"Feels So Right" is a song written by

Randy Owen Randy Yeuell Owen (born December 13, 1949) is an American country music artist. He is best known for his role as the lead singer of Alabama, a country rock band that saw tremendous mainstream success throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Alabama became ...

, and recorded by American

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band

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. 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 ''

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chart. "Feel So Right" was covered by

Clay Walker Ernest Clayton Walker Jr. (born August 19, 1969) is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1993 with the single "What's It to You", which reached Number One on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Song ...

as a duet with

on his 2010 album '' She Won't Be Lonely Long''.

Content

A mellow love song with sensuous and somewhat explicit lyrics and a strong

country pop Country pop (also known as pop country or urban cowboy) is a fusion genre of country music and pop music that was developed by members of the country genre out of a desire to reach a larger, mainstream audience. Country pop music blends genres ...

styling, "Feels So Right" was also Alabama's first

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hit, performing modestly well on CHR and

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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

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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,''

'' — August 1, 1981 issue 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.

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"

Chart performance

Certifications

References

*Morris, Edward, "Alabama," Contemporary Books Inc., Chicago, 1985 () * Allmusic — ''Feels So Right'' by Alabama {{authority control 1981 singles 1981 songs Alabama (American band) songs Clay Walker songs Songs written by Randy Owen Song recordings produced by Harold Shedd RCA Records Nashville singles