| Cover: | Mica Paris – I Never Felt Like This Before.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Mica Paris |
| Album: | Whisper a Prayer |
| B-Side: | Call Me by My Name |
| Released: | [1] |
| Studio: | Tarpan (San Rafael, California) |
| Length: | 4:16 |
| Label: |
|
| Producer: |
|
| Prev Title: | Young Soul Rebels |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | I Wanna Hold on to You |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
"I Never Felt Like This Before" is a song by British singer-songwriter Mica Paris. Released in March 1993 by Island Records and 4th & Broadway as the lead single from her third studio album, Whisper a Prayer (1993), it became her second top-20 hit on the UK Singles Chart and the highest-placing release from the album. The song was written by Narada Michael Walden and Sally Jo Dakota, and produced by Walden with Mike Mani.
Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Together with Walden, Paris has "Americanised" her sound considerably. Now we all know who Whitney's main competitor will be." Head of music Clive Dickens at Chiltern Network/UK said, "This is a returning to form by Mica Paris, who always had a lot of credit here. Walden managed to get the very best out of her. It's an exceptional song that should have wide appeal. It should cross over from dance to hot ACE and EHR. It's a really great record to start the hour with."[2] James Hamilton from Music Week RM Dance Update described it as a "sultry wailer".[3]
UK 7-inch single[4]
UK 12-inch single[5]
Personnel are obtained from the Whisper a Prayer liner notes.[6] Performance credits
Instruments
Technical and production
| Chart (1993) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] | 61 | |
| Europe (European Dance Radio)[9] | 4 | |
| Europe (European Hit Radio)[10] | 23 | |
| scope="row" | ||
| scope="row" | ||
| UK Airplay (Music Week)[11] | 4 | |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[12] | 9 | |
| UK Club Chart (Music Week)[13] | 4 |