I Feel a Song (In My Heart)

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1974 single by Gladys Knight & the Pips

"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"

Released

October 1974

Genre

Soul

Length

2:48

Label

Buddah 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. 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.

Chart positions

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

In 2006, "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)" was sampled by record producer Darkchild for Megan Rochell's R&B song "Heartbreak".
In 2010, the song was also sampled for Cassius’ electronic music single, “I <3 U So”. This version would be sampled for Jay-Z and Kanye West's 2011 single "Why I Love You" with Mr Hudson also reprising his collaboration and providing the vocals for the song's chorus.

References

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

External links

Song Review on Allmusic

v t e Gladys Knight & the Pips
Gladys Knight Merald "Bubba" Knight William Guest Edward Patten Brenda Knight Eleanor Guest Langston George
Studio albums	Everybody Needs Love Nitty Gritty If I Were Your Woman Neither One of Us All I Need Is Time Imagination I Feel a Song 2nd Anniversary The One and Only Visions All Our Love
Soundtrack albums	Claudine
Compilation albums	The Ultimate Collection
Singles	"Every Beat of My Heart" "Letter Full of Tears" "Giving Up" "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" "Everybody Needs Love" "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" "The End of Our Road" "It Should Have Been Me" "I Wish It Would Rain" "The Nitty Gritty" "If I Were Your Woman" "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" "Help Me Make It Through the Night" "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" "The Look of Love" "Midnight Train to Georgia" "I've Got to Use My Imagination" "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" "On and On" "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)" "The Way We Were/Try to Remember" "Save the Overtime (For Me)" "Hero" "Love Overboard" "Baby, Don't Change Your Mind"
Related topics	Discography Aaliyah Barry Hankerson

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