Reconsider Me

"Reconsider Me" is a country/soul ballad written by Margaret Lewis and Mira Smith. Johnny Adams's 1969 version was his biggest hit, peaking at number eight on the American R&B charts and number 28 on the pop charts.[1] In the same year, Ray Pillow's country version hit number 38 on the country charts.

This article is about the country/soul ballad. For the song by Warren Zevon, see Reconsider Me (Warren Zevon song).
"Reconsider Me"
Single by Narvel Felts
from the album Narvel Felts
B-side"Foggy Misty Morning"
Released1975
GenreCountry
Length3:32
LabelDot
Songwriter(s)Margaret Lewis, Mira Smith
Producer(s)Johnny Morris
Narvel Felts singles chronology
"Raindrops"
(1974)		 "Reconsider Me"
(1975)		 "Funny How Time Slips Away"
(1975)

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 number two on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[2] It also reached number one on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[3]

The song was the title track of a 1971 album, Reconsider Me, by John Wesley Ryles, and as a single it hit number 39 on the country charts.

In 2009, Louisiana bluesman Bryan Lee covered the song on his album My Lady Don't Love My Lady.

Jimmy Barnes covered the song on his 2009 album The Rhythm and the Blues.

In 2013, Dayna Kurtz covered the song on her album Secret Canon Vol. 2.

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 23.
  2. "Narvel Felts singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  3. "RPM Country Singles for July 12, 1975". RPM. Retrieved 16 March 2011.


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