On this day in music history: December 4, 1965 - I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown hits #1 on the Billboard R&B singles chart for 6 weeks, also peaking at #3 on the Hot 100 on December 18, 1965. Written and produced by James Brown, it is the third R&B chart topper for the artist known as The Hardest Working Man In Show Business. The hit version of the song is recorded by Brown on May 6, 1965 at Criteria Studios in Miami, FL. He had previously recorded the song in September 1964 for release on Smash Records. Browns label King Records will block the release of the earlier version, though that will not stop the momentum of the record. Alan Leeds, then a disc jockey at WANT-AM in Richmond, VA (later James Browns road manager and will also work in the same capacity for Prince), will dub the song off of TV when Brown performs the song on the variety show Where The Action Is. Demand for the record will skyrocket, forcing King Records to rush out the newly recorded second version of the song as a single. Released in October on the heels of his breakout crossover smash Papas Got A Brand New Bag, I Got You will quickly race up the R&B and pop charts simultaneously. Brown will also perform the song (the earlier version) in the Frankie Avalon film Ski Party released earlier in 1965.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:00:12 +0000
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