Feelin' Bitchy

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Feelin' Bitchy
Feelin' Bitchy Album Art.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1977
Recorded1977
Studio Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, Alabama
A & R Recording Studios, New York City
United Sound Studios, Detroit, Michigan
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre Soul
Length39:46
Label Spring
Producer Brad Shapiro, Millie Jackson
Millie Jackson chronology
Lovingly Yours
(1976)
Feelin' Bitchy
(1977)
Get It Out'cha System
(1978)

Feelin' Bitchy is an album by the American musician Millie Jackson, released in 1977. It features two of Jackson's best known songs, the Merle Haggard cover, "If You're Not Back in Love by Monday", (which became a U.S. pop hit for Jackson), and the Latimore track, "All the Way Lover". The latter features one of Millie's trademark extended raps, this time on the topic of men who refuse to perform oral sex on their partners. Some record stores kept the album behind the counter due to its cover photo. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Christgau's Record Guide B [3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Bay State Banner noted that "All The Way Lover" "is a mischievous, unkind, joyously detestable yakety-yak, excused by Millie's call to Woman to take all of what men are too scared to give." [5]

Track listings

  1. "All the Way Lover" (Benny Latimore) 10:44
  2. "Lovin' Your Good Thing Away" (George Jackson, Raymond Moore) 3:11
  3. "Angel in Your Arms" (Clayton Ivey, Terry Woodford, Tommy Brasfield) 4:02
  4. "A Little Taste of Outside Love" (George Jackson) 3:41
  5. "You Created a Monster" (Lamont Dozier) 2:24
  6. "Cheatin' Is" (Rafe Van Hoy) 3:20
  7. "If You're Not Back in Love by Monday" (Glenn Martin, Sonny Throckmorton) 4:45
  8. "Feelin' Like a Woman" (David Sackoff, Randolph Klein) 4:26

Personnel

Ernie Winfrey – Remix Engineer

Charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums [6] 34
Billboard Top Soul Albums [6] 4

Singles

YearSingleChart positions
US Pop US Soul
1977"If You're Not Back In Love By Monday" [7] 435
1978"All The Way Lover" [7] 10212

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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