Feeling Good

"Feeling Good" (also known as "Feelin' Good") is a song written by English songwriters Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd. The song was first performed on stage in 1964 by Cy Grant on the UK tour, and by Gilbert Price in the original Broadway cast in 1965.

Nina Simone recorded the song for her 1965 album I Put a Spell on You and it became a standard. The song has been covered by many artists, most notably by English rock band Muse, Sammy Davis Jr., Michael Bublé, George Michael, Eels and Joe Bonamassa.

Early performances and recordings

Although Bricusse and Newley shared songwriting credits, the words of the song are usually attributed to Bricusse, with the music by Newley. The song was first performed in public by the Guyanese-British singer and actor Cy Grant on the opening night of The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham on 3 August 1964; Elaine Paige played the part of one of the "Urchins" in the chorus. The show, directed by Newley, toured British provincial theatres, and was then taken to the US by theatre producer David Merrick. It opened on 16 May 1965 at the Shubert Theatre in New York City, where the role of "the Negro", who sings "Feeling Good", was taken by Gilbert Price.

Feeling Good (Art Blakey album)

Feeling Good is an album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in California in 1986 and released on the Delos label.

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated "The repertoire includes both new originals and a few Messenger standbys; the music is consistently enjoyable".

Track listing

Personnel

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Feeling Good (Julie London album)

Feeling Good was an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog number LRP-3416 as a monophonic recording and catalog number LST-7416 in stereo in 1965.

Track listing

Orchestra arranged and conducted by Gerald Wilson

Personnel

According to Leonard Feather's liner notes;

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