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Feel So Fine

"Feel So Fine"
Single by Johnny Preston
from the album Come Rock With Me
B-side"I'm Starting to Go Steady"
Released1960
GenreRock and roll
Length2:06
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Leonard Lee[1]
Johnny Preston singles chronology
"Cradle of Love"
(1960) 		"Feel So Fine"
(1960) 		"Charming Billy"
(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.[2]

Shirley & Lee version

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Shirley & Lee's "Feel So Good" reached No. 2 on Billboard's Rhythm & Blues Records chart for "Most Played in Juke Boxes",[3] No. 5 on Billboard's Rhythm & Blues Records chart for "Best Sellers in Stores",[4] No. 7 on Billboard's Rhythm & Blues Records chart for "Most Played by Jockeys",[5] and No. 6 on Cash Box's Rhythm & Blues Top 15.[6]

Johnny Preston version

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Johnny Preston's version was released in 1960, and spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 14,[7] while reaching No. 9 on the Cash Box Top 100,[8] No. 6 in Flanders,[9] No. 9 in Australia,[10] No. 14 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[11] No. 18 in the United Kingdom,[12][13] and No. 26 in Wallonia.[14]

Chart performance

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Chart (1960) Peak
position
Australia[10] 9
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[11] 14
Flanders[9] 6
UK Record Retailer[12] 18
UK New Musical Express[13] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 14
US Cash Box Top 100[8] 9
US Cash Box Records Disc Jockeys Played Most[15] 8
US Cash Box Top Ten Juke Box Tunes[16] 9
Wallonia[14] 26

Kenny Vernon version

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Kenny Vernon released a version of "Feel So Fine" as a single in 1972[17] and on the album Loversville in 1973.[18] Vernon's version reached No. 55 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart.[19][20]

References

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  1. ^ Feel So Fine - By: Johnny Preston, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 25, 2015
  2. ^ Singer Johnny Preston dies at 71, Variety, March 6, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Rhythm & Blues Records - Most Played in Juke Boxes", Billboard, November 26, 1955. p. 48. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Rhythm & Blues Records - Best Sellers in Stores", Billboard, November 26, 1955. p. 48. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "Rhythm & Blues Records - Best Sellers in Stores", Billboard, November 5, 1955. p. 46. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "The Nation's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes", Cash Box, February 4, 1956. p. 32. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Hot 100 - Johnny Preston Feel So Fine Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending August 20, 1960". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Johnny Preston - Feel So Fine, Ultratop. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  10. ^ a b David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending August 20, 1960
  11. ^ a b "CHUM Charts – Chart No. 173". CHUM. August 22, 1960. Archived from the original on February 28, 2006. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  12. ^ a b Johnny Preston - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Best Selling Pop Records in Britain", Billboard, August 22, 1960. p. 14. Accessed October 14, 2015
  14. ^ a b Johnny Preston - Feel So Fine, Ultratop. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  15. ^ "The Records Disc Jockeys Played Most", Cash Box, August 20, 1960. p. 26. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  16. ^ "The Nation's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes", Cash Box, August 20, 1960. p. 33. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  17. ^ "Radio Action and Pick Singles", Billboard, December 23, 1972. p. 49. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  18. ^ "Loversville – Kenny Vernon". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  19. ^ Hot Country Songs - Kenny Vernon Feel So Fine Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  20. ^ "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, February 17, 1973. p. 26. Retrieved April 5, 2018.