"I Can Feel It"
Song by Carl Carlton
A-side"You've Got So Much (To Learn About Love)"
B-side"I Can Feel It"
ReleasedDecember 1970 (1970-12)
LabelBack Beat Records 617
Composer(s)J. Armstead
Producer(s)J. Armstead

"I Can Feel It" was a hit song for Carl Carlton in 1971. It reached the Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles chart. It has over the years gained enduring popularity with the Northern Soul scene.

Background

"I Can Feel It" is a song about a man who wakes up in the morning and senses that his lady is leaving him. Feeling it in his bones, he pleads with her not to leave him.[1][2] The release of the record also marked the change of the name Little Carl Carlton to Carl Carlton.[3]

"I can Feel It" was written and produced by Jo Armstead.[4] The song is actually the B side of the single. The A side is "You've Got So Much (To Learn About Love)" which was written by D. Malone aka Don Robey.[5] [6][7]

A Cash Box Pick of the Week, the single was reviewed in the December 19, 1970 issue of Cash Box. The flip side was given as "You've Got So Much (To Learn About Love)". Its Top 40 potential was noted.[8] In the Location Programming Guide for juke boxes, "You've Got So Much (To Learn About Love)" along with "Get Up, Get in to It, Get Involved" by James Brown was listed in the R&B section for that week.[9]

In the Record World Rhythm & Blues feature of the magazine's January 2 issue, "You've Got So Much" (To Learn About Love)" was listed in the Giant Sales to Start the New Year section.[10] It was also getting airplay at KNOK in Dallas on that week.[11] The record was now a smash for Don Robey and it was picked up by KATZ in St. Louis.[12]

Charts

"I Can Feel It" made its debut at no. 50 on the Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles chart for the week ending 16, January 1971.[13] On week three, the song peaked at no. 47 on the week ending January 30, 1971.[14][15][16]

Later years

In later years, the record has become a desired item among Northern Soul collectors.[17][18][19]

The song is included on the Kent Records 1983 compilation, Soul Class of 66.[20] It is also on Carl Carlton's Everlasting: The Best of Carl Carlton compilation album, released in 2009.[21] It also appears on the 70s Summer Hits compilation that was released in 2022.[22]

References

  1. ↑ AZ Lyrics - Carl Carlton Lyrics, "I Can Feel It"
  2. ↑ Genius.com - I Can Feel It
  3. ↑ Bear Family Records - Carl Carlton, Everlasting Love by Bill Dahl
  4. ↑ Genuis - I Can Feel It
  5. ↑ 45Cat - Carl Carlton - Discography, USA
  6. ↑ MusicBrainz - Don Robey Appearances, Composed, You’ve Got So Much (to Learn About Love), Deadric Malone
  7. ↑ MusicVF.com - 1971, 6., 01/1971 I Can Feel It / You've Got So Much (To Learn About Love) by Carl Carlton
  8. ↑ Cash Box, December 19, 1970 - Page 20 cashbox/ singles reviews, Picks of the Week
  9. ↑ Cash Box, December 19, 1970 - Page 98 Cash Box Location Programming Guide, THIS WEEK'S TOP RECORD RELEASES FOR COIN PHONOGRAPHS, R&B
  10. ↑ Record World, January 2, 1971 - Page 32 GIANT SALES TO START THE NEW YEAR
  11. ↑ Record World, January 2, 1971 - Page 35 R&B BEAT (Continued from page 32)
  12. ↑ Record World, January 16, 1971 - Page 34 RECORD WORLD R&B BEAT
  13. ↑ Billboard, January 16, 1971 - Page 35 Billboard BEST SELLING Soul Singles, This Week 50, Last Week _, Title, I CAN FEEL IT, Weeks on Chart 1
  14. ↑ Billboard, January 30, 1971 - Page 34 Billboard BEST SELLING Soul Singles, This Week 47, Last Week 49, TITLE I CAN FEEL IT/YOU'VE GOT SO MUCH (To Learn About Love), Weeks on Chart 3
  15. ↑ Billboard, February 6, 1971 - Page 42 Billboard BEST SELLING Soul Singles
  16. ↑ MusicVF.com - Carl Carlton Top Songs Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography
  17. ↑ Popsike - Northern Soul CARL CARLTON I Can Feel It BACK BEAT hear
  18. ↑ Popsike - Carl Carlton I Can Feel It Northern Soul 7in Vinyl Record
  19. ↑ Popsike - Northern Soul 45 LITTLE CARL CARLTON I Can Feel It BACK BEAT HEAR
  20. ↑ Popsike - NORTHERN SOUL - LP - SOUL CLASS OF 66 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - KENT
  21. ↑ AllMusic - Everlasting: The Best of Carl Carlton, Carl Carlton
  22. ↑ AllMusic - 70s Summer Hits (2022)
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