I Got the Feelin'

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“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
Format	7"
Recorded	January 1968, at Vox Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Soul/Funk
Length	2:39
Label	King 6155
Writer(s)	James Brown
Producer	James Brown

"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.[1]

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.