Feel the Music (Ray Stevens album)

Feel the Music was Ray Stevens' fourteenth studio album and his second for Warner Bros. Records, released in 1977. Like Stevens' previous album, this album is devoted completely to the styles of country music. "Get Crazy With Me" and "Dixie Hummingbird" are two singles that were lifted from the album.

Feel the Music
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1977
GenreCountry
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerRay Stevens
Ray Stevens chronology
Just for the Record
(1976)
Feel the Music
(1977)
The Many Sides of Ray Stevens
(1977)

Track listing

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Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Feel the Music"Ray Stevens3:50
2."Daydream Romance"Ray Stevens3:33
3."Blues Love Affair"Ray Stevens2:47
4."Alone With You"Ray Stevens3:19
5."Junkie for You"Ray Stevens3:39
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Crazy With Me"Ray Stevens3:59
2."Save Me from Myself"Ray Stevens4:15
3."Road Widow"Ray Stevens2:54
4."Set the Children Free"C.W. Kalb, Jr.3:14
5."Dixie Hummingbird"Ray Stevens2:42

Personnel

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  • Arranged and Produced by: Ray Stevens
  • Recorded at: Ray Stevens Sound Laboratory, Nashville
  • Engineer: Tom Knox
  • Photographed and Designed by: Ed Thrasher
  • Illustrations by: Peter Palombi
  • Bass: Jack Williams, Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech
  • Drums: Jerry Kroon, Jerry Carrigan ("Set the Children Free" only)
  • Guitars: Mark Casstevens, Reggie Young, Grady Martin, Johnny Christopher ("Set the Children Free" only)
  • Harmonica: Charlie McCoy, Terry McMillan
  • Horns: Ray Stevens, Denis H. Solee
  • Keyboards: Ray Stevens
  • Strings: Sheldon Kurland String Section
  • Background Voices: Ray Stevens, Prissy Reed, Toni Wine, Mt. Pisgah Young People's Chorus

Charts

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Album - Billboard (North America)

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Billboard Top Country Albums 50

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1977 "Get Crazy With Me" Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 81
1977 "Dixie Hummingbird" Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 44
1976 "Dixie Hummingbird" Canadian RPM Country Tracks 43

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