''Sure Feels Good'' is the eighteenth solo studio album released by American

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artist

Barbara Mandrell Barbara Ann Mandrell (born December 25, 1948) is an American retired country music singer and musician. She is also credited as an actress and author. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, she was considered among country's most successful mus ...

. The album was released in July 1987 on

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and was produced by Tom Collins. It was Mandrell's first album released under EMI America since leaving

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one year earlier.

Background and content

''Sure Feels Good'' was recorded in January 1987 in

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. It was produced by Tom Collins, who Mandrell carried over from her MCA Records run. The album consisted of 10 tracks, similar to most of her previous albums. The sixth track entitled "Angels Love Bad Men" was co-written by

Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is considered one of the pioneers of the Outlaw country, outlaw movement in country music. Jennings started playing ...

and featured Jennings performing on the track with Mandrell. Jennings also wrote the album's opening track "Just to Satisfy You". Most of the album's material consisted of

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ballads as was her previous releases. ''Sure Feels Good'' was issued on an

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with five songs available on each side of the record. The album was also issued on a

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a year after its initial release.

Release

''Sure Feels Good''s title track was released as the lead single in March 1987. The song became Mandrell's first since 1969 to peak outside of the Top 40, reaching #48 on the ''

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chart and #41 on the Canadian ''

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'' Country Tracks chart. The second single released was "Child Support" in June 1987. It became the only significant hit from the album, peaking at #13 on the ''Billboard'' Country Singles Chart and #14 on the Canadian Country chart. The third and final single released was "Angels Love Bad Men" with

, which only peaked at #49. ''Sure Feels Good'' was released in 1987 and peaked at #24 on the ''Billboard Magazine''

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chart.

Track listing

;Side one #" Just to Satisfy You" (

, Don Bowman) – 3:30 #"You Can't Get There from Here" (

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Roger Murrah Roger Alan Murrah (born November 20, 1946) is an American songwriter and independent music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama.Child Support Child support (or child maintenance) is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child (state or parent, caregiver, guardian) following the end of a marriage or other similar relationship. Child maintenance is ...

" – (

Thom Schuyler Thomas James Schuyler (born June 10, 1952) is an American songwriter. Schuyler wrote songs recorded by more than 200 various artists including "16th Avenue" for Lacy J. Dalton, "Love Will Turn You Around" for Kenny Rogers, and "A Long Line of Lov ...

) 2:49 ;Side two #"Angels Love Bad Men" (Jennings, Murrah) – 3:44 #*featuring

#"One of Us Is Always Leaving" (

R. C. Bannon R. C. Bannon (born Daniel Shipley; May 2, 1945) is an American country music singer. Active since 1977, Bannon has recorded for the Columbia Records, Columbia and RCA Records, RCA labels. He was also married to singer Louise Mandrell from 1979 to ...

) – 3:10 #"Sunshine Street" (Murrah, Steve Dean, Rich Alves) – 3:11 #"I'm Glad I Married You" (Hicks, B.P. Parker) – 3:55 #"Sure Feels Good" (Carson Whitsett, Frederick Knight) – 3:25

Chart positions

;Album ;Singles

References

{{Authority control 1987 albums Barbara Mandrell albums EMI America Records albums Albums produced by Tom Collins (record producer)