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Narvel Felts: Drift Away - Best 1973-1979 (CD)

1-CD with 24-page booklet, 28 tracks. Playing time approx. 77 mns.

After two decades of middling success, Narvel Felts suddenly hit the big time as a country artist in 1973. For the rest of the decade he was one of the best-selling artists in country music with R&B flavored hits like Drift Away, Reconsider Me, Somebody Hold Me, Lonely Teardrops, My Prayer, Funny How Time Slips Away... and others. They're all here. Nobody better deserved their success than Narvel Felts, and 28 of his greatest hits are here in one package.

When his single I'm Just That Kind Of Fool entered the U.S. Country Charts in 1991, Narvel Felts achieved the distinction of having charted pop and country through five decades: the fifties, sixties, seventies, eighties and nineties. 'Cashbox' magazine gave him a colour cover to honour him as he joined an illustrious band that included George Jones and Conway Twitty. Narvel's greatest successes came in the seventies of course, but he had been working hard since 1956 to become an 'overnight sensation' in 1973. Born near Keiser, Arkansas on November llth, 1938, Albert Narvel Felts grew up in a farming background around Keiser and Shady Bend before moving to Powe, a small community near Bernie, Missouri where he attended the local high school. It was at this time that he entered a talent contest singing Blue Suede Shoes and Baby Let's Play House. His win led to a radio show on KDEX in Dexter, Missouri. A meeting with local bandleader, Jerry Mercer, found Narvel joining the Rhythm 'n' Blues Boys, performing local gigs in the bootheel of Missouri and the northern part of Arkansas, where he became the 'cat in the band' delivering the rockabilly and 'Elvisy' bits to the repertoire. When Mercer left the band at the tail end of 1956, Narvel took over, renaming the group 'The Rockets' and took them to Sun Records in Memphis. After several sessions and no releases, he led them to Mercury Records in Chicago where a contract was secured. All the Mercury recordings from 1957 and 1958 are included in the Bear Family album 'A Teen's Way' (BFX 15232).

In the ensuing years, contracts with Pink (Hi), Starline, Roland Janes and Hi, again, brought a lot of southern success and a little national chart exposure. Narvel's recordings were always eclectic, some pop, some country, some rhythm 'n' blues, and some rock 'n' roll.

By the time 1973 rolled round, Narvel had joined Cinnamon Records and after a minor success with a revival of Rockin' Little Angel, he hit paydirt

with Drift Away, which gave him a #8 placing. Then the hits followed throughout the seventies, including the #1 Record of the Year in 'Cashbox' for the 1975 release Reconsider Me.

These hits and others are all featured on this disc and here's Narvel with some memories ...

HOWARD COCKBURN January 1996

DRIFT AWAY

'This song turned out to be the elusive big hit I had searched for through seventeen years! It was really a thrill when it became a hit and I would hear it five or so times on every long trip. I met the writer, Mentor Williams, and singer, Dobie Gray at the ASCAP Awards in Nashville during October of 1973. It forever changed my life.'

SUMMER 1976 from left: STALIA, LOR NARVEL AND 'BUB' FELTS.

BEFORE YOU HAVE TO GO

'One of my personal favorites of all the records I've recorded! I told Johnny Morris (Manager and Producer) that I'd sure love to do a great ballad. I got my wish in 'Before You Have To Go', a beautiful Jerry Foster/Bill Rice song. It was considered for the next single and indeed ended up being the flip side, also being included on my 'Drift Away' and 'Greatest Hits Vol. 1' albums.'

ALL IN THE NAME OF LOVE

'This was released as the follow-up single to 'Drift Away' at a time 1 was afraid that 1 might have had a one time thing and I wouldn't have a follow-up, as that has happened so often in this crazy business. It went to number 13 on the charts and figured in a couple of hit albums.'

ROCKIN' LITTLE ANGEL

'In March 1973, as I left Hi Records, I went to Nashville with Lewis Willis and Joe Gibson to record this song. Cinnamon had signed Ray Smith and had re-recorded him on 'Rockin' Little Angel' but were not going to issue it as a single. Lewis suggested putting my vocal on the track. The recording came out around the first of April and it made the National Charts peaking at 71.'

Article properties:Narvel Felts: Drift Away - Best 1973-1979 (CD)

Interpret: Narvel Felts
Album titlle: Drift Away - Best 1973-1979 (CD)
Genre Country
Label Bear Family Records
Preiscode AH
Artikelart CD
EAN: 4000127156907
weight in Kg 0.107

Felts, Narvel - Drift Away - Best 1973-1979 (CD) CD 1
01	Drift Away	Narvel Felts
02	Before You Have To Go	Narvel Felts
03	All In The Name Of Love	Narvel Felts
04	Rockin' Little Angel	Narvel Felts
05	When Your Good Love Was Mine	Narvel Felts
06	Fraulein	Narvel Felts
07	Until The End Of Time (& SHARON VAUGHN)	Narvel Felts
08	She Loves Me Like A Rock	Narvel Felts
09	I Want To Stay	Narvel Felts
10	Wrap My Arms Around The World	Narvel Felts
11	Reconsider Me	Narvel Felts
12	Foggy Misty Morning	Narvel Felts
13	Funny How Time Slips Away	Narvel Felts
14	Blue Suede Shoes	Narvel Felts
15	Somebody Hold Me (Until She Passes By)	Narvel Felts
16	Away	Narvel Felts
17	Lonely Teardrops	Narvel Felts
18	Lonely Kind Of Love	Narvel Felts
19	My Prayer	Narvel Felts
20	Garden Of Eden	Narvel Felts
21	The Feeling's Right	Narvel Felts
22	Moments To Remember	Narvel Felts
23	To Love Somebody	Narvel Felts
24	Stirrin' Up Feelin's	Narvel Felts
25	One Run For The Roses	Narvel Felts
26	Never Again	Narvel Felts
27	Everlasting Love	Narvel Felts
28	The End	Narvel Felts

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Customer evaluation for "Drift Away - Best 1973-1979 (CD)"

From: Mark Dillman On:23 Feb 2022

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If you are trying to decide which Narvel Felts to buy first (or next) it is this one. Why? Because "Drift Away: The Best of Narvel Felts 1973-1979" is the best greatest hits compilation available.. These are the hit records that were played daily on country music radio stations in the U.S. Maybe it was country radio where Narvel had his biggest hits, but to my ears he has a lot of rhythm 'n' blues and rock 'n' roll in his wonderful voice.

From: Keith McRobert On:21 Apr 2020