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{{Infobox Single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Feels So Right
| name = Feels So Right
| Cover =
| cover =
| alt =
| Artist = [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]]
| type = single
| Album = [[Feels So Right]]
| A-side = "Feels So Right"
| artist = [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]]
| B-side = "See the Embers, Feel the Flame"
| album = [[Feels So Right]]
| B-side = See the Embers, Feel the Flame
| Released = May 1, 1981 <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small>
| Format = [[7-inch single|7"]]
| released = May 1, 1981 <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small>
| Recorded = August 26, 1980
| recorded = August 26, 1980
| studio =
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Length = 3:36<br>3:21 (7")
| venue =
| Label = [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]] <small>12236</small>
| genre = [[Country pop]], [[country rock]], [[soft rock]]
| length = 3:36<br>3:21 (7")
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| Writer = [[Randy Owen]]
| label = [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]] <small>12236</small>
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| Producer = [[Harold Shedd]] and Alabama
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| writer = [[Randy Owen]]
| Last single = "[[Old Flame (song)|Old Flame]]"<br />(1981)
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| producer = [[Harold Shedd]] and Alabama
| This single = "'''Feels So Right'''" <br />(1981)
| Next single = "[[Love in the First Degree (Alabama song)|Love in the First Degree]]" <br />(1981)
| prev_title = [[Old Flame (Alabama song)|Old Flame]]
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = [[Love in the First Degree (Alabama song)|Love in the First Degree]]
| next_year = 1981
}}
}}
"'''Feels So Right'''" is a song written by [[Randy Owen]], and recorded by American country music band [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]]. It was released in May 1981 as the second single and title track from the band's album ''[[Feels So Right]]'' . It became the group's fourth straight No. 1 single (and first multi-week No. 1) on the ''[[Billboard magazine]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart.
"'''Feels So Right'''" is a song written by [[Randy Owen]], and recorded by American [[country music]] band [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]]. It was released in May 1981 as the second single and title track from the band's album ''[[Feels So Right]]''. It was the group's fourth straight No. 1 single (and first multi-week No. 1) on the ''[[Billboard magazine]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=18}}</ref>


"Feel So Right" was covered by [[Clay Walker]] as a duet with [[Randy Owen]] on his 2010 album ''[[She Won't Be Lonely Long]]''.
"Feel So Right" was covered by [[Clay Walker]] as a duet with [[Randy Owen]] on his 2010 album ''[[She Won't Be Lonely Long]]''.

==Content==
==Content==
A mellow love song with somewhat explicit lyrics and a strong [[country pop]] styling, "Feels So Right" also became Alabama's first [[crossover (music)|crossover]] hit, performing modestly well on [[contemporary hit radio|CHR]] and [[Top 40]] radio stations. The song peaked at No. 20 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] in the summer of 1981.
A mellow love song with sensuous and somewhat explicit lyrics and a strong [[country pop]] styling, "Feels So Right" was also Alabama's first [[crossover (music)|crossover]] hit, performing modestly well on [[contemporary hit radio|CHR]] and [[Top 40]] radio stations. The song peaked at No. 20 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in the summer of 1981, and became their first of five top 10 hits on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|adult contemporary]] chart. On the country chart, the song has the distinction of becoming the first No. 1 song to drop directly out of the top 40 since the inception of the 100-position chart,<ref>''[[Billboard magazine]]'' — August 1, 1981 issue</ref> falling to No. 43 for the chart week of August 1, 1981.


The pop "love ballad" style evident on "Feels So Right," along with the [[country rock]] style of its other songs, became the cornerstone of Alabama's sound throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Today, it remains one of Alabama's most popular songs.
The pop "love ballad" style evident on "Feels So Right," along with the [[country rock]] style of its other songs, became the cornerstone of Alabama's sound throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Today, it remains one of Alabama's most popular songs.

==Cover versions==
Country music singer [[Pam Tillis]] and [[Lorrie Morgan]] covered the song from the television special ''CMT Giants: Alabama''.


==Single and album edits==
==Single and album edits==
A slightly early fade on the single version is the only difference between the single and album versions of "Feels So Right"
A slightly early fade on the single version is the only difference between the single and album versions of "Feels So Right".


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100
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|align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks
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! Year-end chart (1981) !! Rank
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|[[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1981|US Top Pop Singles (''Billboard'')]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 26, 1981 |title=Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BCQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT60 |page=YE-9 |magazine=Billboard |volume=93 |issue=51|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref>
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|align="center"|77
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Feels So Right''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Alabama|title=Feels So Right|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1981|certyear=2022|access-date=August 11, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Morris, Edward, "Alabama," Contemporary Books Inc., Chicago, 1985 (ISBN 0809253062)
*Morris, Edward, "Alabama," Contemporary Books Inc., Chicago, 1985 ({{ISBN|0809253062}})
*Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.
*[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r91586|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic — ''Feels So Right'' by Alabama].
*[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r91586|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic — ''Feels So Right'' by Alabama].


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{{Alabama (band) 1977-1989 singles}}
==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|alabama|feels-so-right}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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Latest revision as of 10:12, 23 August 2024

"Feels So Right"
Single by Alabama
from the album Feels So Right
B-side"See the Embers, Feel the Flame"
ReleasedMay 1, 1981 (U.S.)
RecordedAugust 26, 1980
GenreCountry pop, country rock, soft rock
Length3:36
3:21 (7")
LabelRCA Nashville 12236
Songwriter(s)Randy Owen
Producer(s)Harold Shedd and Alabama
Alabama singles chronology
"Old Flame"
(1981) 		"Feels So Right"
(1981) 		"Love in the First Degree"
(1981)

"Feels So Right" is a song written by Randy Owen, and recorded by American country music band Alabama. It was released in May 1981 as the second single and title track from the band's album Feels So Right. It was the group's fourth straight No. 1 single (and first multi-week No. 1) on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart.[1]

"Feel So Right" was covered by Clay Walker as a duet with Randy Owen on his 2010 album She Won't Be Lonely Long.

Content

[edit]

A mellow love song with sensuous and somewhat explicit lyrics and a strong country pop styling, "Feels So Right" was also Alabama's first crossover hit, performing modestly well on CHR and Top 40 radio stations. The song peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1981, and became their first of five top 10 hits on the adult contemporary chart. On the country chart, the song has the distinction of becoming the first No. 1 song to drop directly out of the top 40 since the inception of the 100-position chart,[2] falling to No. 43 for the chart week of August 1, 1981.

The pop "love ballad" style evident on "Feels So Right," along with the country rock style of its other songs, became the cornerstone of Alabama's sound throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Today, it remains one of Alabama's most popular songs.

Cover versions

[edit]

Country music singer Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan covered the song from the television special CMT Giants: Alabama.

Single and album edits

[edit]

A slightly early fade on the single version is the only difference between the single and album versions of "Feels So Right".

Chart performance

[edit]
Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 20
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 5
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
Year-end chart (1981) Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[5] 77

Certifications

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Certifications for Feels So Right
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 18.
  2. ^ Billboard magazine — August 1, 1981 issue
  3. ^ "Alabama Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Alabama Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. ^ "American single certifications – Alabama – Feels So Right". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
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