In April 1962, "She Thinks I Still Care" became George Jones' first release on United Artists, after he left Mercury Records. The song, written by Dickey Lee and Steve Duffy, quickly went to #1 on the Country chart, and was at the top for 6 weeks. In his autobiography "I Lived to Tell It All", George wrote, "For years after I recorded it, the song was my most requested, and it became what people in my business call a 'career record,' the song that firmly establishes your identity with the public