Feels So Good (Chuck Mangione album)
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Feels So Good is a 1977 jazz album released by Chuck Mangione
. It contains his hit single, the title song "Feels So Good
", which in an edited form reached #4 on the U.S. charts
. The song also reached the top of the Billboard adult contemporary chart
. It is also frequently referenced on animated
TV comedy King of the Hill
. Mangione voices himself during all of the references.
The album Feels So Good peaked at #2 on the Billboard albums chart
in 1978.
Chris Vadala: soprano, alto, and baritone saxes; piccolo, flute, and alto flute
Grant Geissman
: electric, acoustic, 12-string, and classical guitars
Charles Meeks: bass
James Bradley, Jr.: drums, congas, timbales
Chuck Mangione
Charles Frank "Chuck" Mangione is an American flugelhorn player and composer who achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-pop single, "Feels So Good." Mangione has released more than thirty albums since 1960.-Early life and career:...
. It contains his hit single, the title song "Feels So Good
Feels So Good (Chuck Mangione song)
"Feels So Good" is the title of a 1978 instrumental by the American flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione. It was both written and produced by Mangione and is the title track from his 1977 album....
", which in an edited form reached #4 on the U.S. charts
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. The song also reached the top of the Billboard adult contemporary chart
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
. It is also frequently referenced on animated
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
TV comedy King of the Hill
King of the Hill
King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...
. Mangione voices himself during all of the references.
The album Feels So Good peaked at #2 on the Billboard albums chart
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
in 1978.
Track listing
- Feels So GoodFeels So Good (Chuck Mangione song)"Feels So Good" is the title of a 1978 instrumental by the American flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione. It was both written and produced by Mangione and is the title track from his 1977 album....
- 9:42 (edit: #4 pop, #1 AC) - Maui-Waui - 10:13
- Theme From 'Side Street' - 2:05
- Hide & Seek (Ready Or Not Here I Come) - 6:25
- Last Dance - 10:54
- The XIth Commandment - 6:36
Musicians
Chuck Mangione: flugelhorn, electric pianoChris Vadala: soprano, alto, and baritone saxes; piccolo, flute, and alto flute
Grant Geissman
Grant Geissman
Grant Geissman is a crossover jazz, contemporary jazz and new age guitarist and an Emmy-nominated composer for network TV series and TV movies. An in-demand studio musician, he has recorded extensively for several labels since 1976, and he can be heard playing guitar on the theme for Monk and...
: electric, acoustic, 12-string, and classical guitars
Charles Meeks: bass
James Bradley, Jr.: drums, congas, timbales