I Feel a Song

I Feel a Song
Studio album by Gladys Knight & the Pips
Released	November 1974
Recorded	1974
Genre	Soul
Length	34:44
Label	Buddah 5612
Producer	Tony Camillo, Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise, Burt Bacharach, Ralph Moss, Bill Withers, Gladys Knight, Bubba Knight, William Guest, Edward Patten
Gladys Knight & the Pips chronology
Claudine (1974) I Feel a Song (1974) Knight Time (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+ [2]
Rolling Stone	(mixed) [3]

I Feel a Song is the thirteenth studio album recorded by American R&B group Gladys Knight & the Pips, released in November 1974 on the Buddah label. It was their third overall album for Buddah.

The first single release, "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)", reached number 1 R&B and number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100. The B-side, "Don't Burn Down the Bridge", also charted as a tag-along on the pop chart. A second single, "Love Finds Its Own Way", also charted, peaking at number 47 pop and number 3 R&B. The final single, a live medley recording of "The Way We Were"/"Try to Remember" was also a successful hit, peaking at number 11 pop and number 6 R&B. The song also gave the group its highest chart peaks on the adult contemporary and UK Singles charts, number 2 and number 4, respectively. The album was also the group's fourth of five R&B albums chart-toppers.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Feel a Song (In My Heart)"	Tony Camillo, Mary Sawyer	2:48
2.	"Love Finds Its Own Way"	Jim Weatherly	3:56
3.	"Seconds"	Neil Simon, Burt Bacharach,	3:48
4.	"The Going Ups and the Coming Downs"	Jim Weatherly	3:35
5.	"The Way We Were / Try to Remember" (Live Medley)	Marvin Hamlisch, Alan & Marilyn Bergman / Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones	4:30

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Better You Go Your Way"	Bill Withers	4:15
2.	"Don't Burn Down the Bridge"	Ronnie Miller	4:47
3.	"The Need to Be"	Jim Weatherly	4:07
4.	"Tenderness Is His Way"	Bill Withers	2:58

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak [4] [5]
Australia (Kent Music Report) [6]	24
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	17
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	1
UK Albums Chart	20

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [4]
		US	US R&B	US A/C	UK [5]
1974	"I Feel a Song" (A-side)	21	1	—	—
	"Don't Burn Down the Bridge" (B-side)		—	—	—
1975	"Love Finds Its Own Way"	47	3	40	—
	"The Way We Were"/"Try to Remember" (live medley)	11	6	2	4

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1974 (U.S.)

References

1. Henderson, Alex. I Feel a Song review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 28, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
3. Marsh, Dave. "I Feel a Song review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
4. "US Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". AllMusic . Retrieved November 18, 2012.
5. "UK Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 169. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.

External links

• I Feel a Song at Discogs