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| Released | July 16, 1979 | |||
| Studio | Muscle Shoals Sound Studio (Sheffield, Alabama) The Hit Factory (New York City, New York) | |||
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| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Oh What a Feeling is a studio album by American R&B, soul and gospel singer Mavis Staples. [1] [2] It was released on July 16, 1979, by Warner Bros. Records.
A review published by Billboard in the July 28, 1979, issue said, "Well known vocalist from the Staple Singers steps out on her second solo effort with a mixture of uptempo, disco flavored songs and midtempo, soulful ballads. Staples voice is fluid, strong and gutsy, giving this LP much the same appeal which highlighted Cheryl Lynn's exhilarating debut last year. Also contributing to this album's success is the instrumentation which is provided by the Muscle Shoals Horns, guitarists Mark Knopfler, Pele Can and others. Best cuts "Let Love Come Between Us", "Oh What a Feeling", "Loving You", "Tonight I Feel Like Dancing", and "I've Been to the Well Before"." [3] The New York Times stated that Staples "remains a fine, fervent, huskily sensitive singer, and most of this disk does her justice." [4]
Cashbox published a review of the album in the issue dated July 28, 1979, which said, "Mavis gave the Staple Singers that distinct, gritty vocal sound, and on Oh What a Feeling she proves just how versatile she is. She soars through a mixed bag of styles on the LP - disco, gospel, straight ahead R&B and gospel - and performs them all in flawless fashion. A torchy ballad, "I Miss You", the disco hit, "Tonight I Feel Like Dancing", and the R&B flavored title cut are the LP's highpoints." [5] The Bay State Banner opined that "it's a big comedown to realize veteran producers and idolized individuals like Jerry Wexler have so little idea of what makes successful singers tick, and have so little regard for them that they put them in embarrassing situations as this one." [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tonight I Feel Like Dancing" |
| 6:08 |
| 2. | "Let Love Come Between Us" |
| 3:26 |
| 3. | "Loving You" |
| 4:08 |
| 4. | "I Don't Want to Lose My Real Good Thing" | Larry John McNally | 3:16 |
| 5. | "I've Been to the Well Before" | Paul Kelly | 3:57 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oh What a Feeling" |
| 3:03 |
| 2. | "If I Can't Have You" | Paul Kelly | 4:50 |
| 3. | "You're Made That Way" |
| 3:57 |
| 4. | "I Miss You (Since You're Gone)" | Paul Kelly | 5:05 |
| 5. | "We Got Love" | Paul Kelly | 2:48 |
Adapted from the album liner notes.
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