Reconsider Me Explained

Reconsider Me
Type:	single
Artist:	Johnny Adams
Album:	Heart & Soul
B-Side:	If I Could See You One More Time
Released:	1969
Recorded:	1969
Genre:	R&B
Length:	3:50
Label:	SSS International
Producer:	Johnny Morris
Prev Title:	Release Me
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	It Can't Be Bad At All
Next Year:	1969

Reconsider Me
Type:	single
Artist:	Narvel Felts
Album:	Narvel Felts
B-Side:	Foggy Misty Morning
Released:	1975
Genre:	Country
Length:	3:32
Label:	Dot
Producer:	Johnny Morris
Prev Title:	Raindrops
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Funny How Time Slips Away
Next Year:	1975

"Reconsider Me" is a country/soul ballad written by Margaret Lewis and Mira Smith.^[1]

Johnny Adams recording

Johnny Adams's 1969 version was his biggest hit, peaking at No.8 on the American R&B charts and No.28 on the pop charts.^[2]

Narvel Felts recording

The highest-charting version is by American country music artist Narvel Felts. Released in 1975, it was the first single from his album Narvel Felts. The song peaked at No.2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No.67 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3] It also reached No.1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.^[4]

Other recordings

• In 1969, Ray Pillow's country version hit No.38 on the country charts.
• The song was the title track of a 1971 album, Reconsider Me, by John Wesley Ryles, and as a single it hit No.39 on the country charts.
• In 2009, Louisiana bluesman Bryan Lee covered it on his album My Lady Don't Love My Lady.
• Jimmy Barnes included it on his 2009 album The Rhythm and the Blues.
• In 2013, Dayna Kurtz recorded the track for her album Secret Canon Vol. 2.

Chart performance

Johnny Adams

Chart (1969)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles	8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	28

Narvel Felts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[6]	67
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: discogs.com. discogs.com. 1969 . May 26, 2021.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 23.

3. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=narvel-felts-p26411/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Narvel Felts singles ]. . 16 March 2011.
4. Web site: RPM Country Singles for July 12, 1975 . . 16 March 2011.
5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 269.

6. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 292.