Don't It Feel Good

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Don't It Feel Good
Don't It Feel Good.jpg
Studio album by
Ramsey Lewis
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
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]
The Pittsburgh Press(favourable)[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[2]

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]

Overview[]

The single "What's the Name of This Funk (Spider Man)" made its way to number 6 on the Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart.

This album reunited him with former Chess Records producer, Charles Stepney. Bassist Cleveland Eaton had left for a solo career by then and was replaced by Tiaz Palmer. Also 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 Sun Goddess.

Track list[]

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)"Charles Stepney, Morris Stewart, Derf Reklaw Raheem3:20
4."Something About You"Charles Stepney, Cash McCall4:04
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."That's the Way of the World"Charles Stepney, Maurice White, Verdine White5:44
6."Fish Bite"Byron Gregory, Derf Reklaw-Raheem3:50
7."I Dig You"Charles Stepney, Cash McCall5:35
8."Can't Function"Charles Stepney, Morris Stewart3:26

[4]

Credits[]

Musicians[]

  • 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[]

  • Paul Serrano – engineer
  • Charles Stepney – producer
  • Ramsey Lewis – producer

[4]

Charts[]

Year Chart Position
1975 Billboard Top Soul Albums 5[6]
Billboard Top Jazz Albums 3[5]
Billboard 200 46[7]

Singles[]

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

References[]

  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. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Ramsey Lewis: Don't It Feel Good. Columbia Records. 1975.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs" (PDF). Vol. 87 no. 50. Billboard. December 13, 1975. p. 32. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ramsey Lewis: Don't It Feel Good (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  7. ^ "Ramsey Lewis: Don't It Feel Good (Billboard 200)". billboard.com. Billboard.
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