Feels So Right
For the song, see Feels So Right (song).
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| Studio album by Alabama | ||||
| Released |
February 1981 July 7, 1987 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 1980 at The Music Mill, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:59 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer |
Alabama Larry McBride Harold Shedd | |||
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| Singles from Feels So Right | ||||
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| Allmusic |   |
Feels So Right is Alabama's fifth studio album for RCA Records, released in 1981. It was their first #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. On the all-genre Billboard 200 the album peaked at #16 and stayed for more than three years, longer than any other Alabama album.[1]
Feels So Right produced three Number One hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart: "Old Flame", the title track and "Love in the First Degree". The latter two also reached the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2]
Track listing
A Side
- "Feels So Right" (Randy Owen) – 3:37
- "Love in the First Degree" (Tim DuBois, Jim Hurt) – 3:19
- "Burn Georgia Burn" (Tim Lewis, Roger Murrah) – 3:31
- "Ride the Train" (Teddy Gentry) – 3:46
- "Fantasy" (Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, Owen, Rick Scott) – 4:03
B Side
- "Hollywood" (Gary Stewart, Wayne Carson) – 3:52
- "Old Flame" (Donny Lowery, Mac McAnally) – 3:15
- "Woman Back Home" (Lowery) – 2:21
- "See the Embers, Feel the Flame" (Don Cook) – 2:43
- "I'm Stoned" (Owen, Gentry) 4:53
Personnel
Alabama
- Randy Owen - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Jeff Cook - vocals, lead guitar, lead vocals on "See the Embers, Feel the Flame"
- Teddy Gentry - vocals, bass guitar, lead vocals on "Burn Georgia Burn"
- Mark Herndon - drums
Other Musicians
- Jack Eubanks - guitars
- David Humphreys - drums
- Leo Jackson - guitar
- Fred Newell - guitar
- Willie Rainsford - keyboards
- Billy Reynolds - guitars, backing vocals
- David Smith - bass guitar
- Strings arranged by Kristin Wilkinson
Production
- Produced by Alabama, Harold Shedd and Larry McBride
- Engineers: Jim Cotton, Gene Rice, Harold Shedd
- Assistant engineers: Paul Goldberg, Ben Hall, Joe Mills
- Mastering: Randy Kling
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 16 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| US Country | US | US AC | CAN Country | CAN AC | ||
| 1981 | "Old Flame" | 1 | 103 | — | 1 | — |
| "Feels So Right" | 1 | 20 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| "Love in the First Degree" | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| United States (RIAA)[3] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000 |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top Pop Albums 1955-1985, Record Research Inc., 1985, p. 11, 493.
- ↑ "Alabama – Gold & Platinum Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Alabama – Feels So Right". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
| Preceded by Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Willie Nelson Seven Year Ache by Rosanne Cash Fancy Free by The Oak Ridge Boys Fancy Free by The Oak Ridge Boys Fancy Free by The Oak Ridge Boys Share Your Love by Kenny Rogers There's No Gettin' Over Me by Ronnie Milsap There's No Gettin' Over Me by Ronnie Milsap Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) by Willie Nelson Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) by Willie Nelson |
Top Country Albums number-one album May 23–30, 1981 June 20 - July 11, 1981 July 25, 1981 August 8, 1981 August 22, 1981 September 12–19, 1981 October 31 - November 14, 1981 November 28, 1981 December 26, 1981 - January 9, 1982 January 23 - March 20, 1982 |
Succeeded by Seven Year Ache by Rosanne Cash Fancy Free by The Oak Ridge Boys Fancy Free by The Oak Ridge Boys Fancy Free by The Oak Ridge Boys Share Your Love by Kenny Rogers Step by Step by Eddie Rabbitt There's No Gettin' Over Me by Ronnie Milsap Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) by Willie Nelson Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) by Willie Nelson Bobbie Sue by The Oak Ridge Boys |
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