Perry recorded more than 70 songs in Nashville
between 1965 and 1975 which included three full
albums, one New York/Nashville collaboration, and 23 unreleased tracks. Perry's first
Nashville album "The Scene Changes" was a unique collaboration
with Chet Atkins, Anita Kerr and a veritable who's who of well known
Nashville musicians coming together in a recording session
inspired and shepherded by well known RCA executive Steve Sholes. Perry
recorded several follow-up songs during the summer of 1965 but for some
reason these sessions didn't result in an album release. He retained his
Nashville connections throughout the remainder of the 60s with moderate
success, but his next giant hit came in 1973 with his well-known rendition
of Don McLean's "And I Love You" and a Gold Record to match. His
final recording project in Nashville involved a number of recording
sessions throughout 1975 which resulted in an album titled "Just Out
of Reach". There still remain a large number of unreleased
recordings from both the 1973 and 1975 Nashville recording sessions.