I Got You (I Feel Good) is a song by American singer James Brown.
First recorded for the album Out of Sight and then released in an alternate take as a single in 1965, it was his highest-charting song and is arguably his best-known recording. I Got You (I Feel Good) is a twelve-bar blues with a brass-heavy instrumental arrangement similar to Brown's previous hit, Papa's Got a Brand New Bag. It also features the same emphasis "on the one" (i.e. the first beat of the measure) that characterizes Brown's developing funk style. Described as a "rhythmic, funky ode about a real lucky guy who wants nothing more than to be near his gal,” the lyrics have Brown exulting in how good he feels ("nice, like sugar and spice") now that he has the one he loves, his vocals punctuated by screams and shouts. The song includes an alto sax solo by Maceo Parker.
James Joseph Brown (May 1933 – December 2006) was an American musician. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is referred to by various honorific nicknames, some of which include "the Hardest Working Man in Show Business", "Godfather of Soul", "Mr. Dynamite", and "Soul Brother No. 1". In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he influenced the development of several music genres. Brown was one of the first 10 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at its inaugural induction in New York in January, 1986.
