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I Feel So Bad (Chuck Willis song)
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Wikipedia article
"'I Feel So Bad'" is a blues song written and originally recorded by Chuck Willis, and released in 1954 (OKeh 7029). It rose to No. 8 on the 'Billboard' Rhythm & Blues Chart in early 1954, and appears on the album 'Chuck Willis Wails the Blues'.
Elvis Presley recorded the song on March 12, 1961 in RCA Studio B, in Nashville, Tennessee, and released it as a single on RCA Victor that year.[http://users.telenet.be/davidneale/elvis/originals/list4.html Elvis Presley: Original Versions of the songs he Sang]
Background
Elvis Presley's version reached No. 5 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 in 1961[http://www.elvis.com/elvisology/billboard/elvis_pop_singles.asp Billboard Chart Statistics - Top 20 pop Singles] and No. 15 on 'Billboard's Top 20 R&B Singles chart the same year.[http://www.elvis.com/elvisology/billboard/elvis_rb_singles.asp Billboard's Top 20 R&B Singles]
The song, which was released on a double A-side single in the UK (c/w "Wild in the Country"), reached No.4 on the UK singles chart, also in 1961.
As of August 2017, the single "Wild in the Country" / "I Feel So Bad" is Presley's 38th best selling single in the UK.
Other recordings
Blues singer Little Milton recorded a soul blues version, titled simply "Feel So Bad," in 1967. It rose to No. 7 R&B and No. 91 pop.
The band Cactus recorded it on their 1971 Atco release, 'One Way... or Another'. This song has since been covered by Foghat on their second album titled 'Foghat (Rock and Roll)', Delbert McClinton ('Plain From The Heart', 1981), Rory Gallagher ('BBC Sessions 1972'), and Big Dave & The Ultrasonics ('Love & Money', 1993).
References
Category:1953 songs
Category:1954 singles
Category:Okeh Records singles
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Category:1961 singles
Category:RCA Victor singles
Category:Elvis Presley songs
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