You Make Me Feel Brand New
| "You Make Me Feel Brand New" | ||||||||
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| Single by The Stylistics | ||||||||
| from the album Rockin' Roll Baby & Let's Put It All Together | ||||||||
| B-side | "Only for the Children" | |||||||
| Released | May 1974 | |||||||
| Format | 7" | |||||||
| Genre | Soul, Philly soul | |||||||
| Length | 4:45 5:20 (long version) |
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| Label | Avco | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | |||||||
| Producer | Thom Bell | |||||||
| Certification | Gold | |||||||
| The Stylistics singles chronology | ||||||||
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"You Make Me Feel Brand New" was a 1974 hit by the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics. The song was written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed.[1]
An R&B ballad, it was the fifth track from their 1974 album, Let's Put It All Together[2] and was released as a single and reached #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for 2 weeks.[1][3] In addition, it climbed to #5 in the Billboard R&B chart.[3] "You Make Me Feel Brand New" also reached number #2 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1974.[4] The Stylistics' recording sold over one million copies globally, earning the band a gold disc[1] The award was presented by the RIAA on May 22, 1974.[1] It was the band's fifth gold disc.[1] The track first appeared on the Stylistics' 1973 album, Rockin' Roll Baby, in a longer five minute version.[1]
This song was also used in TV advertisements for Australian department store Myer on the late 80s.
[edit] Cover versions
"You Make Me Feel Brand New" has been extensively covered, in jazz and pop circles, including in 1986 by Babyface, in 2003 by Simply Red, and in 2004 by Boyz II Men.
Jazz guitarist Norman Brown covered the song in 1999.
Filipino R&B singer Jay R also covered the song from his 2008 album, Soul In Love.
Jamaican reggae singer Jacob Miller of Inner Circle also covered the song within Augustus Pablo
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 351. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Hamilton, Andrew. "Let's Put It All Together Baby". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/lets-put-it-all-together-r19265. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ a b Allmusic - Charts & Awards
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 537. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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