Feel This
Feel This is the third album by the Jeff Healey Band, released in 1992.[3]
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| Released | November 1992 | |||
| Recorded | June–August, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 57:13 | |||
| Label | Arista[1] | |||
| Producer | Joe Hardy, The Jeff Healey Band[2] | |||
| The Jeff Healey Band chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Feel This | ||||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Calgary Herald | C−[5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | D−[6] |
The Toronto Star noted that "the biggest drawback is the weak songwriting, including Tom Petty's contribution, 'Lost In Your Eyes'."[7] The Gazette deemed the album Healey's "most professional set of lowest-common-denominator hard rock yet."[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[9] | 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 – guitars, lead vocals
- 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, 6, 7, 10)
- Joe Hardy – additional keyboards, additional percussion
- Richard Chycki – handclaps (7), dobro (8)
- Sharron Robert – handclaps (7)
- Patricia Worrall – handclaps (7)
- Dawn Zeeman – handclaps (7)
- Mischke Butler – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14)
- Molly Johnson – backing vocals (2, 4, 10, 12)
- Jimi Jamison – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13)
- Amanda Marshall – backing vocals (3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13)
- Warren "Wiggy" Toll – backing vocals (3), handclaps (7)
- Jr. John – rap (10)
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
- Mitchell Cohen – A&R
- Tom Stephen – art direction, design
- Hugh Syme – art direction, design
- Jeff Katz – photography
- Studios
- Recorded at Forte Sound Studios (Toronto, Canada).
- Mixed at Sounds Interchanged (Toronto, Canada).
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York, USA).
Chart positions and certifications
Album
| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US Billboard 200[10] | 174 |
| 1992 | Canadian RPM 100 Albums[11] | 27 |
| 1992 | UK Albums Chart[12] | 72 |
| 1993 | Australian ARIA Albums Chart[13] | 37 |
| 1992 | Swedish Albums Chart[14] | 41 |
| 1992 | Dutch Mega Album Top 100[15] | 57 |
| 1990 | German Albums Charts[16] | 83 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Cruel Little Number" | Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks[17] | 17 |
| 1993 | "Heart of an Angel" | Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks[18] | 52 |
| 1993 | "Lost in Your Eyes" | US Billboard Hot 100[19] | 91 |
| 1993 | "Lost in Your Eyes" | Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks[20] | 5 |
| 1993 | "Leave a Light On" | Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks[21] | 60 |
| 1994 | "You're Coming Home" | Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks[22] | 40 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada) | Platinum[23] | 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. 104 (47): 58. Nov 21, 1992.
- 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.
- "Feel This - The Jeff Healey Band". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. archived at Library and Archives Canada. 56 (25). 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. archived at Library and Archives Canada. 56 (26). 26 December 1992. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. archived at Library and Archives Canada. 57 (6). 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. archived at Library and Archives Canada. 57 (19). 22 May 1993. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. archived at Library and Archives Canada. 58 (13). 9 October 1993. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. archived at Library and Archives Canada. 59 (5). 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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