• Ron Harman – design
• John Nicholson – engineering
• Jeannie Seely – producer

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	February 1, 2011	CD digital download	Cheyenne Records	[2][5]

References

1. "Vintage Country – Jeannie Seely – Songs, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
2. Seely, Jeannie (February 1, 2011). "Vintage Country: Old But Treasured (Liner Notes & Album Information)". Cheyenne Records.
3. Amanda. "Jeannie Seely's Vintage Country Offers Timeless Country Classics". Nashville Music Guide. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
4. "Titusville native Jeannie Seely releases album of country favorites". The Titusville Herald. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
5. "Seely, Jeannie – Vintage Country – Amazon Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
6. "Jeannie Seely chart history: Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
7. "Jack Greene chart history: Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2020.