1981 album by the American band, Alabama
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Feels So Right is the fifth studio album by Americancountry music bandAlabama , released in February 1981 byRCA Nashville . It was their first #1 on theBillboard Top Country Albums chart. On the all-genreBillboard 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]
Feels So Right produced three Number One hits on theBillboard Hot Country Singles chart: "Old Flame ", thetitle track and "Love in the First Degree ". The latter two also reached the Top 20 of theBillboard Hot 100 . The album was certified quadruple platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America .[ 3]
"Burn Georgia Burn" is listed as "Burn Georgia Down" on the CD release. Randy Owen - lead vocals, rhythm guitarTeddy 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 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 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 (1981) Peak position U.S.Billboard Top Country Albums 1 U.S.Billboard 200 16
Year End Chart (1981) Peak position U.S.Billboard Top Country Albums 3[ 4] U.S.Billboard 200 25[ 5]
Year End Chart (1982) Peak position U.S.Billboard Top Country Albums 2[ 6] U.S.Billboard 200 18[ 7]
Region Certification Certified units /salesUnited States (RIAA )[ 8] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
^ Whitburn, Joel.The Billboard Book of Top Pop Albums 1955-1985 , Record Research Inc., 1985, p. 11, 493. ^ "Tampa Bay Times obit for Larry McBride" .^ "Alabama – Gold & Platinum Certifications" .Recording Industry Association of America .If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. RetrievedJuly 6, 2014 .^ "Top Country Albums of 1981" .www.billboard.com . Billboard Magazine. Retrieved4 April 2020 .^ "Top BIllboard 200 Albums of 1981" .www.billboard.com . Billboard Magazine. Retrieved4 April 2020 .^ "Top Country Albums of 1982" .www.billboard.com . Billboard Magazine.^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums of 1981" .www.Billboard.com . Billboard Magazine. Retrieved4 April 2020 .^ "American album certifications – Alabama – Feels So Right" .Recording Industry Association of America .
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