The Good News and the Bad News
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| The Good News and the Bad News | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | December 1988 – February 1989 | |||
| Studio | Cherokee, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:44 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Jeff Glixman, Bob Walkenhorst | |||
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The Good News and the Bad News is the third studio album by the American band the Rainmakers, released in 1989.[1][2] "Spend It on Love" was released as a single.[3] The band supported the album by touring with the Doobie Brothers.[4]
A remastered version of the album was released in 2010 with seven additional tracks.
The album was primarily produced by Jeff Glixman.[5] Bob Walkenhorst chose to forgo obvious messages in his lyrics.[6]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Chicago Tribune | [8] |
The Chicago Tribune concluded: "What sounded like a good bunch of musicians who played some pretty thoughtful music has evolved into a band of unquestionable conscience and substance."[8] The Toronto Star noted the "honest, unabashedly familiar guitar crunch that runs the same catalogue of riffs favored by Georgia Satellites and several thousand others."[9] The Kingston Whig-Standard wrote that "the sound is a mixture of twangy electric and thumping acoustic guitars."[10] The Times opined that "the album showcases some fine songwriting, and an old-fashioned, passionate commitment to the rock'n'roll craft."[11]