Don't It Feel Good is a 1975 funk/jazz-funk album by Ramsey Lewis released on Columbia Records.[4] The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[5][6]

Don't It Feel Good
Studio album by
Released1975
Recorded1974–1975
GenreFunk, jazz-funk
LabelColumbia
ProducerCharles Stepney, Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Sun Goddess
(1974)
Don't It Feel Good
(1975)
Salongo
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Pittsburgh Press(favourable)[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Overview

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The single "What's the Name of This Funk (Spider Man)" reached number 6 on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play chart.

The album reunited Lewis with former Chess Records producer, Charles Stepney. Bassist Cleveland Eaton had left for a solo career by then and was replaced by Tiaz Palmer. Added to the group was former member of The Pharaohs, Derf Reklaw-Raheem on percussion and flute and guitarist Byron Gregory, both of whom appeared as additional musicians on the previous album, Sun Goddess.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't It Feel Good"Charles Stepney5:23
2."Juaacklyn"Morris Stewart5:03
3."What's the Name of This Funk (Spider Man)"Stepney, Stewart, Derf Reklaw Raheem3:20
4."Something About You"Stepney, Cash McCall4:04
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."That's the Way of the World"Stepney, Maurice White, Verdine White5:44
6."Fish Bite"Byron Gregory, Reklaw-Raheem3:50
7."I Dig You"Stepney, McCall5:35
8."Can't Function"Stepney, Stewart3:26

Credits

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Musicians

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  • Byron Gregory – guitar
  • Morris Jennings – drums, tambourine, bells
  • Ramsey Lewis – synthesizer, piano, keyboards, clavinet
  • Brenda Mitchell-Stewart – vocals
  • Tiaz Palmer – bass
  • Derf Reklaw-Raheem – flute, conga, tambourine
  • Paul Serrano – horn
  • Charles Stepney – synthesizer, Moog synthesizer
  • Morris Stewart – vocals[4]

Production

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  • Paul Serrano – engineer
  • Charles Stepney – producer
  • Ramsey Lewis – producer[4]

Charts

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Chart (1975) Position
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[7] 46
US Top Soul Albums (Billboard)[6] 5
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[5] 3

Singles

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Year Single Chart Position
1975 "Don't It Feel Good" Soul Singles 99
1975 "Spider Man" Dance Music/Club Play 6

References

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  1. ^ Elias, Jason. "Ramsey Lewis: Don't It Feel Good". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 126. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Reiland, Randy (December 28, 1978). "'Cuckoo' Is Just That - Its Uninspiring Album". newspapers.com. Pittsburgh Press. p. 98.
  4. ^ a b c Ramsey Lewis: Don't It Feel Good. Columbia Records. 1975.
  5. ^ a b "Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 87, no. 50. December 13, 1975. p. 32.
  6. ^ a b "Ramsey Lewis Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Ramsey Lewis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.