''The Feeling's Not Right Again'' is a collection of previously recorded songs by

Ray Stevens Harold Ray Ragsdale (born January 24, 1939), known professionally as Ray Stevens, is an American country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian, known for his Grammy-winning recordings "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty", as well as novelty ...

, released in

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

. All of the selections were chosen from his studio albums that were recorded for

Warner Bros. Records Warner Records Inc. (formerly Warner Bros. Records Inc.) is an American record label. A subsidiary of the Warner Music Group, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded on March 19, 1958, as the recorded music division of the ...

. Stevens had a total of five singles released by Warner Bros., but only three are featured on this collection; the rest of the selections are album tracks. The first track, "I Need Your Help Barry Manilow," is a novelty single that made its first album appearance on this collection; both it and the title track are homages to singer-songwriter

Barry Manilow Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", "I Write the Songs", " Can ...

, and the album's cover art is itself a spoof of Manilow's album ''

Tryin' to Get the Feeling ''Tryin' to Get the Feeling'' is the third studio album by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1975. It featured the title track, "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again", with other hits including "New York City Rhythm", "Bandstand Boogie" ( ...

''. "

I Need Your Help Barry Manilow "I Need Your Help Barry Manilow" is a 1979 song by Dale Gonyea, sung by Ray Stevens. It was the first track on Stevens' album, '' The Feeling's Not Right Again''. The single's release in March preceded the release of the album in June. The single ...

" was a minor hit for Stevens, narrowly missing the top 40 of the ''

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'' (Stevens's last appearance on the chart to date) and reaching #11 on the

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charts.

Track listing

Album credits

*Arranged and Produced by: Ray Stevens *Recorded at Ray Stevens' Studio, Nashville

Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Feeling's Not Right Again, The 1979 compilation albums Ray Stevens compilation albums Warner Records compilation albums