I Got the Feelin' (album)

I Got the Feelin'
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1968 (1968-04)
RecordedJanuary 25, 1967 – March 5, 1968 (1967-01-25 – 1968-03-05)[1][2]
Studio
GenreFunk
Length37:05
LabelKing
1031
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown chronology
I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me
(1968)
I Got the Feelin'
(1968)
James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul
(1968)
Singles from I Got the Feelin'
  1. "I Got the Feelin' / If I Ruled The World"
    Released: February 1968 (1968-02)
  2. "You've Got The Power"
    Released: March 1968 (1968-03)
  3. "Shhhhhhhh (For A Little While) / Here I Go"
    Released: April 1968 (1968-04)
  4. "Maybe Good, Maybe Bad"
    Released: September 1968 (1968-09)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Got the Feelin'"James Brown2:32
2."Maybe I'll Understand (Part 1)"James Brown, Bud Hobgood, Ron Lenhoff3:15
3."You've Got The Power"James Brown, Johnny Terry2:57
4."Maybe Good-Maybe Bad (Part 1)"James Brown, Bud Hobgood2:50
5."Shhhhhhh (For A Little While)"James Brown, Bud Hobgood2:33
6."Just Plain Funk"James Brown, Bud Hobgood, Troy Seals3:05
7."If I Ruled the World"Cyril Ornadel, Leslie Bricusse3:24
8."Maybe I'll Understand (Part 2)"James Brown, Bud Hobgood, Ron Lenhoff3:15
9."Stone Fox"James Brown, Bud Hobgood3:02
10."It Won't Be Me"James Brown, Alfred Ellis3:37
11."Maybe Good-Maybe Bad (Part 2)"James Brown, Bud Hobgood2:54
12."Here I Go"James Brown, Bud Hobgood, D. Lewis3:00

Personnel

The James Brown Orchestra

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

  1. ^ a b c Leeds, Alan (August 2007). The Singles, Volume 4: 1966–1967 (published October 19, 2007). pp. 17 & 22–23.
  2. ^ a b c d Leeds, Alan (October 2007). The Singles, Volume 5: 1967–1969 (published February 29, 2008). pp. 3–6 & 19–22.
  3. ^ a b "I Got the Feelin' - James Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "iTunes - Music - I Got the Feelin' by James Brown". iTunes. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2025.