Feel This | ||||
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Studio album by the Jeff Healey Band | ||||
Released | November 1992 | |||
Recorded | June–August, 1992 | |||
Studio | Forte Studios and Sounds Interchange (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 57:13 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Joe Hardy, The Jeff Healey Band | |||
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Singles from Feel This | ||||
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Feel This is the third album by the Jeff Healey Band, released in 1992.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Calgary Herald | C− |
Entertainment Weekly | D− |
The Toronto Star noted that "the biggest drawback is the weak songwriting, including Tom Petty's contribution, 'Lost In Your Eyes'." The Gazette deemed the album Healey's "most professional set of lowest-common-denominator hard rock yet."
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Cruel Little Number" | Jeff Healey, Joe Rockman, Tom Stephen, Carl Marsh, Justis Walkert | 4:34 |
2. | "Leave the Light On" | Stan Lynch, Todd Sharp | 4:20 |
3. | "Baby's Lookin' Hot" | Warren "Wiggy" Toll | 4:11 |
4. | "Lost In Your Eyes" | Tom Petty | 5:05 |
5. | "House That Love Built" | Tito Larriva, Tony Marsico, Valerie Marsico | 4:49 |
6. | "Evil and Here to Stay" | Healey, Rockman, Stephen | 4:28 |
7. | "My Kinda Lover" | Healey, Rockman, Stephen | 4:58 |
8. | "It Could All Get Blown Away" | Barry Goldberg, Gerry Goffin, Ellen Goffin | 4:41 |
9. | "You're Coming Home" | Healey, Rockman, Stephen, Stevie Salas | 4:28 |
10. | "If You Can't Feel Anything Else" | Healey, Rockman, Stephen, Will Jennings, Jr. John | 4:58 |
11. | "Heart of an Angel" | Mark Holmes | 4:50 |
12. | "Live and Love (Not on The U.S. Album)" | Healey, Rockman, Stephen, Jennings | 4:45 |
13. | "Joined at the Heart (Not on The U.S. Album)" | Healey, Rockman, Stephen, Jennings, Tobias | 5:58 |
14. | "Dreams of Love" | Healey, Rockman, Stephen | 5:31 |
Total length: | 57:13 |
Personnel
The Jeff Healey Band
- Jeff Healey – lead vocals, guitars
- Joe Rockman – bass guitar, backing vocals (3)
- Tom Stephen – drums, backing vocals (3)
Additional Musicians
- Paul Shaffer – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11-14)
- Washington Savage – keyboards (2, 5-7, 10)
- Joe Hardy – additional keyboards, additional percussion
- Richard Chycki – dobro (8)
- Mischke Butler – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 8-10, 12, 14)
- Molly Johnson – backing vocals (2, 4, 10, 12)
- Jimi Jamison – backing vocals (3, 4, 7-9, 11-13)
- Amanda Marshall – backing vocals (3, 7-9, 11, 13)
- Warren "Wiggy" Toll – backing vocals (3)
- Jr. John – rap (10)
Handclaps on "My Kinda Lover"
- Richard Chycki, Sharron Robert, Warren "Wiggy" Toll, Patricia Worrall and Dawn Zeeman
Production
- The Jeff Healey Band – producers
- Joe Hardy – producer, engineer, mixing
- Richard Chycki – assistant engineer
- Brett Zilahi – assistant engineer
- David "Doomsday" Stinson – mix assistant
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York, USA)
- Tom Stephen – art direction, design
- Hugh Syme – art direction, design
- Jeff Katz – photography
Charts
Album
Year | Chart | Peak position |
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1992 | US Billboard 200 | 174 |
1992 | Canadian RPM 100 Albums | 27 |
1992 | UK Albums Chart | 72 |
1993 | Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 37 |
1992 | Swedish Albums Chart | 41 |
1992 | Dutch Mega Album Top 100 | 57 |
1990 | German Albums Charts | 83 |
Singles
Year | Song | Chart | Peak Position |
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1992 | "Cruel Little Number" | Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks | 17 |
1993 | "Heart of an Angel" | Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks | 52 |
1993 | "Lost in Your Eyes" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 91 |
1993 | "Lost in Your Eyes" | Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks | 5 |
1993 | "Leave a Light On" | Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks | 60 |
1994 | "You're Coming Home" | Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks | 40 |
Certifications
Country | Certification | Sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) | Platinum | 100,000+ |
References
- Abbott, Jim (13 Nov 1992). "Music in the Bin". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 11.
- "Feel This by The Jeff Healey Band". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 47. Nov 21, 1992. p. 58.
- Dunn, Mark (7 Nov 1992). "Healey on Cloud Nine over latest album". Ottawa Citizen. p. H9.
- Parisien, Roch. The Jeff Healey Band: Feel This > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- Muretich, James (15 Nov 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C3.
- Altman, Billy (4 December 1992). "Music Review: Feel This: Jeff Healey Band". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- Howell, Peter (7 Nov 1992). "The Jeff Healey Band Feel This". Toronto Star. p. K10.
- Lepage, Mark (21 Nov 1992). "Feel This". The Gazette. p. E11.
- Barr, Greg (May 1, 1993). "Jeff Healey; Toronto rock guitarist is back on the road, but this time with keyboards and backup singers". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. p. F1. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via ProQuest.
Ex-Platinum Blonde member Mark Holmes penned Heart Of An Angel, which, considering the source, has the best commercial hooks of any track.
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- "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. 56 (25). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 19 December 1992. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "Feel This". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "The Jeff Healey Band - Feel This". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- "The Jeff Healey Band - Feel This". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- "The Jeff Healey Band - Feel This" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- "The Jeff Healey Band, Feel This" (in German). charts.de. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. 56 (26). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 26 December 1992. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. 57 (6). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 20 February 1993. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "Lost in Your Eyes - The Jeff Healey Band". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. 57 (19). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 22 May 1993. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. 58 (13). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 9 October 1993. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. 59 (5). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 21 February 1994. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "Gold Platinum Database : Feel This : Jeff Healey Band". Music Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
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