Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues
1972 single by Danny O'Keefe
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"Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" is a song written and performed by American folk singer Danny O'Keefe.
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| Single by Danny O'Keefe | ||||
| from the album O'Keefe | ||||
| B-side | "The Valentine Pieces" | |||
| Released | August 1972 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:38 (Promo Version) 3:00 (Album/Single Version) | |||
| Label | Signpost | |||
| Songwriter | Danny O'Keefe | |||
| Producer | Arif Mardin | |||
| Danny O'Keefe singles chronology | ||||
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It was first recorded by O'Keefe in 1967, but not released. It was recorded by The Bards and released in 1968 as the b-side to the song "Tunesmith" on Parrot Records. The Bards were a band from Moses Lake, Washington, United States.[1] The song was recorded by O'Keefe for his self-titled debut album in 1971.[2] The following year he re-recorded it (with a slower, more downbeat arrangement) for his second album, O'Keefe.[3] The second version was issued as a single, reaching number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, number 5 on the adult contemporary chart, and number 63 on the country chart.[4] The song was also recorded by Mel Tormé, especially for a 1986 episode of NBC's Night Court entitled "Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye".
It was recorded by numerous artists. A recording by Leon Russell peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1984.[5]
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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| Canada RPM Top Singles[6] | 19 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 9 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 5 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 10 |
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 53 |
Selected list of recorded versions
- Waylon Jennings, on his 1973 album Lonesome, On'ry and Mean
- Nat Stuckey, on his 1973 album Take Time to Love Her
- Elvis Presley, on his 1974 album Good Times
- Conway Twitty, on his 1977 album Play Guitar Play
- Earl Klugh, on his 1978 album Magic in Your Eyes
- Jerry Lee Lewis, on his 1980 album When Two Worlds Collide[9]
- Charlie Rich, on his 1980 album Once a Drifter
- Chris Hillman, on his 1982 album Morning Sky
- Willie Nelson, on his 1984 album City of New Orleans
- Leon Russell, on his 1984 album Solid State
- Mel Tormé, for a 1986 Night Court episode entitled "Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye"
- Dwight Yoakam, on his 1997 album Under the Covers
- Harry Manx, on his 2008 album Live at the Glenn Gould Studio
- Holly Cole, on her 2012 album Night
- Rita Wilson, on her 2012 album AM/FM
- Shooter Jennings and Waymore's Outlaws, on the Black Country Rock 2016 Mixtape
- Charley Crockett, on his 2018 album, Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza[10]
- Ronnie Dunn, on his 2020 album Re-Dunn
- Parker McCollum, on his 2025 album Parker McCollum