Jeannie Seely Don’t Touch Me

“Don’t Touch Me“ was written by Jeannie Seely’s husband, Hank Cochran, the songwriter who wrote Patsy Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces“ and Eddy Arnold’s “Make the World Go Away“. Country music singer, Buck Owens originally wanted to record the song, but before he could do so, Cochran gave the song to Seely instead. This was the first single recorded by Seely after recently signing with Monument records in early 1966. “Don’t Touch Me“ was recorded on March 12, 1966, in the Monument studios in Nashville. Later that same month the song was released to country radio stations and became a major hit by late Spring. It remained for three weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard country singles charts, and even went as far as to become a minor pop hit, peaking at No. 85 on the Billboard pop singles chart. However, on the other two country charts (Cashbox and Record World), the song hit the No. 1 spot. Wilma Burgess’s version was released almost simultaneously and reached No. 12 on the Billboard charts, receiving more sales on the s