Don't It Feel Good

1975 studio album by Ramsey Lewis

Don't It Feel Good

Studio album by

Ramsey Lewis

Released

1975

Recorded

1974-1975

Genre

Funk, Jazz-funk

Label

Columbia

Producer

Charles Stepney, Ramsey Lewis

Ramsey Lewis chronology

Sun Goddess
(1974)

Don't It Feel Good
(1975)

Salongo
(1976)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Pittsburgh Press	(favourable)^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

Don't It Feel Good is a 1975 funk/jazz-funk album by Ramsey Lewis released on Columbia Records.^[4] The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.^[5]^[6]

Overview

The single "What's the Name of This Funk (Spider Man)" reached number 6 on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play chart.

The album reunited Lewis with former Chess Records producer, Charles Stepney. Bassist Cleveland Eaton had left for a solo career by then and was replaced by Tiaz Palmer. Added to the group was former member of The Pharaohs, Derf Reklaw-Raheem on percussion and flute and guitarist Byron Gregory, both of whom appeared as additional musicians on the previous album, Sun Goddess.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't It Feel Good"	Charles Stepney	5:23
2.	"Juaacklyn"	Morris Stewart	5:03
3.	"What's the Name of This Funk (Spider Man)"	Stepney, Stewart, Derf Reklaw Raheem	3:20
4.	"Something About You"	Stepney, Cash McCall	4:04

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"That's the Way of the World"	Stepney, Maurice White, Verdine White	5:44
6.	"Fish Bite"	Byron Gregory, Reklaw-Raheem	3:50
7.	"I Dig You"	Stepney, McCall	5:35
8.	"Can't Function"	Stepney, Stewart	3:26

Credits

Musicians

Byron Gregory – guitar
Morris Jennings – drums, tambourine, bells
Ramsey Lewis – synthesizer, piano, keyboards, clavinet
Brenda Mitchell-Stewart – vocals
Tiaz Palmer – bass
Derf Reklaw-Raheem – flute, conga, tambourine
Paul Serrano – horn
Charles Stepney – synthesizer, Moog synthesizer
Morris Stewart – vocals^[4]

Production

Paul Serrano – engineer
Charles Stepney – producer
Ramsey Lewis – producer^[4]

Charts

Chart (1975)	Position
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)^[7]	46
US Top Soul Albums (Billboard)^[6]	5
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[5]	3

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	"Don't It Feel Good"	Soul Singles	99
1975	"Spider Man"	Dance Music/Club Play	6

References

^ Elias, Jason. "Ramsey Lewis: Don't It Feel Good". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 126. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Reiland, Randy (December 28, 1978). "'Cuckoo' Is Just That - Its Uninspiring Album". newspapers.com. Pittsburgh Press. p. 98.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ramsey Lewis: Don't It Feel Good. Columbia Records. 1975.
^ ^a ^b "Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 87, no. 50. December 13, 1975. p. 32.
^ ^a ^b "Ramsey Lewis Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Ramsey Lewis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.