Good_Times_(Sam_Cooke_song)
"Good Times" is a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke, released as single in 1964.
| "Good Times" | ||||
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| Single by Sam Cooke | ||||
| B-side | "Tennessee Waltz" | |||
| Released | July 9, 1964 | |||
| Recorded | December 20 and 21, 1963 and February 2, 1964, RCA Studio CA | |||
| Label | RCA 8368 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sam Cooke | |||
| Producer(s) | Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore | |||
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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]
Featured musicians are John Ewing (trombone), Edward Hall (drums and percussion), John Pisano (guitar), Clifton White (guitar) and Johnnie Taylor (back-up vocals).
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 |
| "Good Times" | ||||
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| Single by Dan Seals | ||||
| from the album On Arrival | ||||
| B-side | "Bop"[4] | |||
| Released | March 25, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sam Cooke | |||
| 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 performance
| 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 |
- 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]
- 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.
- 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.
- "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.
