Never Felt So Good

Never Felt So Good
Studio album by
James Ingram
ReleasedJuly 15, 1986
Recorded1985–1986
Studios
  • Unique and Sigma (New York City, New York)
  • Master Sound Productions (Franklin Square, New York)
  • Lion Share (Los Angeles, California)
  • Lighthouse (Studio City, California)
GenreR&B
Length42:53
LabelsQwest, Warner Bros.
Producers
James Ingram chronology
It's Your Night
(1983)		 Never Felt So Good
(1986)		 It's Real
(1989)

Never Felt So Good is the second full-length album by R&B singer-songwriter James Ingram, released in 1986.[1][2] It reached number 123 on the US charts, and peaked at number 37 on the R&B charts. It reached number 72 in Britain.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[4]
The Philadelphia InquirerStarStar[5]

The Los Angeles Times wrote that the album "is dominated by inferior upbeat material and undermined by punchless production. The few ballads should be the high points but they're woefully schmaltzy."[6]

Track listing

All songs written by James Ingram and Keith Diamond, except where noted.

  1. "Always" - 4:17
  2. "Never Felt So Good" (Diamond, Ingram, Howard Hewett) - 4:03
  3. "Red Hot Lover" - 3:50
  4. "Lately" - 4:15
  5. "Wings of My Heart" - 3:12
  6. "Trust Me" - 4:17
  7. "Tuff" - 1:03
  8. "Say Hey" (Ingram, Bernard Taylor) - 4:02
  9. "Love's Been Here and Gone" (Ingram, Leon Ware, Cynthia Weil) - 6:00
  10. "Right Back" (Ingram, Leon Ware) - 3:58
  11. "Crazy" - 3:40

Personnel

Musicians and vocalists

  • James Ingram – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–4, 6–8, 10), keyboards (4, 7, 8, 10), bass (4, 6, 8), synthesizers (8), drums (8), synth bass (10)
  • Keith Diamond – keyboards (1–8, 11), Fairlight CMI (1, 2, 4), bass (1–4, 7), drums (1–4, 6, 7, 11), synth solo (2, 4), special bottle playing (2), backing vocals (2, 7), Simmons drums (3), strings (5), rap (7), fiddle (11)
  • Ned "EBN" Liben – Fairlight CMI (1, 2, 4)
  • Bernard Taylor – keyboards (8), drums (8), backing vocals (8)
  • Randy Waldman – keyboards (9, 10), synth solo (9), keyboard solo (10)
  • Leon Ware – keyboards (10), backing vocals (10)
  • Skip Anderson – acoustic piano (11), Rhodes electric piano (11)
  • Clarence Brice – guitars (1, 6)
  • Paul Pesco – guitars (2–4, 7, 11)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (10)
  • Timmy Allen – bass (2)
  • Nathan East – bass (9)
  • Bob Rosa – drums (3, 11), cymbals (5)
  • Ricky Lawson – drums (9)
  • John Robinson – drums (10)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (8), wind chimes (9)
  • Richard Marrero – percussion (10)
  • V. Jeffrey Smith – sax solo (2), saxophones (6)
  • Jerome Richardson – flute solo (8), soprano saxophone (9)
  • Rahmlee Michael Davis – trumpet (8)
  • Harry Kim – trumpet (8)
  • El DeBarge – backing vocals (1)
  • Howard Hewett – backing vocals (1, 10)
  • David Pack – backing vocals (1)
  • Dennis Collins – backing vocals (2)
  • Lillo Thomas – backing vocals (2)
  • Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (3)
  • Michael Bolton – backing vocals (3)
  • Sandy Farina – backing vocals (3)
  • Curtis King – backing vocals (3)
  • Marilyn Redfield – backing vocals (3)
  • April Lang – additional vocals (4)
  • Toni Smith – additional vocals (4)
  • Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (6)
  • Renee Diggs – additional vocals (6)
  • Michelle Gold – backing vocals (7), rap (7)
  • James Smith – backing vocals (7)
  • Lynn Davis – backing vocals (9)
  • Maxi Anderson – backing vocals (10)
  • Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (10)
  • Phil Perry – backing vocals (10)

