\"Hey, Good Lookin'\" was recorded on March 16, 1951 at Castle Studio in Nashville. The same session also produced the single's B-side \"My Heart Would Know\" as well as another pair of tunes that would be released as singles: \"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)\" and \"Howlin' at the Moon,\" released on April 27, 1951. The \"Hey, Good Lookin'\" single would follow on June 22. Williams was backed on the session by members of his Drifting Cowboys band, including Jerry Rivers (fiddle), Don Helms (steel guitar), Sammy Pruett (electric guitar), Jack Shook (rhythm guitar), Ernie Newton or \"Cedric Rainwater,\" aka Howard Watts (bass), and either Owen Bradley or producer Fred Rose on piano.
