"Feel Good" | ||||
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![]() German picture sleeve | ||||
Single by Ike & Tina Turner | ||||
from the album Feel Good | ||||
B-side | Outrageous[1] | |||
Released | April 1972 | |||
Recorded | March 1972 | |||
Studio | Bolic Sound (Inglewood, California) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | United Artists Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tina Turner | |||
Producer(s) | Ike Turner, Gerhard Augustin | |||
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology | ||||
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"Feel Good" is a song written by Tina Turner. It was released as a single by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner on United Artists Records in 1972.[2]
Recording and release
[edit]"Feel Good" was written by Tina Turner and recorded at her recording studio, Bolic Sound, in March 1972. The record was produced by Ike Turner and Gerhard Augustin. It was released on United Artists Records as the first single from Ike & Tina Turner's album Feel Good. They promoted the single on Soul Train on April 22, 1972[3] and on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson the same year. The song later appeared on the compilation album The Ike & Tina Turner Story: 1960–1975 in 2007.
Critical reception
[edit]The single received positive reviews.[3][4]
Record World (May 6, 1972): "You can hardly help but feel good after listening to the latest from Ike & Tina. Typically great release, written by Tina."[5]
Cash Box (May 6, 1972): "Tina explodes on vocals, Ike does crazy things guitar-wise and everything's righteous. Lyrics are especially ear catchin' this time out for the duo."[4]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Tina Turner
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Feel Good" | 3:24 |
2. | "Outrageous" | 2:16 |
Chart performance
[edit]Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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US Cash Box R&B Top 60[6] | 48 |
US Cash Box Looking Ahead[6] | 101 |
US Record World Singles[7] | 95 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ike and Tina Turner - Feel Good".
- ^ "New Radio Action And Billboard Pick Singles" (PDF). Billboard. May 6, 1972. p. 74.
- ^ a b "Ike & Tina Turner Setlist at Soul Train Studios, Los Angeles". setlist.fm.
- ^ a b "Singles Reviews: Pick of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box: 18. May 6, 1972.
- ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World: 10. May 6, 1972.
- ^ a b "R&B Top 60 / Looking Ahead" (PDF). Cash Box: 24, 33. May 20, 1972.
- ^ "The Singles Chart" (PDF). Record World: 23. June 3, 1972.