Music arrangements

  • James Ingram – arrangements
  • Keith Diamond – arrangements (1–7, 11)
  • Leon Pendarvis – horn and string arrangements (2, 4, 11), conductor (2, 4, 11)
  • Bernard Taylor – arrangements (8)
  • Jeremy Lubbock – arrangements (9), string arrangements and conductor (9)
  • Leon Ware – arrangements (9, 10)

Horns and strings (Tracks 2, 4, 9 & 11)

  • Debbie McDuffie – horn and string contractor (2, 4, 11)
  • Jules Chakin – string contractor (9)
  • Lawrence Feldman, Alex Foster and Lenny Pickett – saxophones (2, 4, 11)
  • Dave Bargeron and Tom Malone – trombone (2, 4, 11)
  • Earl Gardner and Joe Shepley – trumpet (2, 4, 11)
  • Jonathan Abramowitz, Sanford Allen, Julien Barber, Alfred Brown, Harold Coletta, Peter Dimitriades, Theodore Israel, Harold Kohan, Isadora Kohan, Jesse Levy, Louann Montesi, Kermit Moore, Gene Orloff, Noel Pointer and Marylin Wright – strings (2, 4, 11)
  • Marylin Baker, Mari Botnick, Denyse Buffman, Thomas Buffman, Ronald Cooper, Assa Drori, Ernie Ehrhardt, Henry Ferber, Edward Green III, Allan Harshman, Reg Hill, Paula Hochholter, Bill Hybel, Susie Katayama, Gordon Marron, Don Palmer, Sheldon Sanov, David Schwartz, Frederick Seykora, Marshall Sosson, David Speltz, Robert Sushel, Gerard Vinci and Shari Zippert – strings (9)

Adult and children voices on "Say Hey"

  • Jon Boykin, Jackie Blunt, Agbeko I. Davis, Annie Davis, Munta Ramel Davis, Keith Diamond, David Ingram, Debbie Ingram, Terry Huff, Sultan Muhammad, "Snacky" Oliver, Greg Preet, Robin Roberts, Darshone Robinson, Diane Robinson, Todd Robinson, Patrice Shaw, Danny Walters, Dalesia Walters, Nesia Walters and Gigi Weatherspoon – adults
  • Moira Denson, Brandy Huff, Jennifer Ingram, Jasmine Ingram, Jason Ingram, Carlos Norland, Dana Walters, Dannon Walters and Koa Warren – children

Production

  • Quincy Jones – executive producer, liner notes
  • Keith Diamond – producer (1–7, 11), liner notes
  • James Ingram – producer (8–10), liner notes
  • Laura Chan – music contractor
  • Vicki Genfan – music contractor
  • Curtis King – music contractor
  • Gigi Weatherspoon – music contractor
  • Jeri McManus – art direction, design
  • Kim Champagne – design
  • Matthew Rolston – photography
  • Raymond Lee – stylist

Technical credits

  • Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Keith Diamond – recording (1–7, 11), mixing (1–7, 11)
  • Bob Rosa – recording (1–8, 11), mixing (1–8, 11)
  • Tommy Vicari – recording (8–10), mixing (8–10)
  • James Ingram – recording (9, 10), mixing (9, 10)
  • John "J.C." Convertino – additional engineer
  • Ken Fink – additional engineer
  • Matt Forger – additional engineer
  • Acar Key – additional engineer, assistant engineer
  • Ed Bruder – assistant engineer
  • Fernando Kral – assistant engineer
  • Laura Livingston – assistant engineer
  • Ralph Sutton – assistant engineer
  • Mike Webber – assistant engineer
  • Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff – assistant engineer

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 100
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8]21
UK Albums (Official Charts)[9]72
US Billboard 200[10]123
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]37

References

  1. ↑ "James Ingram Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ "The Unlikely Success and Down-to-Earth Soul of James Ingram". NPR.
  3. ↑ AllMusic
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 474.
  5. ↑ Tucker, Ken (September 7, 1986). "JAMES INGRAM, Never Felt So Good". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. H11.
  6. ↑ Hunt, Dennis (December 16, 1986). "Turn-ons and Turn-offs in Current Home Entertainment Releases". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 4.
  7. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 148. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – James Ingram – Never Felt So Good". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  9. ↑ "James Ingram Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  10. ↑ "James Ingram Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  11. ↑ "James Ingram Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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