Written by Mark James (“Suspicious Minds” “Moody Blue” “Always On My Mind” etc.), this was one of Billy Joe’s most memorable hits. It was later re-imagined by Jonathan King whose 1971 \"Ooga-Chaka-Ooga-Ooga\" arrangement was turned into a #1 hit in 1974 by the group Blue Swede: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrI-UBIB8Jk
(debuted late ’68) 1969 Pop Chart Peaks: #5 on Billboard, Cash Box & Record World
45 single issued on Scepter 12230 - Hooked On A Feeling (Mark James) by B.J. Thomas, produced by Chips Moman, electric sitar by Reggie Young