''Feelin' Bitchy'' is an album by the American musician

Millie Jackson Mildred Virginia Jackson (born July 15, 1944) is an American R&B and soul recording artist. Beginning her career in the early 1960s, three of Jackson's albums have been certified gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 copies sold. Jackson's songs o ...

, released in 1977. It features two of Jackson's best known songs, the

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cover, "If You're Not Back in Love by Monday", (which became a U.S. pop hit for Jackson), and the Latimore track, "All the Way Lover". The latter features one of Millie's trademark extended raps, this time on the topic of men who refuse to perform oral sex on their partners. Some record stores kept the album behind the counter due to its cover photo.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' noted that "All The Way Lover" "is a mischievous, unkind, joyously detestable yakety-yak, excused by Millie's call to Woman to take all of what men are too scared to give."

Track listings

#"All the Way Lover" ( Benny Latimore) 10:44 #"Lovin' Your Good Thing Away" (George Jackson, Raymond Moore) 3:11 #"Angel in Your Arms" (Clayton Ivey, Terry Woodford, Tommy Brasfield) 4:02 #"A Little Taste of Outside Love" (George Jackson) 3:41 #"You Created a Monster" (

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) 2:24 #"Cheatin' Is" (Rafe Van Hoy) 3:20 #"If You're Not Back in Love by Monday" (Glenn Martin,

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) 4:45 #"Feelin' Like a Woman" (David Sackoff, Randolph Klein) 4:26

Personnel

*Millie Jackson – vocals * Jimmy Johnson, Ken Bell,

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– guitar *

David Hood David Hood (born September 21, 1943) is an American musician, hailing from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, He is known for playing the bass guitar and trombone, and is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. Early life and education Hood was b ...

– bass *

Barry Beckett Barry Edward Beckett (February 4, 1943 – June 10, 2009) was an American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder. He is best known for his work with David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, and Roger Hawkins, his bandmates in the ...

, Tim Henson – keyboards * Roger Hawkins – drums *Tom Roady – percussion *Spiderman Harrison – male vocals *Brandye (Cynthia Douglas, Donna Davis, Pam Vincent) – background vocals *

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– horn arrangements *Mike Lewis – string arranger Ernie Winfrey – Remix Engineer

Charts

Singles

Certifications

References

External links

Millie Jackson-Feelin Bitchy at Discogs
{{Authority control Millie Jackson albums 1977 albums Albums produced by Brad Shapiro Spring Records albums Albums recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio