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<h2 id="background-and-recording">Background and recording</h2> <p>"Don't Touch Me" was originally written by songwriter <a href="/facts/Hank_Cochran/3GhvXs9W">Hank Cochran</a>. Country artist <a href="/facts/Buck_Owens/ebQyHLey">Buck Owens</a> had first wanted to record the track for himself. However, Cochran was not set on having Owens record it.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> At the same time, Jeannie Seely had just moved from <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a> to <a href="/facts/Nashville%2c_Tennessee/KvWAcNtd">Nashville, Tennessee</a>, to pursue a music career. Cochran had promised Seely the opportunity to collaborate musically. When she asked Cochran if the offer still stood, Cochran replied, "Yes, if you're going to let me make the decisions and do what I know is best for you." Seely agreed and in response, Cochran gave her the composition to record.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> Seely then signed with <a href="/facts/Monument_Records/24FKEhVW">Monument Records</a> in Nashville and recorded "Don't Touch Me" in her first session with producer <a href="/facts/Fred_Foster/bvuLk17G">Fred Foster</a>. The session took place at the <a href="/facts/Fred_Foster_Sound_Studio/bvuLk17G">Fred Foster Sound Studio</a> in February 1966. An additional track was cut during Seely's first recording appointment called "You Tied Tin Cans to My Heart".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="release-and-chart-performance">Release and chart performance</h2> <p>"Don't Touch Me" was released as a single in March 1966 on Monument Records. It was issued as a <a href="/facts/Gramophone_record/ccuFV9Af">7" single</a> with "You Tied Tins to My Heart" on the release's <a href="/facts/A-side_and_B-side/b3X26oFc">B-side</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> By June, the single had reached number 2 on the <i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/facts/Hot_Country_Singles/Sw8eCswY">Hot Country Singles</a> chart.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> It was also her first and only track to reach the <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9">Billboard Hot 100</a>, climbing to number 85.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> It would also be her only single to reach the <i>Billboard</i> <a href="/facts/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)/JmBSByRU">Adult Contemporary</a> chart, peaking at number 29.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> The song was later released on her debut studio album, <i><a href="/facts/The_Seely_Style/ca8tFoNE">The Seely Style</a></i>, which was also issued in 1966.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> "Don't Touch Me" was Seely's biggest hit as a recording artist and has since been considered her <a href="/facts/Signature_song/cFgHsyoA">signature song</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> In 1967, Seely's original version of "Don't Touch Me" won the <a href="/facts/Best_Female_Country_Vocal_Performance/FegyvGD9">Best Female Country Vocal Performance</a> accolade at the <a href="/facts/Grammy_Awards/2bxYJjPV">Grammy Awards</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> The song's success also led to an invitation for Seely to become a member of <a href="/facts/The_Grand_Ole_Opry/WtVMkCS2">The Grand Ole Opry</a>. She joined the cast soon after and has been an active member since.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p><p>"Don't Touch Me" helped jump-start Seely's recording career as a country artist. She found success with songs that evoked a similar musical style to "Don't Touch Me".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> These further country hits were popular for Seely in the 1960s and 70s.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> Examples of this were "<a href="/facts/It%2527s_Only_Love_(Jeannie_Seely_song)/oAVat8EF">It's Only Love</a>" (1966), "<a href="/facts/I%2527ll_Love_You_More_(Than_You%2527ll_Need)/fWWTaCIw">I'll Love You More (Than You'll Need)</a>" (1968) and "<a href="/facts/Lucky_Ladies/nF1XnprP">Lucky Ladies</a>" (1974).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="legacy">Legacy</h2> <p>Since its release, Seely's version of "Don't Touch Me" has been praised and mentioned by various music journalists and writers. Publications have considered it both a "standard" and a "classic" in country music.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Robert_Christgau/0U1Du9U9">Robert Christgau</a> commented on its legacy in an article from the 1970s. "In 1966, Seely's 'Don't Touch Me' took country women's sexuality from the <a href="/facts/Honky-tonk/YesFUPBp">honky-tonk</a> into the bedroom even though it didn't end up there, and the on-again-off-again ache in her voice retained its savor afterwards," he wrote.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> </p><p>In 2003, Mary Bufwack and <a href="/facts/Robert_K._Oermann/A7ung3TV">Robert K. Oermann</a> called Seely's version "a throbbing song of unfulfilled passions". They also praised Seely's vocals on the track, describing her voice as having "aching conviction".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> In 2005, the Seely's version was featured in David Cantwell and Bill Friskics-Warren's book, <i>Heartaches By the Number: Country Music's 500 Greatest Singles</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> In 2019, <a href="/facts/Ken_Burns/rhy0Q9Vz">Ken Burns</a> discussed her version in the <a href="/facts/PBS/E6q9udH8">PBS</a> documentary <i><a href="/facts/Country_Music_(miniseries)/WhXrJfbB">Country Music</a></i>. Burns described it as "a song of unfulfilled passion."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> In 2019, <i>The Boot</i> ranked it among their "Top 5 Jeannie Seely Songs" for it being able to prove that "women can sing about sex too."