Feels Like Today Explained

Feels Like Today
Type:	studio
Artist:	Rascal Flatts
Cover:	feelsliketoday.jpg
Released:	September 28, 2004
Genre:	Country
Length:	42:56
Label:	Lyric Street
Producer:	Mark Bright Rascal Flatts Marty Williams
Prev Title:	Melt
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Me and My Gang
Next Year:	2006

Feels Like Today is the third studio album by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released on September 28, 2004, via Lyric Street Records. The album has sold 5.274 million copies in the United States as of July 2014,^[1] and it has been certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. The album produced its title track as a single along with "Bless the Broken Road", "Fast Cars and Freedom", and "Skin (Sarabeth)". "Bless the Broken Road" was initially recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and has also been recorded by Marcus Hummon, Melodie Crittenden (whose version was a number 42 country single in 1997), and Geoff Moore before the release of Rascal Flatts' version. It would later be a Top 5 Christian hit for Selah as well. "When the Sand Runs Out" was later recorded by Marty Raybon on his 2006 album of the same name.

"Skin (Sarabeth)", initially a hidden track, received enough airplay to enter Top 40 on the country charts in 2005, leading to its release as a single. Upon its release to radio, "Skin (Sarabeth)" was officially added to the track list. "Here's to You" also charted from unsolicited airplay, and was made into a music video.

This was the band's last album to be produced by Mark Bright.

Personnel

Rascal Flatts

• Jay DeMarcus – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Gary LeVox – lead vocals
• Joe Don Rooney – electric guitar, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Tim Akers – keyboards, synthesizers, accordion
• Gordon Mote – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ
• Steve Nathan – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ
• Larry Beaird – acoustic guitar
• Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Lonnie Wilson – drums
• Jonathan Yudkin – banjo, fiddle, mandolin, octofone, strings on "Feels Like Today" and "Skin (Sarabeth)"

Production

• Mark Bright – producer
• Marty Williams – producer, engineer, mixing
• Rascal Flatts – producers
• Doug Howard – A&R
• Bart Morris – engineer, assistant engineer, mix assistant, digital editing
• Tom Baker – mastering
• Gene Dries – production coordinator
• Greg McCarn – creative director
• Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design
• Chapman Baehler – photography
• Jennifer Kemp – wardrobe
• Rhonda Parman – hair stylist, make-up

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Billboard 200^[2]	145
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	22

Chart (2005)	Position
US Billboard 200^[4]	10
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	2
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)^[6]	29

Chart (2006)	Position
US Billboard 200^[7]	20
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	6

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US	US Pop	US AC
2004	"Feels Like Today"	9	56	—	—
	"Bless the Broken Road"	1	29	40	20
2005	"Fast Cars and Freedom"	1	38	70	—
	"Skin (Sarabeth)"	2	42	74	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top 20 New Acts Since 2000. Yahoo! Music . July 8, 2014 . Grein. Paul.
2. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004. Billboard. November 8, 2020.
3. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004. Billboard. November 8, 2020.
4. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005. Billboard. November 8, 2020.
5. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005. Billboard. November 8, 2020.
6. Web site: Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2005. IFPI. https://web.archive.org/web/20081117003309/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2005.pdf. November 17, 2008. February 2, 2023.
7. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. November 8, 2020.
8. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. November 8, 2020.