Feel So Fine Explained
| Feel So Fine |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Johnny Preston |
| Album: | Come Rock With Me |
| B-Side: | I'm Starting to Go Steady |
| Released: | 1960 |
| Genre: | Rock and roll |
| Label: | Mercury |
| Prev Title: | Cradle of Love |
| Prev Year: | 1960 |
| Next Title: | Charming Billy |
| Next Year: | 1960 |
"Feel So Fine" is a song released in 1960 by Johnny Preston. The song is a reworking of the 1955 song "Feel So Good" by Shirley & Lee, with modified lyrics.[1]
Shirley & Lee version
Shirley & Lee's "Feel So Good" reached No. 2 on Billboards Rhythm & Blues Records chart for "Most Played in Juke Boxes",[2] No. 5 on Billboards Rhythm & Blues Records chart for "Best Sellers in Stores",[3] No. 7 on Billboards Rhythm & Blues Records chart for "Most Played by Jockeys",[4] and No. 6 on Cash Boxs Rhythm & Blues Top 15.[5]
Johnny Preston version
Johnny Preston's version was released in 1960, and spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 14,[6] while reaching No. 9 on the Cash Box Top 100,[7] No. 6 in Flanders,[8] No. 9 in Australia,[9] No. 14 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[10] No. 18 in the United Kingdom,[11] and No. 26 in Wallonia.[12]
Chart performance
| Chart (1960) | Peak
position |
|---|
| Australia | 9 |
| Canada (CHUM Hit Parade) | 14 |
| Flanders | 6 |
| UK Record Retailer | 18 |
| UK New Musical Express[13] | 18 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 9 |
| US Cash Box Records Disc Jockeys Played Most[14] | 8 |
| US Cash Box Top Ten Juke Box Tunes[15] | 9 |
| Wallonia | 26 | |
Kenny Vernon version
Kenny Vernon released a version of "Feel So Fine" as a single in 1972[16] and on the album Loversville in 1973.[17] Vernon's version reached No. 55 on Billboards Hot Country Singles chart.[18] [19]
Notes and References
- https://variety.com/2011/music/news/singer-johnny-preston-dies-at-71-1118033397/ Singer Johnny Preston dies at 71
- "Rhythm & Blues Records - Most Played in Juke Boxes", Billboard, November 26, 1955. p. 48. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- "Rhythm & Blues Records - Best Sellers in Stores", Billboard, November 26, 1955. p. 48. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- "Rhythm & Blues Records - Best Sellers in Stores", Billboard, November 5, 1955. p. 46. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- "The Nation's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes", Cash Box, February 4, 1956. p. 32. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- https://www.billboard.com/artist/johnny-preston/chart-history/hsi/ Hot 100 - Johnny Preston Feel So Fine Chart History
- CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending August 20, 1960 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121006042824/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/19600820.html . October 6, 2012 . April 5, 2018. dead .
- http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/d2bc9/Johnny-Preston-Feel-So-Fine Johnny Preston - Feel So Fine
- [David Kent (historian)|David Kent]
- Web site: CHUM Charts – Chart No. 173 . April 4, 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060228215947/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=173 . . February 28, 2006 . August 22, 1960 .
- http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7987/johnny-preston/ Johnny Preston - Full Official Chart History
- http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/d2bc9/Johnny-Preston-Feel-So-Fine Johnny Preston - Feel So Fine
- "Best Selling Pop Records in Britain", Billboard, August 22, 1960. p. 14. Accessed October 14, 2015
- "The Records Disc Jockeys Played Most", Cash Box, August 20, 1960. p. 26. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- "The Nation's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes", Cash Box, August 20, 1960. p. 33. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- "Radio Action and Pick Singles", Billboard, December 23, 1972. p. 49. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- Web site: Loversville – Kenny Vernon. AllMusic. April 5, 2018.
- https://www.billboard.com/artist/kenny-vernon/chart-history/csi/ Hot Country Songs - Kenny Vernon Feel So Fine Chart History
- "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, February 17, 1973. p. 26. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
