I Got the Feelin'

Infobox Single
Name = I Got the Feelin'


Caption = The "I Got the Feelin"' album
Artist = James Brown
from Album = I Got the Feelin'
A-side =
B-side = "If I Ruled the World"
Released = April 1968
Format = 7"
Recorded = January 1968, at Vox Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre = Soul/Funk
Length = 2:39
Label = King
6155
Writer = James Brown
Producer = James Brown
Certification =
Chart position =
* #1 R&B
* #6 Pop
Last single =
This single =
Next single =
Misc ="I Got the Feelin'" is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a single in 1968, it reached #1 on the R&B charts and #6 on the pop charts. It also appeared on a 1968 album of the same name.

The Jackson Five 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. [http://www.popmatters.com/music/features/031212-michaeljackson.shtml]

Personnel

* 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

References

* Leeds, Alan M., and Harry Weinger (1991). Star Time: Song by Song. In "Star Time" (pp. 46-53) [CD liner notes] . London: Polydor Records.
* White, Cliff (1991). Discography. In "Star Time" (pp. 54-59) [CD liner notes] . London: Polydor Records.

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:wcfqxzlkldae Song Review] from Allmusic