I Got the Feelin'
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For the Today song, see I Got the Feeling (Today song). For the Neil Diamond song, see I Got the Feelin' (Oh No, No).
| "I Got the Feelin'" | ||||
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 The I Got the Feelin' album |
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| Single by James Brown | ||||
| from the album I Got the Feelin' | ||||
| B-side | "If I Ruled the World" | |||
| Released | April 1968 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | January 1968, Vox Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | King 6155 |
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| Writer(s) | James Brown | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
| James Brown charting singles chronology | ||||
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"I Got the Feelin'" is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a single in 1968, it reached #1 on the R&B chart and #6 on the pop chart.[1] It also appeared on a 1968 album of the same name.[2]
The Jackson 5 auditioned for Motown founder Berry Gordy in 1968 with a filmed performance of "I Got the Feelin'", with the ten-year-old Michael Jackson closely mimicking Brown's vocal style and dance moves.[3]
In 1986, the song was prominently featured in the third-season episode of The Cosby Show entitled "Golden Anniversary", with most of the cast performing a lip-synch routine led by a 16-year-old Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
A version of the song is featured in the musical Fela!.
Personnel [edit]
- James Brown - lead vocal
with the James Brown Orchestra:
- Waymond Reed - trumpet
- Joe Dupars- trumpet
- Levi Rasbury - trombone
- Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis - alto saxophone
- Maceo Parker - tenor saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney - tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Nolen - guitar
- Alphonso "Country" Kellum - guitar
- Bernard Odum - bass
- Clyde Stubblefield - drums[4]
References [edit]
- ^ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 84.
- ^ http://www.popmatters.com/music/features/031212-michaeljackson.shtml
- ^ Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
External links [edit]
| Preceded by "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" by Aretha Franklin |
Billboard Hot R&B Singles number-one single April 27, 1968 – May 4, 1968 |
Succeeded by "Cowboys to Girls" by The Intruders |
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