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="track-listings">Track listings</h2> 1966 7" vinyl single (Monument Records)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> <ul><li>"Don't Touch Me" – 2:59</li> <li>"You Tied Tin Cans to My Heart" – 2:06</li></ul> 1981 7" vinyl single (Gusto Records)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a> <ul><li>"Don't Touch Me" – 3:14</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/Can_I_Sleep_in_Your_Arms/eEBVRLJf">Can I Sleep in Your Arms</a>" – 3:13</li></ul> <h2 id="charts">Charts</h2> <h3>Weekly charts</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1966)</th><th>Peakposition</th></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)/JmBSByRU">Adult Contemporary</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Hot_Country_Songs/Sw8eCswY">Hot Country Songs</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td><td>85</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="cover-versions">Cover versions</h2> <p>Since its original recording, "Don't Touch Me" has been notably covered by several music artists in different genres. Among its first covers was by <a href="/facts/Tammy_Wynette/Coet0gJ4">Tammy Wynette</a> in 1967, whose version appeared on her debut studio album <i><a href="/facts/Your_Good_Girl%2527s_Gonna_Go_Bad/Px7rglde">Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Ella_Fitzgerald/mvzzs7wh">Ella Fitzgerald</a> covered the tune in 1968 on her studio album entitled <i><a href="/facts/Misty_Blue_(album)/C1wc91gV">Misty Blue</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a> In 1969, American <a href="/facts/Rhythm_and_blues_music/UT5v5rXb">R&B</a> artist <a href="/facts/Bettye_Swann/EeVesuRX">Bettye Swann</a> released a version of the song as a single on <a href="/facts/Capitol_Records/5parUIfs">Capitol Records</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a> Swann's version became a top-40 hit on the <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9">Billboard Hot 100</a> and reached number 14 on the <i>Billboard</i> R&B singles chart.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a> In 1994, country artist <a href="/facts/Lorrie_Morgan/w4W51zkm">Lorrie Morgan</a> recorded a version of the song for her studio album <i><a href="/facts/War_Paint_(Lorrie_Morgan_album)/hgpwER3d">War Paint</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a> In 1997, <a href="/facts/Etta_James/2DKsnj4K">Etta James</a> recorded "Don't Touch Me" for her studio album <i><a href="/facts/Love%2527s_Been_Rough_on_Me/yH0yLDLt">Love's Been Rough on Me</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a> </p> <h3>Wilma Burgess version</h3> <p>Among the notable covers of "Don't Touch Me" was a 1966 version recorded by American <a href="/facts/Country_music/UJM3Un98">country</a> artist <a href="/facts/Wilma_Burgess/u57KsN78">Wilma Burgess</a>. Burgess's version was recorded and released within a month of Seely's original. The song was recorded on March 24, 1966, at the Columbia Recording Studio in <a href="/facts/Nashville%2c_Tennessee/KvWAcNtd">Nashville, Tennessee</a>. The session was produced by <a href="/facts/Owen_Bradley/zGDKGpoT">Owen Bradley</a> of <a href="/facts/Decca_Records/R59314eK">Decca Records</a>. In the same session, Burgess cut two other tracks including "<a href="/facts/Misty_Blue/nKlYgsVo">Misty Blue</a>", another major hit for Burgess in 1966.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a> Her version of "Don't Touch Me" was released in April 1966, a month following the original version's release. The song also became a major hit, peaking at number 12 on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot Country Singles chart.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a> </p><p>Burgess's version of "Don't Touch Me" was released on her 1966 studio album of the same name.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a> Her vocal delivery of the song was given positive reviews following its release. In 2003, Mary Bufwack and Robert K. Oermann described her voice on the track (along with several other hits of this time period) as having "a warmth of tone" and a "yearning soprano".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a> In 1966, <i>Billboard Magazine</i> reviewed the track alongside her album of the same name. "Wilma Burgess has two very important factors working in her favor on this LP -- 'Don't Touch Me' and 'Baby'," writers commented.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a> </p> <h4>Track listings: 7" vinyl single</h4> <p><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>"Don't Touch Me" – 2:59</li> <li>"Turn Around Teardrops" – 2:20</li></ul> <h4>Weekly charts</h4> <table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1966)</th><th>Peakposition</th></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Hot_Country_Songs/Sw8eCswY">Hot Country Songs</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a></td><td>12</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Footnotes</h3> <h3>Books</h3> <ul><li>Cantwell, David; Friskics-Warren, Bill (2003). <i>Heartaches by the Number: Country Music's 500 Greatest Singles</i>. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 0826514235.</li> <li>Oermann, Robert K.; Bufwack, Mary A. (2003). <a href="https://archive.org/details/findinghervoicew0000bufw"><i>Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music: 1800–2000</i></a>. Nashville, TN: The Country Music Press & Vanderbilt University Press. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 0-8265-1432-4.</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://genius.com/Jeannie-seely-dont-touch-me-lyrics">"Don't Touch Me" lyrics</a> by Jeannie Seely at <a href="/facts/Genius_(website)/vjgRVQQe">Genius</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Lambert, Arden (15 February 2018). "A Rather 'Risky' Song, "Don't Touch Me" Became A Hit". Country Thang Daily. Retrieved 3 April 2020. <a href="https://www.countrythangdaily.com/risky-dont-touch-seely/" target="_blank">https://www.countrythangdaily.com/risky-dont-touch-seely/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Oermann, Robert K. & Bufwack, Mary A. 2003, p. 301. - Oermann, Robert K.; Bufwack, Mary A. (2003). Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music: 1800–2000. Nashville, TN: The Country Music Press & Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 0-8265-1432-4. <a href="https://archive.org/details/findinghervoicew0000bufw" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/findinghervoicew0000bufw</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Seely, Jeannie (September 19, 1966). "The Seely Style (Liner Notes)". Monument Records. <a href="/wiki/Monument_Records" target="_blank">/wiki/Monument_Records</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Jeannie Seely - "Don't Touch Me" (1966, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1966. Retrieved 4 April 2020. <a href="https://www.discogs.com/Jeannie-Seely-Dont-Touch-Me/release/4229993" target="_blank">https://www.discogs.com/Jeannie-Seely-Dont-Touch-Me/release/4229993</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>""Don't Touch Me" chart history: Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 30 March 2020. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/jeannie-seely/chart-history/csi/" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/artist/jeannie-seely/chart-history/csi/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>""Don't Touch Me" chart history: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 30 March 2020. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/jeannie-seely/chart-history/hsi/" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/artist/jeannie-seely/chart-history/hsi/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>""Don't Touch Me" chart history: Adult contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 30 March 2020. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/jeannie-seely/chart-history/asi/" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/artist/jeannie-seely/chart-history/asi/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Seely, Jeannie (September 19, 1966). "The Seely Style (Liner Notes)". Monument Records. <a href="/wiki/Monument_Records" target="_blank">/wiki/Monument_Records</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Oermann, Robert K. & Bufwack, Mary A. 2003, p. 301. - Oermann, Robert K.; Bufwack, Mary A. (2003). Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music: 1800–2000. Nashville, TN: The Country Music Press & Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 0-8265-1432-4. <a href="https://archive.org/details/findinghervoicew0000bufw" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/findinghervoicew0000bufw</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Burns, Ken. "Country Music: Jeannie Seely Biography". PBS. Retrieved 4 April 2020. <a href="https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/country-music/jeannie-seely-biography/" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/country-music/jeannie-seely-biography/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Oermann, Robert K. & Bufwack, Mary A. 2003, p. 301. - Oermann, Robert K.; Bufwack, Mary A. (2003). Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music: 1800–2000. Nashville, TN: The Country Music Press & Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 0-8265-1432-4. <a href="https://archive.org/details/findinghervoicew0000bufw" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/findinghervoicew0000bufw</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Oermann, Robert K. & Bufwack, Mary A. 2003, p. 301. - Oermann, Robert K.; Bufwack, Mary A. (2003). Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music: 1800–2000. Nashville, TN: The Country Music Press & Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 0-8265-1432-4. <a href="https://archive.org/details/findinghervoicew0000bufw" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/findinghervoicew0000bufw</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Lambert, Arden (15 February 2018). "A Rather 'Risky' Song, "Don't Touch Me" Became A Hit". Country Thang Daily. Retrieved 3 April 2020. <a href="https://www.countrythangdaily.com/risky-dont-touch-seely/" target="_blank">https://www.countrythangdaily.com/risky-dont-touch-seely/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Horton, Carrie. "Top 5 Jeannie Seely Songs". The Boot. Retrieved 4 April 2020. <a href="https://theboot.com/top-5-jeannie-seely-songs/" target="_blank">https://theboot.com/top-5-jeannie-seely-songs/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Lambert, Arden (15 February 2018). "A Rather 'Risky' Song, "Don't Touch Me" Became A Hit". Country Thang Daily. Retrieved 3 April 2020. <a href="https://www.countrythangdaily.com/risky-dont-touch-seely/" target="_blank">https://www.countrythangdaily.com/risky-dont-touch-seely/</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>Horton, Carrie. "Top 5 Jeannie Seely Songs". The Boot. Retrieved 4 April 2020. <a href="https://theboot.com/top-5-jeannie-seely-songs/" target="_blank">https://theboot.com/top-5-jeannie-seely-songs/</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019. <a href="089919026X" target="_blank">089919026X</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>Oermann, Robert K. & Bufwack, Mary A. 2003, p. 301. - Oermann, Robert K.; Bufwack, Mary A. (2003). Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music: 1800–2000. Nashville, TN: The Country Music Press & Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 0-8265-1432-4. <a href="https://archive.org/details/findinghervoicew0000bufw" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/findinghervoicew0000bufw</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>Cantwell & Friskics-Warren 2003, p. 53. - Cantwell, David; Friskics-Warren, Bill (2003). Heartaches by the Number: Country Music's 500 Greatest Singles. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 0826514235. <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>Burns, Ken. "Country Music: Jeannie Seely Biography". PBS. Retrieved 4 April 2020. <a href="https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/country-music/jeannie-seely-biography/" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/country-music/jeannie-seely-biography/</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>Horton, Carrie. "Top 5 Jeannie Seely Songs". The Boot. 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