Feel Like Makin' Love (Bad Company song)
"Feel Like Makin' Love" is a song by British supergroup Bad Company. The power ballad originally appeared on the LP Straight Shooter in April 1975 and was released as a single in August of the same year. It was named the 78th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.
The song, along with other Bad Company music, was featured in the 2001 movie Scotland PA.
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.Charts
Personnel
- Paul Rodgers – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
- Mick Ralphs – lead guitar
- Boz Burrell – bass guitar
- Simon Kirke – drums
Covers
Pauline Henry version
In 1993, the song was covered by British-Jamaican former Chimes singer Pauline Henry, titled "Feel Like Making Love". The single reached #12 in the United Kingdom, #13 in Australia and Denmark, and #17 in New Zealand. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song peaked at #26.Critical reception
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." Music & Media commented, "Attention to all retro maniacs out there. On the borders between rock and dance Henry covers this '70s rocker by Bad Company." The Network Forty called it a "soulful rendition" and added that "just as crunchy as the original, this funky diva adds a '90s attitudinal delivery." Adam Higginbotham from Select noted that Henry "do some Jennifer Rush-style rockin'" in the song.Track listing
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Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
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 #60 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
| Chart | Peak position |
Kid Rock version
- The song was covered by Kid Rock on his self-titled 2003 release. His version peaked at #33 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
| Chart | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 33 |
Other versions
- Millie Jackson recorded "Feel Like Making Love" in 1976, reaching #71 R&B.