Good Times (Sam Cooke song)
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| "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 | |||
| Sam Cooke singles chronology | ||||
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"Good Times" is a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke, released as single in 1964.
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 |
