Feel My Soul

Feel My Soul is the debut album of singer Jennifer Holliday, released in October 1983 on Geffen Records.[5] The album rose to No. 6 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 31 on the Billboard 200 chart. Feel My Soul was also Grammy nominated within the category of Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female.[6][7][8]

For the song by Yui, see Feel My Soul (song).
Feel My Soul
Studio album by
Jennifer Holliday
ReleasedOctober 8, 1983
Recorded1983
StudioThe Complex, Westlake Audio, Ocean Way Recording, Evergreen Studios
GenrePop, R&B
Length40:50
LabelGeffen
ProducerMaurice White
Jennifer Holliday chronology
Feel My Soul
(1983)		 Say You Love Me
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
People(favourable)[2]
New York Times(favourable)[3]
Baltimore Sun[4]

Overview

Feel My Soul was produced by Maurice White, founder and leader of the funk band Earth, Wind and Fire.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Let Me Wait"Jon Lind, Bill Meyers4:50
2."I am Ready Now"David Lasley, Willie Wilcox4:56
3."This Game of Love (I'm Never Coming Down)"Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson4:03
4."I Am Love"David Foster, Maurice White, Allee Willis4:36
5."Shine a Light"Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn, Maurice White4:46
6."Just for a While"Gino Vannelli, Ross Vannelli5:04
7."My Sweet Delight"David Foster, Tony Haynes, Maurice White4:28
8."A Change is Gonna Come"Maurice White4:44
9."This Day"Edwin Hawkins3:23

[5]

Personnel
  • Jennifer Holliday: Main Vocal, Vocal Backing
  • Crystal Wilson, Jeanette Hawes, Maurice White, Wanda Vaughn (aka "The Cornbread Choir"): Vocal Backing
  • Caleb Quaye, Carlos Rios: Guitars
  • Roland Bautista: Guitar Solo on track 3
  • Nathan East: Bass
  • Bill Meyers, David Foster, Edwin Hawkins, Wayne Vaughn: Keyboards
  • Robbie Buchanan: Synthesizers, synth solo on track 1
  • Greg Phillinganes: Synthesizers and synth solo on track 7
  • Fred White, Ricky Lawson: Drums
  • Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
  • Vocal Backing arrangements by Maurice White and Wanda Vaughn
  • Strings and horns on track 1-3 and 7 arranged by Bill Meyers
  • Horns on tracks 4, 5 and 8 arranged by Jerry Hey
  • Strings on tracks 4 and 9 arranged by Jeremy Lubbock[5]

Charts
Year Chart Peak
position
1983 U.S. Billboard 200 31[7]
U.S. Billboard Top Soul Albums 6[6]
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 24[9]

Singles
Year Title US
Pop		 US
R&B		 US
Dan
1983 "I Am Love" 49 2 —
"Just Let Me Wait/Shine A Light/My Sweet Delight" — — 43
"Just Let Me Wait" — 24 —

References
  1. Loftus, Johnny. "Jennifer Holliday: Feel My Soul". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. "Picks and Pans Review: Feel My Soul". people.com. People. December 5, 1983.
  3. Holden, Stephen (October 2, 1983). "JENNIFER HOLIDAY MAKES THE JUMP FROM BROADWAY TO POP". nytimes.com. New York Times.
  4. Considine, J.D. (November 13, 1983). "Charlie Haden's 'Ballad of the Fallen' repeats success of 'Liberation'". newspapers.com. Baltimore Sun. p. 72.
  5. Jennifer Holliday: Feel My Soul. Geffen Records. October 1983.
  6. "Jennifer Holliday: Feel My Soul (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard.com.
  7. "Jennifer Holliday: Feel My Soul (Billboard 200)". Billboard.com.
  8. "Jennifer Holliday". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
  9. "Jennifer Holliday". sverigetopplistan.se. Sverigetopplistan.
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