I Get the Sweetest Feeling

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“I Get the Sweetest Feeling”
Single by Jackie Wilson from the album I Get the Sweetest Feeling
Released	June 1968
Format	Vinyl record (7")
Recorded	February 1968
Genre	Pop / Soul
Length	2:54
Label	Brunswick Records
Producer	Carl Davids
Jackie Wilson singles chronology
"Chain Gang" (1968) "For Once in My Life" (1968)

"I Get the Sweetest Feeling" is the 1968 single by Jackie Wilson from the album with the same title.

[edit] Song information

The track is a Motown song recorded during his Chicago period where he regains energy and starts to record a lot of singles and albums again. The track was written by Van McCoy and Alicia Evelyn. The orchestra was directed by Willie Henderson.

The single was originally a moderate chart success securing a #34 position on the Billboard charts. Four years later the single was released in the United Kingdom and managed to become a reasonable hit securing a #9 position. After the success of the re-release of "Reet Petite" in 1987, it was decided to re-release this track posthumously as well. The re-release peaked at #3 in the UK Singles chart and #20 in the Dutch Top 40.

The song was used in a number of movies like High Fidelity and the television series Jam.

[edit] Cover versions

• A cover version was recorded by Will Young in 2002 as the B-side to his single "The Long and Winding Road".

• The track was covered on February 13, 2006 by Liz McClarnon on her debut solo single "Woman in Love / I Get the Sweetest Feeling".

[edit] Track lists

Side	Title	Length
Original release
A	"I Get the Sweetest Feeling"	2:54
B	"Nothing But Blue Skies"	unk
UK release
A	"I Get the Sweetest Feeling"	2:54
B	"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher"	2:57
1987 re-release
A	"I Get the Sweetest Feeling"	2:54
B	"Lonely Teardrops"	2:39