''Feliciano!'' is a 1968 album by the Puerto Rican guitarist José Feliciano. All of the tracks are acoustic cover versions of songs popularized by other artists, including The Mamas & the Papas,

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, Jorge Ben Jor, and Lou Johnson. ''Feliciano!'' has been the most successful album of his career in the US, spending 59 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Top LP chart, peaking at number 2 (number 25 on the end-of-year chart for 1968 and number 66 for 1969); it also reached number 3 on the R&B charts in 1968 and number 3 on the Jazz charts. The album performed well outside the US, reaching number 1 in Canada and number 6 in the UK. ''Feliciano!'' was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1969 Grammy Awards, and Jose Feliciano won Best New Artist. He also won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the song " Light My Fire" from the album. The album's producer Rick Jarrard also received a nomination for Producer of the Year. The album cover shows a drawing by George Bartell of Feliciano with his guitar.

Track listing

Side one #" California Dreamin ( John Phillips,

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) – 4:06 #" Light My Fire" ( Robbie Krieger, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore) – 3:30 #" Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" ( Gerry Marsden) – 2:50 #"

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) – 3:22 #" And I Love Her" (instrumental) (Lennon, McCartney) – 3:58 Side two #"Nena Na Na" ( Jorge Ben) – 2:30 #" Always Something There to Remind Me" ( Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:58 #"Just a Little Bit of Rain" ( Fred Neil) – 2:45 #" Sunny" ( Bobby Hebb) – 3:28 #" Here, There and Everywhere" (instrumental) (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:03 #" The Last Thing on My Mind" ( Tom Paxton) – 4:51

Personnel

*José Feliciano –

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, vocals, arrangements * Ray Brown –

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* Milt Holland –

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* Jim Horn –

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, recorder,

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* George Tipton – orchestration, string & woodwind arrangements * Perry Botkin Jr. – arrangements *Uncredited – organ on "California Dreamin'" Technical *Rick Jarrard – producer *Dick Bogert – recording engineer *George Bartell – cover illustration *Recorded at RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World, Hollywood, California on November 21, 1967 and January 5 & 6, 1968

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References

{{Authority control 1968 albums José Feliciano albums Albums arranged by Perry Botkin Jr. Albums arranged by George Tipton Albums produced by Rick Jarrard RCA Records albums 1960s covers albums