Reconsider Me

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"Reconsider Me"
Single by Johnny Adams
from the album Heart & Soul
B-side "If I Could See You One More Time"
Released1969
Recorded1969
Genre R&B
Length3:50
Label SSS International
Songwriter(s) Margaret Lewis, Mira Smith
Producer(s) Johnny Morris
Johnny Adams singles chronology
"Release Me"
(1968)
"Reconsider Me"
(1969)
"It Can't Be Bad At All"
(1969)
"Reconsider Me"
Single by Narvel Felts
from the album Narvel Felts
B-side "Foggy Misty Morning"
Released 1975
Genre Country
Length3:32
Label Dot
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)

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

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Johnny Adams recording

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. [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 number two on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100. [3] It also reached number one on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. [4]

Other recordings

Chart performance

Johnny Adams

Chart (1969)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles8
U.S. Billboard Hot 10028

Ray Pillow

Chart (1969)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles [5] 38

John Wesley Ryles I

Chart (1971)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles39

Narvel Felts

Chart (1975)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [6] 67
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1

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