Feliciano!

Feliciano!
Studio album by
José Feliciano
ReleasedJune 1968
RecordedNovember 21, 1967 – January 1968
StudioRCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California
GenreLatin jazz[1]
Length37:18
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerRick Jarrard
José Feliciano chronology
Fantastic Feliciano
(1966) 		Feliciano!
(1968) 		Souled
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Feliciano! is a 1968 album by the Puerto Rican guitarist José Feliciano.[3] All of the tracks are acoustic cover versions of songs popularized by other artists, including The Mamas & the Papas, The Doors, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Beatles, Jorge Ben Jor, and Lou Johnson.

Feliciano! has been the most successful album of his career in the US, spending 59 weeks on the Billboard Top LP chart, peaking at number 2 (number 25 on the end-of-year chart for 1968 and number 66 for 1969); it also reached number 3 on the R&B charts in 1968 and number 3 on the Jazz charts. The album performed well outside the US, reaching number 1 in Canada and number 6 in the UK.

Feliciano! was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1969 Grammy Awards, and Jose Feliciano won Best New Artist. He also won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the song "Light My Fire" from the album. The album's producer Rick Jarrard also received a nomination for Producer of the Year.

The album cover shows a drawing by George Bartell of Feliciano with his guitar.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "California Dreamin'" (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips) – 4:06
  2. "Light My Fire" (Robbie Krieger, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore) – 3:30
  3. "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" (Gerry Marsden) – 2:50
  4. "In My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:22
  5. "And I Love Her" (instrumental) (Lennon, McCartney) – 3:58

Side two

  1. "Nena Na Na" (Jorge Ben) – 2:30
  2. "Always Something There to Remind Me" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:58
  3. "Just a Little Bit of Rain" (Fred Neil) – 2:45
  4. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 3:28
  5. "Here, There and Everywhere" (instrumental) (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:03
  6. "The Last Thing on My Mind" (Tom Paxton) – 4:51

Personnel

Technical

  • Rick Jarrard – producer
  • Dick Bogert – recording engineer
  • George Bartell – cover illustration
  • Recorded at RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World, Hollywood, California on November 21, 1967 and January 5 & 6, 1968

Chart performance

Chart performance for Feliciano!
Chart (1968–1969) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Go-Set) 2
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 9
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 6
US Billboard 200[8] 2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 3
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[10] 3
US Cashbox Top Albums 1

Certifications

Certifications for Feliciano!
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Greenman, Ben (January 1, 1998). "Jose Feliciano". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 167.
  2. ^ "Feliciano! – José Feliciano | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 418.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 242.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5806". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – José Feliciano – Feliciano!". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Jose Feliciano Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  9. ^ "Jose Feliciano Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "Jose Feliciano Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Jose Feliciano – Feliciano". Recording Industry Association of America.