"Stay There, Till I Get There" was recorded at the Columbia Studios in January 1970, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions was produced by Glenn Sutton, Anderson's longtime production collaborator at the label and her first husband.[2]
"Stay There, Till I Get There" reached number 7 on the BillboardHot Country Singles chart in 1969. It was Anderson's fifth top ten hit single as a recording artist.[3] It also became a minor hit on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, reaching number 22 in 1970.[4] The song was issued on Anderson's 1970 studio album, Stay There 'Til I Get There.[2]