The album's title cut had been issued as a single in June 1974, affording Flack her third number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, after which success Atlantic Records signed Flack to a new five-year contract – reportedly the most lucrative ever signed by a female recording artist.

[2] By September 1974, Feel Like Makin' Love had reportedly already accrued enough advance orders from retail outlets to guarantee gold status upon the album's release, which was expected in November 1974.

[2][4] Although Flack had self-produced the "Feel Like Makin' Love" single, she began recording the album with her regular producer Joel Dorn.

"[2] Upon the belated release of Feel Like Makin' Love, Flack admitted that Atlantic Records was discontented with the time and expense spent on the album: "The [high price tag] is misleading.

He found that "Flack never quite hit the heights of this and the handful of other MOR soul releases from the first half of the decade.