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Feliciano!
Studio album by José Feliciano
Released	June 1968
Recorded	November 21, 1967 – January 1968
Studio	RCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California
Genre	Latin jazz
Length	37:18
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Rick Jarrard
José Feliciano chronology
Fantastic Feliciano (1966) Feliciano! (1968) Souled (1968)

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AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Feliciano! is a 1968 album by the Puerto Rican guitarist José Feliciano. All of the tracks are acoustic cover versions of songs popularized by other artists, including The Mamas & the Papas, The Doors, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Beatles, Jorge Ben Jor, and Lou Johnson.

Feliciano! has been the most successful album of his career in the US, spending 59 weeks on the Billboard Top LP chart, peaking at number 2 (number 25 on the end-of-year chart for 1968 and number 66 for 1969); it also reached number 3 on the R&B charts in 1968 and number 3 on the Jazz charts. The album performed well outside the US, reaching number 1 in Canada and number 6 in the UK.

Feliciano! was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1969 Grammy Awards, and Jose Feliciano won Best New Artist. He also won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the song "Light My Fire" from the album. The album's producer Rick Jarrard also received a nomination for Producer of the Year.

The album cover shows a drawing by George Bartell of Feliciano with his guitar.

Track listing

Side one

1. "California Dreamin'" (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips) – 4:06
2. "Light My Fire" (Robbie Krieger, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore) – 3:30
3. "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" (Gerry Marsden) – 2:50
4. "In My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:22
5. "And I Love Her" (instrumental) (Lennon, McCartney) – 3:58

Side two

1. "Nena Na Na" (Jorge Ben) – 2:30
2. "Always Something There to Remind Me" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:58
3. "Just a Little Bit of Rain" (Fred Neil) – 2:45
4. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 3:28
5. "Here, There and Everywhere" (instrumental) (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:03
6. "The Last Thing on My Mind" (Tom Paxton) – 4:51

Personnel

• José Feliciano – classical guitar, vocals, arrangements
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Milt Holland – percussion, drums
• Jim Horn – alto flute, recorder, flute
• George Tipton – orchestration, string & woodwind arrangements
• Perry Botkin Jr. – arrangements
• Uncredited – organ on "California Dreamin'"

Technical

• Rick Jarrard – producer
• Dick Bogert – recording engineer
• George Bartell – cover illustration
• Recorded at RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World, Hollywood, California on November 21, 1967 and January 5 & 6, 1968

Chart performance

Certifications

References

1. Greenman, Ben (January 1, 1998). "Jose Feliciano". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 167.
2. "Feliciano! – José Feliciano | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 418.
4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 242.
5. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5806". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
6. "Norwegiancharts.com – José Feliciano – Feliciano!". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
8. "Jose Feliciano Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
9. "Jose Feliciano Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
10. "Jose Feliciano Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
11. "American album certifications – Jose Feliciano – Feliciano". Recording Industry Association of America.

• 1968 albums
• José Feliciano albums
• Albums arranged by Perry Botkin Jr.
• Albums arranged by George Tipton
• Albums produced by Rick Jarrard
• RCA Records albums
• 1960s covers albums