 On "Country-Folk", Jennings worked with producer Danny Davis, a New York City veteran who had produced Connie Francis and Nina Simone.RCA Victor executive Chet Atkins, who also produced Jennings' albums, had called Waylon's 1966 debut "Folk-Country" in an attempt to market the singer to this new, younger audience, and this idea continued on "Country-Folk".Jennings, who was unhappy with the sound of his records at RCA Victor despite decent sales, butted heads with his new producer.