Feel My Soul

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Feel My Soul
Jennifer holliday.jpg
Studio album by
Jennifer Holliday
ReleasedOctober 8, 1983
Recorded1983
StudioThe Complex, Westlake Audio, Ocean Way Recording, Evergreen Studios
GenrePop, R&B
Length40:50
LabelGeffen
ProducerMaurice White
Jennifer Holliday chronology
Feel My Soul
(1983) 		Say You Love Me
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
People(favourable)[2]
New York Times(favourable)[3]
Baltimore Sun3.5/5 stars[4]

Feel My Soul is the debut album by singer Jennifer Holliday, released in October 1983 on Geffen Records.[5] The album reached No. 6 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 31 on the Top Albums chart. Feel My Soul was Grammy nominated within the category of Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female.[6][7][8]

Overview[]

Feel My Soul was produced by Maurice White, founder and leader of the funk band Earth, Wind and Fire.[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Let Me Wait"Jon Lind, Bill Meyers4:50
2."I am Ready Now"David Lasley, Willie Wilcox4:56
3."This Game of Love (I'm Never Coming Down)"Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson4:03
4."I Am Love"David Foster, Maurice White, Allee Willis4:36
5."Shine a Light"Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn, Maurice White4:46
6."Just for a While"Gino Vannelli, Ross Vannelli5:04
7."My Sweet Delight"David Foster, Tony Haynes, Maurice White4:28
8."A Change is Gonna Come"Maurice White4:44
9."This Day"Edwin Hawkins3:23

Personnel[]

  • Jennifer Holliday: Main Vocal, Vocal Backing
  • Crystal Wilson, Jeanette Hawes, Maurice White, Wanda Vaughn (aka "The Cornbread Choir"): Vocal Backing
  • Caleb Quaye, Carlos Rios: Guitars
  • Roland Bautista: Guitar Solo on track 3
  • Nathan East: Bass
  • Bill Meyers, David Foster, Edwin Hawkins, Wayne Vaughn: Keyboards
  • Robbie Buchanan: Synthesizers, synth solo on track 1
  • Greg Phillinganes: Synthesizers and synth solo on track 7
  • Fred White, Ricky Lawson: Drums
  • Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
  • Vocal Backing arrangements by Maurice White and Wanda Vaughn
  • Strings and horns on track 1-3 and 7 arranged by Bill Meyers
  • Horns on tracks 4, 5 and 8 arranged by Jerry Hey
  • Strings on tracks 4 and 9 arranged by Jeremy Lubbock

Charts[]

Singles[]

Year Title US
Pop 		US
R&B 		US
Dan
1983 "I Am Love" 49 2 —
"Just Let Me Wait/Shine A Light/My Sweet Delight" — — 43
"Just Let Me Wait" — 24 —

References[]

  1. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Jennifer Holliday: Feel My Soul". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Feel My Soul". people.com. People. December 5, 1983.
  3. ^ Holden, Stephen (October 2, 1983). "JENNIFER HOLIDAY MAKES THE JUMP FROM BROADWAY TO POP". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Considine, J.D. (November 13, 1983). "Charlie Haden's 'Ballad of the Fallen' repeats success of 'Liberation'". newspapers.com. Baltimore Sun. p. 72.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Jennifer Holliday: Feel My Soul. Geffen Records. October 1983.
  6. ^ "Jennifer Holliday: Feel My Soul (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard.com.
  7. ^ "Jennifer Holliday: Feel My Soul (Billboard 200)". Billboard.com.
  8. ^ "Jennifer Holliday". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Jennifer Holliday – Feel My Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "Jennifer Holliday Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "Jennifer Holliday Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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