1983 Irene Cara – What A Feelin’

What A Feelin’ is the second album by American singer-songwriter Irene Cara and her most successful album to date. Released in November 1983, this album is dominated by dance-pop and Euro disco songs produced by the legendary producer Giorgio Moroder, unlike her R&B-heavy debut. Many of the songs were co-written by Cara herself. The album includes the major hit singles, “Dream (Hold On to Your Dream)” (U.S. #37), “Flashdance… What a Feelin'” (her only #1 hit in the U.S.), “Why Me?” (U.S. #13), “You Were Made for Me” (U.S. #78) and “Breakdance” (which was her third and last Top 10 single in the U.S., reaching #8).

Although the album was a success thanks to its singles, it struggled to stay in the top 100 of the Billboard Top 200 Albums. Critics on Allmusic speculated that it was because the album was released at the end of 1983 and the lead-off single, “Flashdance…What a Feelin'” had been released earlier that spring and people had already purchased either copies of the single or the best-selling soundtrack album to Flashdance.