''I Feel a Song'' is the thirteenth
studio album
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recorded by American
R&B group
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Gladys Knight & the Pips were an American R&B, soul and funk family music group from Atlanta, Georgia, that remained active on the music charts and performing circuit for over three decades starting from the early 1950s.
Starting out as simpl ...
, released in November 1974 on the
Buddah label. It was their third overall album for Buddah.
The first single release, "
I Feel a Song (In My Heart)", reached #1 R&B and #21 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. The B-side, "Don't Burn Down the Bridge", also charted as a tag-along on the pop chart. A second single, "Love Finds Its Own Way", also charted, peaking at #47 pop and #3 R&B. The final single, a live medley recording of "
The Way We Were
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"/"
Try to Remember
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" was also a successful hit, peaking at #11 pop and #6 R&B. The song also gave the group its highest chart peaks on the
adult contemporary
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and
UK Singles
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charts, #2 and #4, respectively. The album was also their fourth of five
R&B albums chart-toppers.
Track listing
Charts
;Singles
See also
*
List of number-one R&B albums of 1974 (U.S.)
References
External links
*
I Feel a Song' at
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Gladys Knight & the Pips albums
1974 albums
Albums produced by Burt Bacharach
Buddah Records albums