That Crazy Feeling

Song infobox
Name = That Crazy Feeling
Artist = Kenny Rogers
Album = Through the Years (box set)
Released = 1958 (on Carlton) 1999
(Through The Years)
Genre = Rock
Label = Carlton Records

That Crazy Feeling is the first solo single by Kenny Rogers (then known as Kenneth Rogers) released in 1958, first by Cue Records and then picked up by Carlton Records soon after.

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The song was a major seller in Houston, Texas, Rogers home town, where he was established among the general public as a member of the doo wop outfit, The Scholars, who had just broken up after several releases.

“That Crazy Feeling” was issued with “We’ll Always Have Each Other”, as the b-side, selling well, reaching the top 3 in the local sales charts. The success of the single did earn Rogers an appearance on national TV to promote the single on “American Bandstand”, however, its huge success in Houston was not mirrored elsewhere. However, it was successful enough to be included on a various artists collection issued by Carlton the following year entitled “One Dozen Goldie’s”, and they also issued a follow-up single by Rogers called “I’ve Got A Lot to Learn”.

Collectors Item

The item remains one of Rogers most sought after items by collectors of rare records, despite being made widely available on CD on the 4 CD anthology compilation box set, Through the Years in the 1990s. In Near Mint condition the record sells for up to $100.

Later

Rogers would go on to record for several more labels in the following years after the success of “That Crazy Feeling”. In addition to his solo efforts he would also work with groups such as The Bobby Doyle Trio and (later) The New Christy Minstrels. For quite some time, “That Crazy Feeling” was considered to be his biggest success in the music world. However, in 1968, now fronting the First Edition, Rogers would become a national household name, with “Just Dropped in (too see what condition my condition was in)”, his first major national hit in the United States of America. The following year “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town” was an even bigger success for Rogers, making him known the world over.