This was recorded in a Phoenix studio that had an echo chamber what was originally a large water tank. A speaker was placed at one end of the tank, the microphone at the other, and the guitar "twang" was piped in there.
Hand claps and shouts were provided by The Sharps, who later changed their name to the Rivingtons and hit with "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and "The Bird's the Word." They even had a mild R&B hit with "Mama-Oom-Mow-Mow" afterwards.
Lee Hazlewood produced this track and helped refine Eddy's distinctive guitar sound. Hazlewood was a disc jockey in Phoenix before meeting Eddy and recording him in a grain silo, which produced the desired echo effect at low cost. Hazlewood went on record duets with Nancy Sinatra and also her hit "These Boots Are Made For Walking." His solo recordings became cult favorites, and were rediscovered by a new generation of fans when college radio stations started playing them in the '80s and '90s.
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