My Auntie Hazel asked me to record a relaxation CD for her. I went along to her house one Saturday afternoon and set a mic up in her treatment room, and we recorded each track in (just about) one take - although the noise of the sheep and hens outside did stop us a few times.
I then edited the tracks, and did some work to improve the quality of the sound, making it suitable for purpose (people lying down and listening, through headphones or from a CD player).
I then created the CD artwork using photos she’d supplied.