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I Feel a Song (In My Heart)

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"I Feel a Song (In My Heart)"
Single by Gladys Knight & the Pips
from the album I Feel a Song
B-side"Don't Burn Down the Bridge"
ReleasedOctober 1974
GenreSoul
Length2:48
LabelBuddah Records
Songwriter(s)Tony Camillo, Mary Sawyer
Producer(s)Tony Camillo, Gladys Knight & the Pips
Gladys Knight & the Pips singles chronology
"Between Her Goodbye and My Hello"
(1974)
"I Feel a Song (In My Heart)"
(1974)
"Love Finds Its Own Way"
(1975)

"I Feel a Song (In My Heart)" is a song written by Tony Camillo and Mary Sawyer. The song was originally recorded by Sandra Richardson in 1971.

Gladys Knight & the Pips recording

In 1974, the song was recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips and was from the album I Feel a Song. The single spent two weeks at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart in late 1974. It also peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[1] The version by Gladys Knight and the Pips, which was faithful to the original interpretation and produced by Camillo, was the fourth recording for the song.[2]

Chart positions

Chart (1974) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 21
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 1
Canada RPM[3] 13

Other recordings

  • In 1972, the song was subsequently recorded by Linda Carr as well as the Stairsteps (whose lyrics were more spiritual), all of whom, like Gladys Knight's version, were recorded for the Buddah Records label.
  • In 1975 Bob James released the song on his "Bob James Two" album, featuring Patti Austin on vocal.

Samples

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 330.
  2. ^ "Discogs album listing for Gladys Knight & The Pips' 1974 I Feel A Song".
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - December 28, 1974" (PDF).