Feel This

Feel This
Studio album by
the Jeff Healey Band
ReleasedNovember 1992
RecordedJune–August, 1992
StudioForte Studios and Sounds Interchange (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
GenreHard rock
Length57:13
LabelArista[1]
ProducerJoe Hardy, The Jeff Healey Band[2]
The Jeff Healey Band chronology
Hell to Pay
(1990) 		Feel This
(1992) 		Cover to Cover
(1995)
Singles from Feel This
  1. "Cruel Little Number"
    Released: November 1992
  2. "Heart of an Angel"
    Released: December 1992
  3. "Lost in Your Eyes"
    Released: March 1993
  4. "Leave a Light On"
    Released: June 1993
  5. "You're Coming Home"
    Released: September 1993

Feel This is the third album by the Jeff Healey Band, released in 1992.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Calgary HeraldC−[5]
Entertainment WeeklyD−[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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cruel Little Number"Jeff Healey, Joe Rockman, Tom Stephen, Carl Marsh, Justis Walkert4:34
2."Leave the Light On"Stan Lynch, Todd Sharp4:20
3."Baby's Lookin' Hot"Warren "Wiggy" Toll4:11
4."Lost In Your Eyes"Tom Petty5:05
5."House That Love Built"Tito Larriva, Tony Marsico, Valerie Marsico4:49
6."Evil and Here to Stay"Healey, Rockman, Stephen4:28
7."My Kinda Lover"Healey, Rockman, Stephen4:58
8."It Could All Get Blown Away"Barry Goldberg, Gerry Goffin, Ellen Goffin4:41
9."You're Coming Home"Healey, Rockman, Stephen, Stevie Salas4:28
10."If You Can't Feel Anything Else"Healey, Rockman, Stephen, Will Jennings, Jr. John4:58
11."Heart of an Angel"Mark Holmes[9]4:50
12."Live and Love (Not on The U.S. Album)"Healey, Rockman, Stephen, Jennings4:45
13."Joined at the Heart (Not on The U.S. Album)"Healey, Rockman, Stephen, Jennings, Tobias5:58
14."Dreams of Love"Healey, Rockman, Stephen5:31
Total length:57:13

Personnel

The Jeff Healey Band

  • Jeff Healey – lead vocals, guitars
  • 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, 5-7, 10)
  • Joe Hardy – additional keyboards, additional percussion
  • Richard Chycki – dobro (8)
  • Mischke Butler – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 8-10, 12, 14)
  • Molly Johnson – backing vocals (2, 4, 10, 12)
  • Jimi Jamison – backing vocals (3, 4, 7-9, 11-13)
  • Amanda Marshall – backing vocals (3, 7-9, 11, 13)
  • Warren "Wiggy" Toll – backing vocals (3)
  • Jr. John – rap (10)

Handclaps on "My Kinda Lover"

  • Richard Chycki, Sharron Robert, Warren "Wiggy" Toll, Patricia Worrall and Dawn Zeeman

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 at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York, USA)
  • Tom Stephen – art direction, design
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, design
  • Jeff Katz – photography

Charts

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

  1. ^ Abbott, Jim (13 Nov 1992). "Music in the Bin". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Feel This by The Jeff Healey Band". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 47. Nov 21, 1992. p. 58.
  3. ^ Dunn, Mark (7 Nov 1992). "Healey on Cloud Nine over latest album". Ottawa Citizen. p. H9.
  4. ^ Parisien, Roch. The Jeff Healey Band: Feel This > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  5. ^ Muretich, James (15 Nov 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C3.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Howell, Peter (7 Nov 1992). "The Jeff Healey Band Feel This". Toronto Star. p. K10.
  8. ^ Lepage, Mark (21 Nov 1992). "Feel This". The Gazette. p. E11.
  9. ^ 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.
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  11. ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. 56 (25). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 19 December 1992. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  12. ^ "Feel This". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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  14. ^ "The Jeff Healey Band - Feel This". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  15. ^ "The Jeff Healey Band - Feel This" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  16. ^ "The Jeff Healey Band, Feel This" (in German). charts.de. Retrieved 2011-09-19.[dead link‍]
  17. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. 56 (26). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 26 December 1992. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  18. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. 57 (6). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 20 February 1993. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  19. ^ "Lost in Your Eyes - The Jeff Healey Band". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  20. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. 57 (19). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 22 May 1993. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  21. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. 58 (13). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 9 October 1993. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  22. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. 59 (5). archived at Library and Archives Canada. 21 February 1994. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  23. ^ "Gold Platinum Database : Feel This : Jeff Healey Band". Music Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-09-02.