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<h1>Feeling Good</h1><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p> <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f0/Feeling_Good_Sheet_Music.jpg" alt="Feeling Good Sheet Music.jpg"></p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>Feeling Good</strong>" (also known as "<strong>Feelin' Good</strong>") is a song written by English composers <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Newley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anthony Newley</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Bricusse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leslie Bricusse</a> for the musical <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roar_of_the_Greasepaint_%E2%80%93_The_Smell_of_the_Crowd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd</a></em>. It was first performed on stage in 1964 by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Grant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cy Grant</a> on the UK tour and by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Price" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gilbert Price</a> in 1965 with the original Broadway cast.^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeling_Good#cite_note-Originals-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p><h2><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Simone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nina Simone</a> recorded "Feeling Good" for her 1965 album <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Put_a_Spell_on_You_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I Put a Spell on You</a></em>. The song has also been <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_version" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">covered</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Davis_Jr." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sammy Davis Jr.</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Traffic</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bubl%C3%A9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Bublé</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coltrane" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Coltrane</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Michael</a>, Victory, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eels_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eels</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Bonamassa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe Bonamassa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_(musician)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eden</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Muse</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cat_Bones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Cat Bones</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassnectar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bassnectar</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_B._Hawkins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sophie B. Hawkins</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_West" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leslie West</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicii" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Avicii</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloe_Bailey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chlöe</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lauryn Hill</a> among others. It was also performed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Legend" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Legend</a> as part of the Celebrating America performance marking the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_Joe_Biden" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">inauguration</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kamala Harris</a> on 20 January 2021.</h2><h2><br></h2><h2>Early performances and recordings</h2><p>Although Bricusse and Newley shared songwriting credits, the words of the song are usually attributed to Bricusse, with the music by Newley.^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeling_Good#cite_note-harris-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a>} The song was first performed in public by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyanese_people" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Guyanese</a>-British singer and actor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Grant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cy Grant</a> on the opening night of <em>The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd</em> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_Royal,_Nottingham" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Theatre Royal</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottingham" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nottingham</a> on 3 August 1964. The show, directed by Newley, toured British provincial theatres, and was then taken to the US by theatre producer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Merrick" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Merrick</a>. It opened on 16 May 1965 at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shubert_Theatre_(Broadway)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shubert Theatre</a> in New York City, where the role of "the Negro", who sings "Feeling Good", was taken by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Price" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gilbert Price</a>.^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeling_Good#cite_note-Guide-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[3]</a>}</p><p>In the show, Price's character is asked to compete against the show's hero "Cocky"; but, as "Cocky" and his master "Sir" argue over the rules of the game, "the Negro" reaches the centre of the stage and "wins", singing the song at his moment of triumph.^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeling_Good#cite_note-harris-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a>} It was described as a "booming song of emancipation",^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeling_Good#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[4]</a>} and a <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billboard</a></em> review said it was "the kind of robust number that should have strong appeal".^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeling_Good#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[5]</a>} The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_album" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">original cast recording</a> of the show, featuring Price's version of the song, was released by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_Victor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RCA Victor</a> in early 1965, before the show reached New York.</p><p>A version by Cy Grant with pianist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Le_Sage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bill Le Sage</a> – much <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">jazzier</a> than the original stage version – appeared on their 1965 album <em>Cy &amp; I</em>.^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeling_Good#cite_note-LP_Cy_and_I_featuring_Bill_Le_Sage-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[6]</a>} Anthony Newley's own recording appeared on his 1965 album <em>"Who Can I Turn To" and other songs from "The Roar of the Greasepaint"</em>.^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeling_Good#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[7]</a>} One of the earliest recorded versions was a jazz treatment by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxophonist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">saxophonist</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coltrane" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Coltrane</a>, which appeared on his album <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_John_Coltrane_Quartet_Plays" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The John Coltrane Quartet Plays</a>...</em>. Recorded on 18 February 1965, it also features <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Davis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Art Davis</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvin_Jones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elvin Jones</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCoy_Tyner" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">McCoy Tyner</a>.^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeling_Good#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[8]</a>} Versions were also released in 1965 by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Simone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nina Simone</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_DuShon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jean DuShon</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_London" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julie London</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Connor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chris Connor</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Eckstine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Eckstine</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Bey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andy</a> &amp; The Bey Sisters and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Davis_Jr." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sammy Davis Jr.</a>. Ed Ames recorded a version in 1966 on his album "It's a Man's World".</p>