Sure Feels Good (album)
album by Barbara Mandrell
Sure Feels Good is the eighteenth solo studio album released by American country artist Barbara Mandrell. The album was released in July 1987 on EMI America Records and was produced by Tom Collins. It was Mandrell's first album released under EMI America since leaving MCA Records one year earlier.
Background and content
Sure Feels Good was recorded in January 1987 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was produced by Tom Collins, who Mandrell carried over from her MCA Records run. The album consisted of 10 tracks, similar to most of her previous albums. The sixth track entitled "Angels Love Bad Men" was co-written by Waylon Jennings and featured Jennings performing on the track with Mandrell. Jennings also wrote the album's opening track "Just to Satisfy You". Most of the album's material consisted of Country pop ballads as was her previous releases. Sure Feels Good was issued on an LP album with five songs available on each side of the record.
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