Don't It Feel Good
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{{Infobox album
| name = Don't It Feel Good
| type = Studio
| artist = Ramsey Lewis
| cover = Don't It Feel Good.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1975
| recorded = 1974–1975
| venue =
| studio =
| length =
| label = Columbia
| producer = Charles Stepney, Ramsey Lewis
| prev_title = Sun Goddess
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = Salongo
| next_year = 1976
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dont-it-feel-good-lp-mw0000867795|title=Ramsey Lewis: Don't It Feel Good|author=Elias, Jason|publisher=AllMusic|website=allmusic.com}}
|rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen
|url-access=registration
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/126 126]
}}
|rev2 = The Pittsburgh Press
|rev2Score = (favourable){{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/147290163/|title='Cuckoo' Is Just That - Its Uninspiring Album|author=Reiland, Randy|page=98|date=December 28, 1978|publisher=Pittsburgh Press|website=newspapers.com}}
}}
Don't It Feel Good is a 1975 funk/jazz-funk album by Ramsey Lewis released on Columbia Records.{{cite book|title=Ramsey Lewis: Don't It Feel Good|date=1975|publisher=Columbia Records}} The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1975/1975-12-13-Billboard-Page-0032.pdf#search=%22ramsey%20lewis%20don't%20it%20feel%20good%22|title=Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs|page=32|issue=50|volume=87|date=December 13, 1975|magazine=Billboard}}{{cite web|title=Ramsey Lewis – Awards|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ramsey-lewis-mn0000334770/awards|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103012013/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ramsey-lewis-mn0000334770/awards|archive-date=November 3, 2013}}
Overview
The album reunited Lewis with his former producer Charles Stepney. Bassist Cleveland Eaton left for a solo career and was replaced by Tiaz Palmer. As well officially joining Lewis' group were guitarist Byron Gregory alongside percussionist and flutist Derf Reklaw-Raheem, formerly of The Pharaohs. A twosome who previously made guest appearances on Sun Goddess.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Don't It Feel Good
| writer1 = Charles Stepney
| length1 = 5:23
| title2 = Juaacklyn
| writer2 = Morris Stewart
| length2 = 5:03
| title3 = What's the Name of This Funk (Spider Man)
| writer3 = Stepney, Stewart, Derf Reklaw Raheem
| length3 = 3:20
| title4 = Something About You
| writer4 = Stepney, Cash McCall
| length4 = 4:04
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title5 = That's the Way of the World
| writer5 = Stepney, Maurice White, Verdine White
| length5 = 5:44
| title6 = Fish Bite
| writer6 = Byron Gregory, Reklaw-Raheem
| length6 = 3:50
| title7 = I Dig You
| writer7 = Stepney, McCall
| length7 = 5:35
| title8 = Can't Function
| writer8 = Stepney, Stewart
| length8 = 3:26
}}
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
=Production=
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Chart (1975) ! Position |
| US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)
| align="center"|46 |
| US Top Soul Albums (Billboard)
| align="center"|5 |
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)
| align="center"|3 |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Single ! Chart ! Position |
| 1975
| "Don't It Feel Good" | Soul Singles | 99 |
| 1975
| "Spider Man" |
References
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