I Can Make You Feel Good

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"I Can Make You Feel Good"
Single by Shalamar
from the album Friends
B-side "Playing to Win"
Released1982
Genre
Length3:42
Label SOLAR
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Leon Sylvers III
Shalamar singles chronology
"Talk to Me"
(1981)
"I Can Make You Feel Good"
(1982)
"A Night to Remember"
(1982)
Music video
"I Can Make You Feel Good" on YouTube

"I Can Make You Feel Good" is a song by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1982 as the lead single from their sixth studio album Friends . It reached No. 7 in the United Kingdom, making it their first top ten hit, followed by the singles "A Night to Remember" and "There It Is", which both peaked at No. 5.

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Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [1] 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [2] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [3] 10
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 7
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [5] 2
US Hot Black Singles ( Billboard ) [6] 33

Kavana version

"I Can Make You Feel Good"
Single by Kavana
from the album Kavana
ReleasedDecember 30, 1996 (1996-12-30) [7]
Length3:37
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Absolute
Kavana singles chronology
"Where Are You"
(1996)
"I Can Make You Feel Good"
(1996)
"MFEO"
(1997)
Audio
"I Can Make You Feel Good" on YouTube

In 1996, English singer Kavana covered the song; his version reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart. [8] [9]

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [10] 32
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [11] 23
Germany (GfK) [12] 71
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [13] 34
Scotland (OCC) [14] 9
UK Singles (OCC) [15] 8

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