| Don't It Feel Good | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Ramsey Lewis |
| Cover: | Don't It Feel Good.jpg |
| Released: | 1975 |
| Recorded: | 1974–1975 |
| Genre: | Funk, jazz-funk |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Charles Stepney, Ramsey Lewis |
| Prev Title: | Sun Goddess |
| Prev Year: | 1974 |
| Next Title: | Salongo |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
Don't It Feel Good is a 1975 funk/jazz-funk album by Ramsey Lewis released on Columbia Records.[1] The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[2] [3]
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.
| Chart (1975) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[4] | 46 |
| US Top Soul Albums (Billboard) | 5 |
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) | 3 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "Don't It Feel Good" | Soul Singles | 99 | |
| 1975 | "Spider Man" | Dance Music/Club Play | 6 |