Narvel Felts
# Narvel Felts

Albert Narvel Felts (born November 11, 1938) is an American country music and rockabilly singer. Known for his soaring tenor and high falsetto, Felts enjoyed his greatest success during the 1970s, most famously 1975's "Reconsider Me".

## Career

He was born in Keiser, Arkansas, United States, and raised in Bernie, Missouri, where he attended Bernie High School, Felts was discovered during a talent show at the school. He had been encouraged to participate in the show by some of his classmates, and a talent agent happened to be attending the performance at the time.

Felts recorded his first single, "Kiss-a Me Baby", at the age of 18, and his career skyrocketed with the help of Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash. Felts enjoyed modest pop success in 1960 with a remake of the Drifters' "Honey Love", which earned a low position on the Billboard Hot 100. He went on to release such songs as "Lonely Teardrops" and "Pink And Black Days", but he did not begin enjoying success on a national level as a country singer until the 1970s. His first major hit came in 1973, with a cover of Dobie Gray's "Drift Away". Felts' version – number eight on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in September 1973 – was midtempo country compared to Gray's blues version. The follow-up single, "All in the Name of Love", just missed hitting the top 10 in December 1973.

Felts continued to enjoy modest success during the next year and a half, when he signed with ABC-Dot Records in 1975. That year, he enjoyed his biggest hit, a cover of Johnny Adams' soul classic "Reconsider Me", which showcased his falsetto and high tenor. The song reached number two that August, and was 1975's second-biggest country hit of the year.

Felts, who became known to fans as "Narvel the Marvel", continued to enjoy success throughout the 1970s. Included in his streak of hits was a remake of "Lonely Teardrops", which became his last top-10 hit in the summer of 1976, and a cover of Willie Nelson's "Funny How Time Slips Away". He also had a number-14 country hit with "Everlasting Love" in 1979.

Narvel Felts' pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

## Personal life

He is married to the former Loretta Stanfield.

Two children resulted from their marriage, although they lost their only son at the age of 31, Albert Narvel Jr. (known as Bub), on September 14, 1995, as the result of an automobile accident. At one time, Bub played drums for his father.[1]

One of his albums is dedicated to his son.

He currently resides in Malden, Missouri, where he continues to perform on occasion.

## Discography

### Albums

| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | Drift Away | 30 | Cinnamon |
| 1974 | When Your Good Love Was Mine | 41 | Cinnamon |
| 1975 | Narvel Felts | 4 | ABC/Dot |
| 1975 | Greatest Hits Vol. 1 | 20 | ABC/Dot |
| 1976 | Narvel the Marvel | 10 | ABC/Dot |
| 1976 | Doin' What I Feel | 26 | ABC/Dot |
| 1977 | The Touch of Felts | 30 | ABC/Dot |
| 1977 | Narvel | — | ABC/Dot |
| 1978 | Inside Love | — | ABC |
| 1979 | One Run for the Roses | 49 | ABC |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Chart Positions | Chart Positions | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Single | US Country | US | CAN Country | Album |
| 1957 | "Foolish Thoughts" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1957 | "Cry, Baby, Cry" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1958 | "Rocket Ride" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1958 | "Rocket Ride Stroll" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1958 | "Vada Lou" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1959 | "Cutie Baby" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1960 | "Honey Love" | — | 90 | — | singles only |
| 1960 | "Tony" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1960 | "3000 Miles" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1962 | "Little Miss Blue" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1962 | "Lovelight Man" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1963 | "Mountain of Love" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1964 | "Four Seasons of Life" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1965 | "You Were Mine" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1965 | "Night Creature" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1965 | "Your True Love" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1966 | "Girl Come Back" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1966 | "I'd Trade All of My Tomorrows" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1967 | "86 Miles" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1967 | "Don't Let Me Cross Over" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1968 | "Dee Dee" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1968 | "Since I Met You Baby" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1973 | "Rockin' Little Angel" | — | — | — | Drift Away |
| 1973 | "Drift Away" | 8 | — | 48 | Drift Away |
| 1973 | "All in the Name of Love" | 13 | — | 63 | Drift Away |
| 1974 | "When Your Good Love Was Mine" | 14 | — | 14 | When Your Good Love Was Mine |
| 1974 | "Until the End of Time" (w/ Sharon Vaughn) | 39 | — | — | single only |
| 1974 | "I Want to Stay" | 26 | — | 35 | Greatest Hits Vol. 1 |
| 1974 | "Raindrops" | 33 | — | — | Greatest Hits Vol. 1 |
| 1975 | "Reconsider Me" | 2 | 67 | 1 | Narvel Felts |
| 1975 | "Funny How Time Slips Away" | 12 | — | 45 | Narvel Felts |
| 1975 | "Somebody Hold Me (Until She Passes By)" | 10 | — | 27 | Narvel the Marvel |
| 1976 | "Lonely Teardrops" | 5 | 62 | 5 | Narvel the Marvel |
| 1976 | "My Prayer" | 14 | — | — | Doin' What I Feel |
| 1976 | "My Good Thing's Gone" | 20 | — | — | Doin' What I Feel |
| 1977 | "The Feeling's Right" | 19 | — | 26 | The Touch of Felts |
| 1977 | "I Don't Hurt Anymore" | 37 | — | 38 | The Touch of Felts |
| 1977 | "To Love Somebody" | 22 | — | — | Narvel |
| 1977 | "Please" | 34 | — | — | Narvel |
| 1978 | "Blue Darlin'" | flip | — | — | Narvel |
| 1978 | "Runaway" | 30 | — | — | Narvel |
| 1978 | "Just Keep It Up" | 31 | — | 25 | Inside Love |
| 1978 | "One Run for the Roses" | 26 | — | 38 | One Run for the Roses |
| 1979 | "Everlasting Love" | 14 | — | 7 | One Run for the Roses |
| 1979 | "Moment by Moment" | 43 | — | 37 | singles only |
| 1979 | "Tower of Strength" | 33 | — | 26 | singles only |
| 1979 | "Because of Losing You" | 73 | — | — | singles only |
| 1981 | "Louisiana Lonely" | 67 | — | — | singles only |
| 1981 | "Fire in the Night" | 84 | — | — | singles only |
| 1982 | "I'd Love You to Want Me" | 58 | — | — | singles only |
| 1982 | "Sweet Southern Moonlight" | 84 | — | — | singles only |
| 1982 | "Roll Over Beethoven" | 64 | — | — | singles only |
| 1982 | "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | 84 | — | — | singles only |
| 1982 | "You're the Reason" | 82 | — | — | singles only |
| 1983 | "Cry Baby" | 52 | — | — | singles only |
| 1983 | "Anytime You're Ready" | 79 | — | — | singles only |
| 1983 | "Fool" | 52 | — | — | singles only |
| 1984 | "You Lay So Easy on My Mind" | 70 | — | — | singles only |
| 1984 | "Let's Live This Dream Together" | 53 | — | — | singles only |
| 1984 | "I'm Glad You Couldn't Sleep Last Night" | 63 | — | — | singles only |
| 1985 | "Hey Lady" | 51 | — | — | singles only |
| 1985 | "If It Was Any Better (I Couldn't Stand It)" | 68 | — | — | singles only |
| 1985 | "Out of Sight Out of Mind" | 71 | — | — | singles only |
| 1986 | "Rockin' My Angel" | 70 | — | — | singles only |
| 1987 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | 60 | — | — | singles only |
| 1988 | "I Need Somebody Bad" | — | — | — | singles only |
