Talk:I Got You (I Feel Good)

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Sax Solo[edit]

I always thought this would be a alto sax solo. Is it really a tenor sax solo? I think the alto is Maceo's preferred instrument...

The personnel listing in the Star Time booklet specifies that Maceo played tenor on "I Got You (I Feel Good)". This page, which appears to be based on other sources, says the same thing. InnocuousPseudonym 19:58, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Russian certification[edit]

I dont know is it crusial point that the song is still popular in Russia and went 2x platinum there with 400,000 copies sold? Source: http://2m-online.ru/news/detail.php?ID=5659 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.240.90.12 (talk) 15:33, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Commercial song elimination[edit]

Eliminate the song from the commercial thanks to the retail apocalypse phenomenon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CodyFinke2019 (talk • contribs) 22:13, 24 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Songwriter?[edit]

According to our Out of Sight (album) article, the writer of the original version of this song ("I Got You" on that album) is Ted Wright. This article does not mention him at all. On first glance, it looks like online sources are in disagreement as to whether James Brown or Ted Wright wrote the song (for example, two different Discogs entries [1] [2] credit, respectively, the two different songwriters). This should be researched further and possibly addressed in this article (and/or the info changed in the other article). - dcljr (talk) 03:50, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The suggestion in this forum is that "Ted Wright" is a pseudonym sometimes used by Brown. That detail is included in our article at Out of Sight (song). I'm no expert, and there may be more information elsewhere. Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:38, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Recording Date on infobox in question[edit]

Recording In 1965, after visiting Criteria Studios in Miami and being impressed by the sound of the studio's custom recording console, King Records owner Syd Nathan booked an October recording session for Brown, during which he recorded the version of "I Got You (I Feel Good)" released by the label as a single.

It hit the charts in November 1965

The infobox says recorded in May and released October 1, 1965

I am removing the recording month and the release day until we get this sorted out. Right now we are babbling fools. Tillywilly17 (talk) 16:58, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

recorded at:

Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida May 6, 1965

trying to verify Tillywilly17 (talk) 17:14, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.discogs.com/release/5125584-James-Brown-I-Got-You-I-Feel-Good Tillywilly17 (talk) 17:17, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

James Brown – I Got You ( I Feel Good)

Polydor – 867 523-2 CD Maxi-Single

Netherlands 1991

these are liner notes from record company (I have artwork)

I Got You (I Feel Good)

(J. Brown)

JAMES BROWN Jead vocal

with the James Brown Orchestra: Ron Tooley (trumpet) Joe Dupors (trumpet) Levi Rasbury (trumpet) Unknown (trombone) Hat Jones (alto saxophone organ St. Clair Pinckney (tenor saxophone) Eldee Williams ( is (tenor saxophone) Al "Brisco Clark (tenor saxophone) Maceo Parker (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Nolen (guitar) Alphonso "Country" Kellum (guitar) Bernard Odum (bass) Melvin Parker (drums)

A James Brown Production Recorded May 6, 1965, of Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida

It's A Man's World

(J. Brown/B. Newsome

JAMES BROWN lead vocal with the James Brown Band Lucas "Fats" Gonder or Bobby Byrd (piano) Les Buie (guitar) Bernard @dum (bass) Melvin Parker (drums)

Produced by James Brown for Fair Deal Productions Recorded June 6, 1964, at Universal Studios, Chicago, Mlini

Get Up Feel Like Being A) Sexmachin Live Version (J. Brown / B. Byrd / R. Lenhoff)

JAMES BROWN Danatone Production

polydor

1: Published by Fort Knox Music /2: Published by Dynafone Publ./Clamike Muse/3: Published by Dyngtone Publ. 1: 1965 PolyGram Rec, Inc. /2: 1966 Poly Grom Rec, Inc. 3 1972 PolyGram Rec, Inc. 1991 Polydor 8. Hilversum Tillywilly17 (talk) 17:22, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is the song that became Brown's signature tune and gave him his famous catch phrase, "I Feel Good."

This song has a very convoluted release history. Brown recorded it in September 1964 and leased it, along with some of his other songs, to Smash Records, who planned to release it as a single but couldn't because Brown's label, King Records, filed a lawsuit. In October 1964, a judge ruled that Smash Records would be allowed to issue only instrumental recordings by Brown, and all masters of vocals by JB would become property of King Records.

The song was pulled, but Brown had already been promoting it: he played it on the road (335 nights a year) and performed it on The T.A.M.I. Show and Shindig, as well as a movie called Ski Party. Brown then recorded a new version of the song in May 1965 at Criteria Studios in Miami, creating the first gold record to come out of Criteria, where the Eagles did Hotel California and Derek and the Dominos did Layla. Released by King Records, it shot to the top of the R&B charts, where it stayed for six weeks, and also went to #3 on the Hot 100, Brown's highest placing on that chart. Tillywilly17 (talk) 17:30, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]