"Reconsider Me" is a country/soul ballad written by Margaret Lewis and Mira Smith.^[1]

Johnny Adams recording

Johnny Adams's 1969 version was his biggest hit, peaking at No.8 on the American R&B charts and No.28 on the pop charts.^[2]

Narvel Felts recording

The highest-charting version is by American country music artist Narvel Felts. Released in 1975, it was the first single from his album Narvel Felts. The song peaked at No.2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No.67 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3] It also reached No.1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.^[4]

Other recordings

• In 1969, Ray Pillow's country version hit No.38 on the country charts.
• The song was the title track of a 1971 album, Reconsider Me, by John Wesley Ryles, and as a single it hit No.39 on the country charts.
• In 2009, Louisiana bluesman Bryan Lee covered it on his album My Lady Don't Love My Lady.
• Jimmy Barnes included it on his 2009 album The Rhythm and the Blues.
• In 2013, Dayna Kurtz recorded the track for her album Secret Canon Vol. 2.

Chart performance

Johnny Adams

Ray Pillow

John Wesley Ryles I

Narvel Felts