Don't It Feel Good

Don't It Feel Good
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	1975
Recorded	1974–1975
Genre	Funk, jazz-funk
Label	Columbia
Producer	Charles Stepney, Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Sun Goddess (1974) Don't It Feel Good (1975) Salongo (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Pittsburgh Press	(favourable) [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Don't It Feel Good is a 1975 funk/jazz-funk album by Ramsey Lewis released on Columbia Records. ^[4] The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart. ^{[5] [6]}

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 . ^[4]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't It Feel Good"	Charles Stepney	5:23
2.	"Juaacklyn"	Morris Stewart	5:03
3.	"What's the Name of This Funk (Spider Man)"	Stepney, Stewart, Derf Reklaw Raheem	3:20
4.	"Something About You"	Stepney, Cash McCall	4:04

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"That's the Way of the World"	Stepney, Maurice White, Verdine White	5:44
6.	"Fish Bite"	Byron Gregory, Reklaw-Raheem	3:50
7.	"I Dig You"	Stepney, McCall	5:35
8.	"Can't Function"	Stepney, Stewart	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 ^[4]

Production

• Paul Serrano – engineer
• Charles Stepney – producer
• Ramsey Lewis – producer ^[4]

Charts

Chart (1975)	Position
US Top LPs & Tape ( Billboard ) [6] [5]	46
US Top Soul Albums ( Billboard ) [6] [5]	5
US Top Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [6] [5]	3

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	"Don't It Feel Good"	Soul Singles	99
1975	"Spider Man"	Dance Music/Club Play	6 [6]

References

1. Elias, Jason. "Ramsey Lewis: Don't It Feel Good". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
2. Reiland, Randy (December 28, 1978). "'Cuckoo' Is Just That - Its Uninspiring Album". newspapers.com. Pittsburgh Press. p. 98.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  126. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
4. Ramsey Lewis: Don't It Feel Good. Columbia Records. 1975.
5. "Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 87, no. 50. December 13, 1975. p. 32.
6. "Ramsey Lewis – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2022.