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"Feel Like Makin' Love" is a song by English supergroup Bad Company. The power ballad[4] originally appeared on the LP Straight Shooter in April 1975 and was released as a single in August of the same year.[1] It was named the 78th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[5]

"Feel Like Makin' Love"
Single by Bad Company
from the album Straight Shooter
B-side	"Wild Fire Woman"
Released	June 1975 (1975-06)[1]
Recorded	September 1974
Studio	Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire, England[2]
Genre	Hard rock soft rock[3] country rock
Length	5:12
Label	Swan Song
Songwriter(s)	Paul Rodgers Mick Ralphs
Producer(s)	Bad Company[2]
Bad Company singles chronology
"Good Lovin' Gone Bad" (1975) "Feel Like Makin' Love" (1975) "Run with the Pack" (1975)

The song, along with other Bad Company music, was featured in the 2001 film Scotland, PA.[6]

Origin

Paul Rodgers started to come up with the lyrics at a camp in California while touring the US with Free. He was 19 years old. After several years, Rodgers played it to Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs who threw in that big chord in the chorus - the muted 'duh-duh' that marks the shift from country ballad to chest-beating rocker.[7]

Reception

Cash Box said that the "strong two-pronged attack from Ralphs' guitar and Rodgers' vocals make the track an excellent choice to follow 'Good Lovin'.'"[8]

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9]	2
UK Singles (OCC)[10]	20
US Billboard Hot 100[11]	10

Personnel

• Paul Rodgers – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
• Mick Ralphs – lead guitar
• Boz Burrell – bass guitar
• Simon Kirke – drums

Pauline Henry version

"Feel Like Making Love"
Single by Pauline Henry
from the album Pauline
Released	1993
Recorded	1992
Genre	Dance
Length	3:35
Label	Sony Soho Square
Songwriter(s)	Paul Rodgers Mick Ralphs
Producer(s)	Tim Lever Mike Percy
Pauline Henry singles chronology
"Too Many People" (1993) "Feel Like Making Love" (1993) "Can't Take Your Love" (1994)
Music video
"Feel Like Making Love" on YouTube

In 1993, the song was covered by British-Jamaican former Chimes singer Pauline Henry, titled "Feel Like Making Love". The single reached No. 12 in the United Kingdom, No. 13 in Australia and Denmark, and No. 17 in New Zealand. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at No. 26.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "On this smashing solo debut, she wraps her well-honed chords around a shiny Bad Company classic rock gem. The result is a guitar-driven pop/hip hop shuffler drenched in the kind of sweet diva drama that top 40 and R&B radio love to actively pump."[12] Music writer James Masterton said in his weekly UK chart commentary, "A much better showing from the former Chimes vocalist after her debut single Too Many People disappointed many by only peaking at No.38."[13] Pan-European magazine Music & Media said, "Attention to all retro maniacs out there. On the borders between rock and dance Henry covers this '70s rocker by Bad Company."[14] Alan Jones from Music Week rated it four out of five, calling it "a surprisingly faithful rock arrangement on the regular mix, [with] Ms Henry's tones making an ideal substitute for those of the equally soulful Paul Rodgers. A plethora of additional mixes take the track to the dancefloor, guaranteeing a hit."[15] Wendi Cermak from The Network Forty deemed it a "soulful rendition", adding that "just as crunchy as the original, this funky diva adds a '90s attitudinal delivery."[16] Adam Higginbotham from Select noted that the singer "do[es] some Jennifer Rush-style rockin'" on the song.[17]

Track listing

Charts

Philip Claypool version

• A cover was released by country music artist Philip Claypool in 1995 on his debut album A Circus Leaving Town. It was the highest-charting of that album's four singles, peaking at No. 60 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[28]	60

Kid Rock version

• The song was covered by Kid Rock on his self-titled 2003 release. His version peaked at No. 33 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.^{[citation needed]}

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)	33

Other versions

• Millie Jackson recorded "Feel Like Making Love" in 1976, reaching No. 71 on the R&B chart.^{[citation needed]}
• The song was covered by Trey Parker in character as Ned Gerblansky for Chef Aid: The South Park Album.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Feel Like Makin' Love (Bad Company song)

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[ru] Feel Like Makin’ Love (песня Bad Company)

Feel Like Makin' Love — песня британской хард-рок-группы Bad Company, выпущенная ими в качестве сингла в 1975 году и занявшая 10 позицию в чарте Billboard. Песня вошла на второй альбом группы, Straight Shooter. Композиция построена на блюз-роковой основе, с жёсткими риффами на припеве и «кричащим» блюзовым соло в конце, и является одной из успешных композиций группы[1] .

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