I Got the Feelin' (album)
| I Got the Feelin' | ||||
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| Released | April 1968 | |||
| Recorded | January 25, 1967 – March 5, 1968[1][2] | |||
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| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 37:05 | |||
| Label | King 1031 | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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| Singles from I Got the Feelin' | ||||
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| AllMusic | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
I Got the Feelin' is the nineteenth studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in April 1968, by King Records.[5][3]
Chart performance
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated May 18, 1968, peaking at No. 135 during a fourteen-week run on the chart.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Got the Feelin'" | James Brown | 2:32 |
| 2. | "Maybe I'll Understand (Part 1)" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood, Ron Lenhoff | 3:15 |
| 3. | "You've Got The Power" | James Brown, Johnny Terry | 2:57 |
| 4. | "Maybe Good-Maybe Bad (Part 1)" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Shhhhhhh (For A Little While)" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 2:33 |
| 6. | "Just Plain Funk" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood, Troy Seals | 3:05 |
| 7. | "If I Ruled the World" | Cyril Ornadel, Leslie Bricusse | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Maybe I'll Understand (Part 2)" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood, Ron Lenhoff | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Stone Fox" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 3:02 |
| 10. | "It Won't Be Me" | James Brown, Alfred Ellis | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Maybe Good-Maybe Bad (Part 2)" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood | 2:54 |
| 12. | "Here I Go" | James Brown, Bud Hobgood, D. Lewis | 3:00 |
Personnel
- James Brown – vocals, organ ("Shhhhhhh (For A Little While)", "Just Plain Funk"), piano ("Maybe Good-Maybe Bad", "Here I Go")
- Vicki Anderson – co-vocals ("You've Got The Power")
The James Brown Orchestra
- Waymon Reed, Joe Dupars, Dud Bascomb, Joe Newman – trumpet
- Richard Harris, Jimmy Cleveland, Garnett Brown – trombone
- Levi Rasbury – valve trombone, french horn
- Pee Wee Ellis – alto saxophone
- Maceo Parker, St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney – baritone saxophone
- Ernie Hayes, probably Bobby Byrd – piano
- Marilyn Jones, Vivian Robinson – violin
- Jimmy Nolen, Alfonzo Kellum, Wallace Richardson, Carl Lynch – guitar
- Bernard Odum, Al Lucas, Alfonzo Kellum – bass
- Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo Starks, Bernard Purdie – drums
The Dapps ("Shhhhhhh (For A Little While)", "Just Plain Funk", "Here I Go")
- probably Ron Geisman – trumpet
- Pee Wee Allis – alto saxophone
- Les Asch – tenor saxophone
- David Parkinson – baritone saxophone
- Tim Hedding – organ, piano
- Troy Seals, "Fat Eddie" Setser – guitar
- Tim Drummond – bass
- Beau Dollar – drums
Charts
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[6] | 135 |
References
- ^ a b c Leeds, Alan (August 2007). The Singles, Volume 4: 1966–1967 (published October 19, 2007). pp. 17 & 22–23.
- ^ a b c d Leeds, Alan (October 2007). The Singles, Volume 5: 1967–1969 (published February 29, 2008). pp. 3–6 & 19–22.
- ^ a b "I Got the Feelin' - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "James Brown". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 109. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - I Got the Feelin' by James Brown". iTunes. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2025.