Feels So Right
1981 album by the American band, Alabama
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Feels So Right is the fifth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in February 1981 by RCA Nashville. 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] This was the last album to be co-produced by Larry McBride, who had discovered the band and later suffered a heart attack and died in 1991.[2]
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| Released | February 1981 July 7, 1987 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | The Music Mill, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:59 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Alabama Larry McBride Harold Shedd | |||
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| Singles from Feels So Right | ||||
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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.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead singer | Length |
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| 1. | "Feels So Right" | Randy Owen | Randy Owen | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Love in the First Degree" | Tim DuBois, Jim Hurt | Randy Owen | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Burn Georgia Burn" | Tim Lewis, Roger Murrah | Teddy Gentry | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Ride the Train" | Teddy Gentry | Randy Owen | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Fantasy" | Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, Owen, Rick Scott | Randy Owen | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Hollywood" | Gary Stewart, Wayne Carson | Randy Owen | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Old Flame" | Donny Lowery, Mac McAnally | Randy Owen | 3:13 |
| 8. | "Woman Back Home" | Lowery | Randy Owen | 2:21 |
| 9. | "See the Embers, Feel the Flame" | Cook | Jeff Cook | 2:43 |
| 10. | "I'm Stoned" | Owen, Gentry | Randy Owen | 4:53 |
Notes
- "Burn Georgia Burn" is listed as "Burn Georgia Down" on the CD release.
Personnel
Alabama
- Randy Owen - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Teddy Gentry - vocals, bass guitar, lead vocals on "Burn Georgia Burn"
- Jeff Cook - vocals, lead guitar, lead vocals on "See the Embers, Feel the Flame"
- Mark Herndon - drums
Other musicians
- Rick Scott - drums
- Arliss Scott - guitars
- Jack Eubanks - guitars
- David Humphreys - drums
- Leo Jackson - guitar
- Fred Newell - guitar
- Willie Rainsford - keyboards
- Billy Reynolds - guitar
- 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
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 | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
