Good Times (Sam Cooke song)

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"Good Times"
Single by Sam Cooke
B-side"Tennessee Waltz"
ReleasedJuly 9, 1964
RecordedDecember 20 and 21, 1963 and February 2, 1964, RCA Studio CA
LabelRCA 8368
Songwriter(s)Sam Cooke
Producer(s)Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore
Sam Cooke singles chronology
"
(Ain't That) Good News
"
(1964) 		"Good Times"
(1964) 		"That's Where It's At"
(1964)

"Good Times" is a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke, released as single in 1964.

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"
Single by Dan Seals
from the album On Arrival
B-side"Bop"[4]
ReleasedMarch 25, 1990
GenreCountry
Length3:51
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Sam Cooke
Producer(s)Kyle Lehning
Dan Seals singles chronology
"Love on Arrival"
(1990) 		"Good Times"
(1990) 		"Bordertown"
(1990)

Dan Seals' version was a Number One hit on

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

Popular culture

References

  1. ^ Marsh, Dave (March 1971). "Sam Cooke: 'This is Sam Cooke'". Creem. Retrieved June 22, 2018 – via Rock's Backpages.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 134.
  3. ^ "Sam Cooke Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2
    .
  5. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7997." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 18, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  6. ^ "Dan Seals Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  8. ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  9. ^ Video on Vimeo
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