Feets dont fail me now lyrics

Q: What is the meaning of feet dont fail me now?

Speaking on the track, Crookes said: Feet Dont Fail Me Now is a song I wrote in light of the political events of last year. Its written from the perspective of someone who finds it easier to remain complicit out of fear of speaking up and what those consequences might be.

Q: Where does the phrase feet dont fail me now come from?

Turns out it originated as early as the 1920s, a black actor named Stepin Fetchit would say it when he was running from cops in movies so it had racist connotations at the time. This wasnt meant to be a topical or social post, just found it interesting where it started.

Q: Who first sang feet dont fail me now?

Feets, Dont Fail Me Now is the twenty-seventh album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. The record was released in February 1979, on the Columbia Records label. ... .

Q: What did Joy Crookes sing at Glastonbury?

She gives a blessed rendition of single Feet Dont Fail Me Now”. A cover of The Clashs London Calling” has never sounded so laidback and soothing. Its an emotional set – especially when Crookes unexpectedly starts crying.

Feets, Don't Fail Me Now

Studio album by

Herbie Hancock

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Overview[edit]
Track listing[edit]
Personnel[edit]
Additional personnel[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
What is the meaning of feet don't fail me now?
Where does the phrase feet don't fail me now come from?
Who first sang feet don't fail me now?
What did Joy Crookes sing at Glastonbury?

Released

February 1979

Recorded

1978
The Automatt, San Francisco

Genre

Electronic, funk, jazz, disco

Length

40:38

Label

Columbia

Producer

David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock chronology

Directstep
(1979)

Feets, Don't Fail Me Now
(1979)

The Piano
(1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Smash Hits	5/10[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Feets, Don't Fail Me Now is the twenty-seventh album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. The record was released in February 1979, on the Columbia Records label.

Overview[edit]

This was the first of Hancock's albums to discard jazz completely in favor of a more commercial (at the time) disco sound, with vocoder effects and repetitive lyrics. Honey from the Jar, however, is definitely a funk, not disco, song. Background vocals were provided by 'The Waters', a family vocal group from Los Angeles. All LP and CD editions after the first pressing use an alternate 'Disco Mix' version of "Tell Everybody". The original version was included as a bonus track on the disc in the Complete Columbia Albums Collection box set.

Track listing[edit]

"You Bet Your Love" (Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson, Allee Willis, Jeffrey Cohen) – 7:41
"Trust Me" (Hancock, Rubinson, Allee Willis) – 5:44
"Ready or Not" (Ray Parker Jr., Cohen) – 6:48
"Tell Everybody" (Hancock, Rubinson, Bruce Good, Cohen) – 7:49
"Honey From the Jar" (Hancock, Cohen) – 6:53
"Knee Deep" (Hancock, Melvin Ragin) – 5:43

Personnel[edit]

Herbie Hancock – lead and backing vocals, all keyboards
James Gadson – drums
Eddie Watkins – bass
Ray Obiedo – guitar
Bill Summers – percussion
Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters and Luther Waters – backing vocals
Ray Parker, Jr. – guitar and drums on "Ready or Not"
Coke Escovedo – timbales on "Ready or Not"
Sheila Escovedo – congas on "Ready or Not"
James Levi – drums on "Knee Deep" and "Trust Me"
Freddie Washington – bass on "Knee Deep"
Wah Wah Watson – guitar on "Knee Deep"
Bennie Maupin – soprano saxophone on "Knee Deep"

Additional personnel[edit]

Produced by – David Rubinson & Friends Inc. and Herbie Hancock
Associate producer – Jeffrey Cohen
Engineers – Fred Catero and David Rubinson
Assistant engineers – Chris Minto, Leslie Ann Jones, Ken Kassie and Cheryl Ward
Mastering engineer – Phil Brown
Keyboard and Vocoder engineer – Bryan Bell

References[edit]

^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Feets Don't Fail Me Now - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (February 22 - March 7, 1979): 25.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 94. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

External links[edit]

http://www.discogs.com/release/385157

What is the meaning of feet don't fail me now?

Speaking on the track, Crookes said: “'Feet Don't Fail Me Now' is a song I wrote in light of the political events of last year. It's written from the perspective of someone who finds it easier to remain complicit out of fear of speaking up and what those consequences might be.

Where does the phrase feet don't fail me now come from?

Turns out it originated as early as the 1920's, a black actor named Stepin Fetchit would say it when he was running from cops in movies so it had racist connotations at the time. This wasn't meant to be a topical or social post, just found it interesting where it started.

Who first sang feet don't fail me now?

Feets, Don't Fail Me Now is the twenty-seventh album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. The record was released in February 1979, on the Columbia Records label. ... .

What did Joy Crookes sing at Glastonbury?

She gives a blessed rendition of single “Feet Don't Fail Me Now”. A cover of The Clash's “London Calling” has never sounded so laidback and soothing. It's an emotional set – especially when Crookes unexpectedly starts crying.