Feel My Power
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{{Infobox album
| name = Feel My Power
| type = album
| artist = M.C. Hammer
| cover = Feel My Power.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1986|8|13}}
| recorded = 1986
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| length = 33:47
| label = Bustin' Records
| producer = M.C. Hammer, Felton Pilate
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Let's Get It Started
| next_year = 1988
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Feel My Power
| type = studio
| single1 = Ring 'Em
| single1date = 1987
| single2 = Get It Started
| single2date = 1988
}}
}}
Feel My Power is the debut studio album by American rapper M.C. Hammer released in 1986 by Bustin’ Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mc-hammer-mn0000181460/discography |title=MC Hammer Albums and Discography |website=AllMusic |access-date=July 7, 2022}} The album was produced by Felton Pilate of Con Funk Shun.
Feel My Power sold over 60,000 copies, a considerable success for a small independent label of the era, which led to several offers from major labels.{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1110504/30-years-later-remembering-mc-hammer-s-untouchable-hit-and-everything-that-s-happened-since |title=Remembering MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" 30 Years Later |website=E! Online |date=13 January 2020 |access-date=July 7, 2022}}
"That's What I Said" and "Feel My Power" were later used for the Rocky V film and the Rocky V soundtrack.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rocky-v-music-from-and-inspired-by-the-motion-picture--mw0000311815 |title=Various Artists - Rocky V (Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture) |website=AllMusic |access-date=July 7, 2022}} "The Thrill Is Gone" samples the original song by Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell.{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/MC-Hammer-The-Thrill-Is-Gone/release/2378639|title = M.C. Hammer – the Thrill is Gone (1987, Vinyl)|website = Discogs| date=1987 }} Additionally, the album samples James Brown.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/MC-Hammer/Feel-My-Power |title=Feel My Power by MC Hammer on WhoSampled|website=WhoSampled}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = That's What I Said
| length1 = 4:24
| title2 = Ring 'Em
| writer2 =
| length2 = 4:05
| title3 = Get It Started
| writer3 =
| length3 = 4:19
| title4 = Feel My Power
| writer4 =
| length4 = 4:03
| title5 = The Thrill Is Gone
| writer5 =
| length5 = 4:37
| title6 = Mix It Toss It & Bust It
| writer6 =
| length6 = 3:52
| title7 = Son of the King
| writer7 =
| length7 = 3:27
| title8 = Brother Versus Brother
| writer8 =
| length8 = 3:51
| title9 = I Can Make It Better
| writer9 =
| length9 = 3:36
| all_writing = MC Hammer
}}
{{cite web|url=https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=MC%20Hammer%20And%20The%20Posse&title=Stupid%20Def%20Yal%20%2F%20Ring%27%20Em |title=MC Hammer And The Posse - Stupid Def Yal - Ring 'Em - Artist Info |website=Music.Metason.Net |access-date=July 7, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/feel-my-power-mw0000948189 |title=MC Hammer - Feel My Power Album Reviews, Songs & More |website=AllMusic |access-date=July 7, 2022}}