Feelin' Alright

For the 1999 song, see Feelin' Alright (Len song). For the album by the New Riders of the Purple Sage, see Feelin' All Right.
"Feelin' Alright?"
Song by Traffic from the album Traffic
Released 1968
Genre Folk rock
Length 4:16
Label Island
Writer Dave Mason
Producer Jimmy Miller

"Feelin' Alright?" also known as "Feeling Alright" is a song written by Dave Mason of the English rock band Traffic from their eponymous 1968 album, Traffic and their version reached #123 on the US chart.[1] The song was also a hit single for several performers: Joe Cocker (1969, #69,[2] re-charted in 1972, #33),[3] Mongo Santamaría (1969, #95),[4] and Grand Funk Railroad (1971, #54).[5]

Other versions

It has also been recorded by:[6]

Little Milton recorded his own version in 1970 that was released on the 1985 album The Checker Days 1961-1970,[6] while Paul Weller in his Above the Clouds EP[8] (1992), and Ohio Players version features as bonus track in Pain album reissue in 2006.[9]

Other artists who released their covers are Freddie King, Widespread Panic and The Black Crowes. A Steel Drum version by Trinidad Oil Company was reissued on the dancefloor jazz compilation Blue Juice 2.

It was also featured in the 2000 film Duets, sung by Huey Lewis. Both the original and the Joe Cocker cover were featured in the movie Flight, starring Denzel Washington.

Credits

Traffic version

Joe Cocker version

Joe Cocker performed a 'duet' of this song with John Belushi on episode 3 of Saturday Night Live's second season which aired on October 2, 1976.

Joe Cocker also performed the song with Huey Lewis on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which aired on 19 July 2012.

Joe Cocker included this song live in his double album Mad Dogs & Englishmen. Joe had just arrived in LA on March 11, 1970, for some R&R from his just completed tour, and then forming a new band to perform with during the coming summer. He was told the next day that he was now obligated to a seven week U.S. tour, slated to begin just 8 days later in Detroit. He was warned that the musician's union, promoters, and possibly immigration authorities would not look kindly if he did not perform the tour that had been contracted. Two days later, Leon Russell agreed to be musical director, as well as pull a band and backup singers together for the tour. The group rehearsed twelve-hour days for four days straight. During this time, they became known as Mad Dogs & Englishmen. The day before the tour started, someone proposed filming the entire tour; a larger plane was then chartered to accommodate the added film crew. The Mad Dogs & Englishmen album was a result of the soundtracks from the film that was shot.

Jackson 5 version

Craig Chaquiço version

In 1997, guitarist Craig Chaquiço performed his version from the album "Once in a Blue Universe."[10][11]

Grand Funk Railroad version

References

  1. ↑ Traffic, "Feelin' Alright?" Chart Position Retrieved March 20, 2015
  2. ↑ Joe Cocker, "Feeling Alright" 1969 Chart Position Retrieved March 20, 2015
  3. ↑ Joe Cocker, "Feeling Alright" 1972 Chart Position Retrieved March 20, 2015
  4. ↑ Mongo Santamaría, "Feeling Alright" Chart Position Retrieved March 20, 2015
  5. ↑ Grand Funk Railroad, "Feelin' Alright" Chart Position Retrieved March 20, 2015
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Original versions of Feelin' Alright written by Dave Mason". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  7. ↑ "Jackson 5 & Diana Ross | Feelin' Alright (1971)". Jackson5abc.com. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  8. ↑ "Paul Weller - Above The Clouds (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  9. ↑ "Ohio Players - Pain (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  10. ↑ "Once in a Blue Universe overview". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  11. ↑ "New Age - November '97 - Winter Solstice VI". Music-Reviewer.com. Retrieved 2014-06-07.

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