Feel Like Makin' Love (Bad Company song)

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Not to be confused with Feel Like Makin' Love (Roberta Flack song).

"Feel Like Makin' Love"
BC - Makin Love single.jpg
Single by Bad Company
from the album Straight Shooter
B-side"Wild Fire Woman"
ReleasedJune 1975 (1975-06)[1]
RecordedSeptember 1974
StudioClearwell Castle, Gloucestershire, England[2]
GenreHard rock, acoustic rock, country rock
Length5:12
LabelSwan Song
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bad Company[2]
Bad Company singles chronology
"Good Lovin' Gone Bad"
(1975) 		"Feel Like Makin' Love"
(1975) 		"Run with the Pack"
(1975)

"Feel Like Makin' Love" is a song by English supergroup Bad Company. The power ballad[3] originally appeared on the LP Straight Shooter in April 1975 and was released as a single in August of the same year.[1] It was named the 78th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[4]

The song, along with other Bad Company music, was featured in the 2001 movie Scotland PA.

Origin[]

Paul Rodgers started to come up with the lyrics at a camp in California while touring the US with Free. He was 19 years old. After several years, Rodgers played it to Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs who threw in that big chord in the chorus - the muted 'duh-duh' that marks the shift from country ballad to chest-beating rocker.[5]

Charts[]

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles 5
New Zealand Singles Chart[6] 2
UK Singles Chart[7] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 10

Personnel[]

Covers[]

Pauline Henry version[]

"Feel Like Making Love"
Feel Like Making Love.jpg
Single by Pauline Henry
from the album Pauline
Released1993
Recorded1992
GenreDance
Length3:35
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tim Lever
  • Mike Percy
Pauline Henry singles chronology
"Too Many People"
(1993) 		"Feel Like Making Love"
(1993) 		"Can't Take Your Love"
(1994)
Music video
"Feel Like Making Love" on YouTube

In 1993, the song was covered by British-Jamaican former Chimes singer Pauline Henry, titled "Feel Like Making Love". The single reached #12 in the United Kingdom, #13 in Australia and Denmark, and #17 in New Zealand. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at #26.

Critical reception[]

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "On this smashing solo debut, she wraps her well-honed chords around a shiny Bad Company classic rock gem. The result is a guitar-driven pop/hip hop shuffler drenched in the kind of sweet diva drama that top 40 and R&B radio love to actively pump."[9] Music & Media said, "Attention to all retro maniacs out there. On the borders between rock and dance Henry covers this '70s rocker by Bad Company."[10] Alan Jones from Music Week gave it four out of five, calling it "a surprisingly faithful rock arrangement on the regular mix, [with] Ms Henry's tones making an ideal substitute for those of the equally soulful Paul Rodgers. A plethora of additional mixes take the track to the dancefloor, guaranteeing a hit."[11] The Network Forty deemed it a "soulful rendition", adding that "just as crunchy as the original, this funky diva adds a '90s attitudinal delivery."[12] Adam Higginbotham from Select noted that the singer "do some Jennifer Rush-style rockin'" on the song.[13]

Track listing[]

CD single, Europe (1993)
No.TitleLength
1."Feel Like Making Love"3:59
2."Love Comes To Mind" ((The Chimes Featuring Pauline Henry))4:40
CD single, UK (1993)
No.TitleLength
1."Feel Like Making Love"3:59
2."Feel Like Making Love" (D'Rhythm Mix)6:43
3."Feel Like Making Love" (Extended Mix)6:04
4."Love Comes To Mind" (Remix)4:06
CD maxi, US (1993)
No.TitleLength
1."Feel Like Making Love" (Radio Edit)3:35
2."Feel Like Making Love" (Damien's Feel Like Makin' Radio Edit)2:54
3."Feel Like Making Love" (Original Extended Version)6:04
4."Feel Like Making Love" (Damien's Feel Like Makin' Club Mix)4:37
5."Feel Like Making Love" (D'Rhythm Mix)6:42
6."Feel Like Making Love" (D'Media Mix)5:41

Charts[]

Philip Claypool version[]

  • A cover was released by country music artist Philip Claypool in 1995 on his debut album A Circus Leaving Town. It was the highest-charting of that album's four singles, peaking at #60 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Chart (1995) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[23] 60

Kid Rock version[]

Chart (2003) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 33

Other versions[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Strong, Charles (2002) [Originally published in 1994]. The Great Rock Discography (Sixth ed.). United Kingdom: Canongate Books. p. 133. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Straight Shooter (Vinyl sleeve). Bad Company. United States: Swan Song Records. 1975. Back cover. SS 8413.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Feel Like Makin' Love: Romantic Power Ballads". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "100 Best Hard Rock Songs Ever (According to VH1)". Stereogum. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  5. ^ "The Story Behind The Songs: Feel Like Makin' Love by Bad Company". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  6. ^ "charts.nz > Bad Company in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  7. ^ British Hit Singles & Albums (17th ed.). London: Guinness World Records. 2004. p. 41. ISBN 0-85112-199-3.
  8. ^ "Bad Company Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Billboard: NEW & NOTEWORTHY" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  10. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 13 November 1993. p. 8. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  11. ^ Jones, Alan (23 October 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 12. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Mainstream: Music Meeting" (PDF). The Network Forty. 22 July 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Reviews: New Albums". Select. 1 March 1994. p. 74. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  14. ^ "australian-charts.com > Pauline Henry in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 November 1993. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  16. ^ "Pauline Henry – Feel Like Making Love (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  17. ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Pauline Henry'". Fireball Media. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  18. ^ "charts.nz > Pauline Henry in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  19. ^ "Official Charts > Pauline Henry". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  20. ^ British Hit Singles & Albums (17th ed.). London: Guinness World Records. 2004. p. 660. ISBN 0-85112-199-3.
  21. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 November 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  22. ^ Jump up to: a b "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  23. ^ "Philip Claypool Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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