By 1983, Sylvia was an established country pop recording star. She had several major hits, including 1982's "Nobody," which became a number one country hit and a crossover pop hit. With her recent success, she returned to the recording studio to cut several songs, which included "The Boy Gets Around." The song was cut at the Music City Hall recording studio on March 9, 1983. The studio was located in Nashville, Tennessee and the session was produced by Tom Collins. Collins would go on to produce the album in which the song was later included on and recorded her next album as well. Two additional tracks were cut at the same studio session that would appear on her next album: "Tonight I'm Getting Friendly with the Blues" and "Bobby's in Vicksburg."
