By 1973, Pruett's music career had gained more momentum. She worked several dates overseas booked by agent Hubert Long and made several appearances on the Grand Ole Opry. The same year she released the John Volinkaty's composition called "Satin Sheets". The song had first been cut as a duet by Bill Anderson and Jan Howard on their studio album "Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill)". However, their version was not released as a single. Pruett's producer, Walter Haynes, believed the song could be a hit if the lyrics were modified. According to Pruett, she rewrote the introduction to help make the song record-friendly. After rewriting the beginning, she presented it to Haynes. "Walter played it for Grady , and he flipped out. He picked up the guitar and played it back to Walter, note for note, and said, 'Here Walt, the damn intro is a hit,'" she recalled in her autobiography. Decca (now MCA Records) believed that "Satin Sheets" was too traditional in its production and chose not to promote it as a single. Instead, Pruett promoted it herself. She distributed the record by cutting squares of pink satin and mailing it to disc jockeys. The marketing method worked when "Satin Sheets" reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart in May 1973. The song also rose to number 28 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song's success prompted an album of the same name to be released in June 1973. The album topped the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart in July, becoming her highest-charting LP.