I Got the Feelin'

"I Got the Feelin'"
"I Got the Feelin'"
	The I Got the Feelin' album
Single by James Brown
from the album I Got the Feelin'
B-side	"If I Ruled the World"
Released	April 1968
Recorded	January 1968, Vox Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Funk
Length	2:40
Label	King; 6155
Songwriter(s)	James Brown
Producer(s)	James Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology
Audio video
	"I Got The Feelin'" on YouTube

"I Got the Feelin'" is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a single in 1968, it reached No. 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!

The song has been featured in the films Dead Presidents, Undercover Brother and Another 48 Hrs.

Personnel

James Brown — lead vocal

with the James Brown Orchestra:

Waymon Reed - trumpet
Joe Dupars — trumpet
Levi Rasbury — trombone
Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis — alto saxophone
Maceo Parker — tenor saxophone
St. Clair Pinckney — baritone saxophone
Jimmy Nolen — guitar
Alphonso "Country" Kellum — guitar
Bernard Odum — bass
Clyde Stubblefield — drums^[4]

References

^ 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.
^ "Music Reviews, Features, Essays, News, Columns, Blogs, MP3s and Videos". PopMatters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
^ Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.