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Feels So Good is a 1977 jazz album released by Chuck Mangione.[2] It contains his hit single, the title song "Feels So Good", which in an edited form reached No. 4 on the U.S. charts.[3] The song also reached the top of the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[4] It was also frequently referenced on the animated television comedy King of the Hill, on which Mangione had a recurring voice role as himself.

Feels So Good
Studio album by Chuck Mangione
Released	December 8, 1977
Genre	Smooth jazz, easy listening
Length	45:48
Label	A&M
Producer	Chuck Mangione
Chuck Mangione chronology
Main Squeeze (1976) Feels So Good (1977) An Evening of Magic, Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1978)
Singles from Feels So Good
"Feels So Good" Released: February 1978

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album Feels So Good peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard albums chart in 1978, behind the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.[4]

Track listing

All selections written by Chuck Mangione.

1. "Feels So Good" – 9:42
2. "Maui-Waui" – 10:13
3. "Theme from Side Street" – 2:05
4. "Hide and Seek (Ready or Not Here I Come)" – 6:25
5. "Last Dance" – 10:54
6. "The XIth Commandment" – 6:36

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)[5]	59
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6]	19
US Billboard 200[7]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Position
US Billboard 200[8]	6

Musicians

• Chuck Mangione: flugelhorn, electric piano
• Chris Vadala: soprano, alto and baritone saxes; piccolo, flute and alto flute
• Grant Geissman: electric, acoustic, 12-string and classical guitars
• Charles Meeks: bass
• James Bradley, Jr.: drums, congas, timbales

In popular culture

Sign-ons and sign-offs by Orlando, Florida, television station WESH-TV in the 1980s played a large portion the song "Maui-Waui" over footage of sunset (for sign-ons) and moonrise (for sign-offs).

References

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