It Feels So Right
{{Infobox song
| name = It Feels So Right
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| type = single
| artist = Elvis Presley
| album = Elvis Is Back
| A-side = (Such an) Easy Question
"It Feels So Right"
| released = 1965
| recorded = March 20, 1960
| studio = RCA Studio B, Nashville
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=08}}
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| writer = {{hlist|Ben Weisman|Fred Wise}}
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| prev_title = Crying in the Chapel
| prev_year = 1965
| title = (Such an) Easy Question
| title2 = It Feels So Right
| next_title = I'm Yours
| next_title2 = (It's a) Long Lonely Highway
| next_year = 1965
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"It Feels So Right" is a song written by Ben Weisman and Fred Wise and originally recorded by Elvis Presley with backing vocals provided by the Jordanaires for his 1960 album Elvis Is Back.{{cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/105475/versions|title=Cover versions of It Feels So Right by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires|website=SecondHandSongs|accessdate=2021-03-02}} In 1965, a song titled "(Such an) Easy Question", used for that year's Presley movie Tickle Me, was coupled with "It Feels So Right" for a single release. "(Such an) Easy Question" peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/elvis-presley/chart-history/hsi/|title=Elvis Presley|magazine=Billboard}} and "It Feels So Right" peaked at number 55.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/elvis-presley/chart-history/hsi/|title=Elvis Presley|magazine=Billboard}}
Composition
The song was written by Ben Weisman and Fred Wise.{{cite web|url=https://www.elvisthemusic.com/music/elvis-is-back/|title=Elvis Is Back|website=Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music"|accessdate=2020-02-15}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elvisthemusic.com/music/such-an-easy-question/|title=(Such An) Easy Question|website=Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music"|accessdate=2020-02-15}}
Recording
Elvis Presley recorded the song on March 20, 1960, at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. It was his second post-army recording session. The session featured Scotty Moore on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, Hank Garland on electric bass, D. J. Fontana and Buddy Harman on drums, Floyd Cramer on piano. Elvis Presley played guitar as well as sang. Backing vocals were provided by the Jordanaires.
Track listing
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| headline = 7" single {{nobold|(RCA Victor 47-8585, ){{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Such-An-Easy-Question-It-Feels-So-Right/master/473528|title=Elvis* - (Such An) Easy Question / It Feels So Right|website=Discogs|year=1965 |accessdate=2021-02-09|quote=}}}}
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| title1 = (Such an) Easy Question
| note1 =
| writer1 = Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott
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| music1 =
| extra1 = Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires
| length1 = 2:19
| title2 = It Feels So Right
| note2 =
| writer2 = Ben Weisman, Fred Wise
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| music2 =
| extra2 = Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires
| length2 = 2:08
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Charts
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!align="center"|Chart (1965) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|55|artist=Elvis Presley|accessdate=2019-01-16|refname=}} |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|473528|type=single|name=(Such an) Easy Question / It Feels So Right}}
- [https://www.elvisthemusic.com/music/such-an-easy-question/ (Such an) Easy Question / It Feels So Right] on the Elvis Presley official website
{{Elvis Presley singles}}