Don't It Feel Good

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

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