Like many other young recording artists of the late 1950s, especially those on major labels, Wanda Jackson was encouraged to straddle musical genres as a hedge against changing trends. She was an accomplished rockabilly singer, but Capitol Records must have worried how long rockabilly was going to stay popular, so the singer cut tracks in several other styles, most frequently country. Her rockabilly fans may have been surprised to hear her first full-length album, Wanda Jackson, which leaned more toward country and also showed off her affinity for straight pop.