music.wikisort.org - Composition"Good Times" is a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke, released as single in 1964.
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B-side | "Tennessee Waltz" |
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Released | July 9, 1964 |
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Recorded | December 20 and 21, 1963 and February 2, 1964, RCA Studio CA |
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Genre | Soul |
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Label | RCA 8368 |
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Songwriter(s) | Sam Cooke |
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Producer(s) | Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore |
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Critical reception
In a retrospective review in 1971, music critic Dave Marsh wrote that "at his very best, Cooke utilized a perfect lyrical sentimentality... listen to 'Good Times' – It might be one o'clock and it might be three/Time don't mean that much to me/Ain't felt this good since I don't know when/And I might not feel this good again/So come on baby, let the good times roll/We gonna stay here til we soothe our soul. That summed up perfectly what rock and roll was about, and still is, in so many ways."[1]
Personnel
Featured musicians are John Ewing (trombone), Edward Hall (drums and percussion), John Pisano (guitar), Clifton White (guitar) and Johnnie Taylor (back-up vocals).
Chart positions
Sam Cooke
The Sam Cooke version of the song hit number one on the Cash Box R&B chart and number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
Chart (1964) |
Peak position |
US Billboard Hot 100[3] |
11 |
Dan Seals version
"Good Times" |
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B-side | "Bop"[4] |
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Released | March 25, 1990 |
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Genre | Country |
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Length | 3:51 |
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Label | Capitol |
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Songwriter(s) | Sam Cooke |
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Producer(s) | Kyle Lehning |
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Dan Seals' version was a Number One hit on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in mid-1990, and is the second single from his 1990 album On Arrival. His version stayed at number 1 for two weeks, and was his last number 1 hit, as well as his last top 40 hit of his career.[4]
Chart (1990) |
Peak position |
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] |
1 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] |
1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1990) |
Position |
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] |
32 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] |
25 |
Popular culture
- In 2011, Nike used the song in a commercial featuring Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant during their "Basketball Never Stops" ad campaign during the 2011 NBA lockout.[9]
References
- Marsh, Dave (March 1971). "Sam Cooke: 'This is Sam Cooke'". Creem. Retrieved June 22, 2018 – via Rock's Backpages.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 134.
- "Sam Cooke Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7997." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 18, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- "Dan Seals Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- Video on Vimeo
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