"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"is a song credited to British-Australian singerLeo Sayer,taken from his 1976 albumEndless Flight.
| "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" | ||||
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| SinglebyLeo Sayer | ||||
| from the albumEndless Flight | ||||
| B-side | "Magdalena" | |||
| Released | October 1976 | |||
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| Length | 3:41 2:50 (7 "version) | |||
| Label | Chrysalis(UK) Warner Bros.(US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | [1][2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Perry | |||
| Leo Sayersingles chronology | ||||
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| Music Video | ||||
| "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"onYouTube | ||||
Ray Parker Jr.claims that the song was stolen from him, after he played it in a studio for an executive who promised he would get credit. Parker received no royalties and no credit for that song. “It’s not Leo’s fault,” he toldVariety.“He tried to cut six of seven more of my songs just because he felt so bad.”[3]
"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" reached No. 1 on the U.S.BillboardHot 100chart,[4]making it his first top single in the United States, and reached No. 2 on theUK Singles Chart.[5]Billboardranked it as theNo. 13 song of 1977.Credited songwriters Sayer andVini Ponciawon aGrammy Awardfor the song in1978inBest R&B Song.Parker has stated that he was the original songwriter and that when he gave the tune as a demo his accreditation as such was missed.[6]Like other Sayer songs from that time, it features extensive use of the singer'sfalsettovoice, a very popularvocal registerin disco-era songs. Sayer performed the song inthe second episode of season 3ofThe Muppet Show.
Personnel
edit- Leo Sayer– vocals
- John Barnes –electric piano,clavinet
- Larry Carlton,Ray Parker Jr.– guitar
- Steve Gadd– drums
- Jeff Porcaro– drums (verse 3 onwards)
- Clydie King,Becky Louis,Sherlie Matthews– background vocals
- Chuck Rainey– bass
- Gene Page– string arrangements
Chart performance
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Cover versions
edit- DTV,in 1984, set the song toThe Grasshopper and the Ants.
- Aremixedversion of "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" credited toGroove Generation featuring Leo Sayercharted on the UK Singles Chart in 1998, peaking at No.32.[5]
- In 2008,the Wigglessang the song as the title work of their DVDYou Make Me Feel Like Dancing,with Leo Sayer guest starring.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^"Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing / Magdalena (Vinyl) at Discogs".Discogs.com. 1976.Retrieved2014-07-14.
- ^"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing by Leo Sayer Songfacts".Songfacts.com.Retrieved2014-07-14.
- ^Helligar, Jeremy (August 11, 2020)."How Ray Parker Jr. Got Cheated Out of a Grammy for a No. 1 Hit".Variety.RetrievedMarch 20,2024.
- ^Bronson, Fred(2003).The Billboard Book of #1 Hits,5th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ab"Leo Sayer - Full Official Chart History".Official Charts Company.Retrieved20 January2016.
- ^Helligar, Jeremy (August 11, 2020)."How Ray Parker Jr. Got Cheated Out of a Grammy for a No. 1 Hit".Variety.RetrievedOctober 15,2022.
- ^Steffen Hung."Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)".Australian-charts.com.Retrieved2016-10-12.
- ^ab"National Top 100 Singles for 1976".Kent Music Report.27 December 1976.Retrieved15 January2022– viaImgur.
- ^"Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 5179."RPM.Library and Archives Canada.Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^"Top RPM Singles: Issue 5163a."RPM.Library and Archives Canada.Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^"The Irish Charts – Search Results – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing ".Irish Singles Chart.Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^"Leo Sayer – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing "(in Dutch).Single Top 100.
- ^"Leo Sayer – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing ".Top 40 Singles.
- ^"SA Charts 1965–March 1989".Retrieved5 September2018.
- ^"Leo Sayer – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing ".Singles Top 100.
- ^Swiss Charts Archive. 15 February 1977.
- ^"Official Singles Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^"Leo Sayer Chart History (Adult Contemporary)".Billboard.
- ^"Leo Sayer Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^"Leo Sayer Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard.
- ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Leo Sayer – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing "(in German).GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^"Image: RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada".Bac-lac.gc.ca.Retrieved2016-10-25.
- ^"Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977".Kent Music Report.Retrieved8 January2022– via Imgur.com.
- ^"Image: RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada".Bac-lac.gc.ca.17 July 2013.Retrieved2016-10-12.
- ^"Top Selling Singles of 1977 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart".Nztop40.co.nz.1977-12-31.Retrieved2016-10-12.
- ^"Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977".Musicoutfitters.com.Retrieved2016-10-12.
- ^"Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart".Billboard.Retrieved10 December2018.
