| Hooked on a Feeling | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 37:53 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Bengt Palmers | |||
| Blue Swede chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Hooked on a Feeling is an album by Swedish Rock band Blue Swede released in 1974. They became internationally recognized largely due to their 'ooga chaka' cover of Jonathan King's 1971 version of the 1968 Mark James song "Hooked on a Feeling".
All tracks are written by Bengt Palmers and Björn Skifs, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hooked on a Feeling" | Mark James | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Pinewood Rally" | 4:37 | |
| 3. | "Silly Milly" | Harald Braschoss, Christian Bruhn, Hartmut Preiss | 4:55 |
| 4. | "Lonely Sunday Afternoon" | 2:28 | |
| 5. | "Gotta Have Your Love" | 4:44 | |
| 6. | "Destiny" | José Feliciano | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Something's Burning" | Mac Davis | 2:16 |
| 8. | "Working in the Coal Mine" | Allen Toussaint | 3:17 |
| 9. | "Never My Love" | Dick Addrisi, Don Addrisi | 4:43 |
| 10. | "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 3:31 |
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