What a Feelin'

About What a Feelin'

What a Feelin' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Irene Cara. Released on November 2, 1983, this album is dominated by dance-pop and Euro disco songs produced by Giorgio Moroder, unlike her R&B-heavy debut. Many of the songs were co-written by Cara herself. The album spawned the singles "The Dream (Hold On to Your Dream)" (number 37 in the US), "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (her only chart-topper in the US), "Why Me?" (number 13 in the US), "You Were Made for Me" (number 78 in the US) and "Breakdance" (her third and last top-10 single in the US, reaching number eight). Although the album was a success thanks to its singles, it struggled to stay in the top 100 of the Billboard 200. Music reviewer William Ruhlmann on AllMusic speculated that it was because the album was released at the end of 1983 and the lead-off single, "Flashdance... What a Feeling" had been released earlier that spring and people had already purchased either copies of the single or the best-selling soundtrack album to Flashdance. more »