Good Times (Sam Cooke song)

"Good Times"
"Good Times"
SinglebyDan Seals
from the albumOn Arrival
B-side	"Bop"
Released	March 25, 1990
Genre	Country
Length	3:51
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Sam Cooke
Producer(s)	Kyle Lehning
Dan Sealssingles chronology

"Good Times"
"Good Times"
SinglebySam Cooke
B-side	"Tennessee Waltz"
Released	July 9, 1964
Recorded	December 20 and 21, 1963 and February 2, 1964, RCA Studio CA
Label	RCA8368
Songwriter(s)	Sam Cooke
Producer(s)	Hugo PerettiandLuigi Creatore
Sam Cookesingles chronology

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

Critical reception[edit]

In a retrospective review in 1971, music criticDave Marshwrote 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[edit]

Featured musicians are John Ewing (trombone), Edward Hall (drums and percussion), John Pisano (guitar), Clifton White (guitar) andJohnnie Taylor(back-up vocals).

Chart positions[edit]

Sam Cooke[edit]

The Sam Cooke version of the song hit number one on theCash BoxR&B chart and number eleven on theBillboardHot 100.^[2]

Chart (1964)	Peak position
USBillboardHot 100^[3]	11

Dan Seals version[edit]

Dan Seals' version was a Number One hit onBillboard'sHot Country Singles & Trackschart in mid-1990, and is the second single from his 1990 albumOn 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[edit]

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	1
USHot Country Songs(Billboard)^[6]	1

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[7]	32
USCountry Songs(Billboard)^[8]	25

Aretha Franklin version[edit]

Aretha Franklincovered the song for her 1967 albumI Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You.^[9]It was described byRolling Stoneas the album's "party starter"^[9]and byAllMusicas "on par with the original recording".^[10]Franklin changed the line "Come on baby and let the good times roll" to "Get in the groove and let the good times roll" in order to reference the phrase "getting into the groove" (meaning being attached to or participating in the music) and as a nod to the grooves of a disc recording.^[11]

Popular culture[edit]

In 2011,Nikeused the song in a commercial featuringOklahoma City ThunderforwardKevin Durantduring their "Basketball Never Stops" ad campaign during the2011 NBA lockout.^[12]

References[edit]

^Marsh, Dave(March 1971)."Sam Cooke: 'This is Sam Cooke'".Creem.RetrievedJune 22,2018– viaRock's Backpages.
^Whitburn, Joel(2004).Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004.Record Research. p. 134.
^"Sam Cooke Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard.
^^a ^bWhitburn, 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.
^"Dan Seals Chart History (Hot Country Songs)".Billboard.
^"RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990".RPM.December 22, 1990.RetrievedAugust 23,2013.
^"Best of 1990: Country Songs".Billboard.Prometheus Global Media.1990.RetrievedAugust 23,2013.
^^a ^bDolan, Jon (2018-08-17)."Aretha's Greatest Albums: 'I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You' (1967)".Rolling Stone.Retrieved2024-05-03.
^Bogdanov, Vladimir (2003).All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul.Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 256.ISBN 978-0-87930-744-8.
^Feld, Steven (1988)."Aesthetics as Iconicity of Style, or 'Lift-up-over Sounding': Getting into the Kaluli Groove".Yearbook for Traditional Music.20:75.doi:10.2307/768167.ISSN 0740-1558.
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[1] Marsh, Dave(March 1971)."Sam Cooke: 'This is Sam Cooke'".Creem.RetrievedJune 22,2018– viaRock's Backpages.

[2] Whitburn, Joel(2004).Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004.Record Research. p. 134.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Sam_Cooke-3] "Sam Cooke Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard.

[whitburn-4] Whitburn, Joel (2008).Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008.Record Research, Inc. p. 372.ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[sc_Canadacountry_-5] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7997."RPM.Library and Archives Canada.August 18, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Dan_Seals-6] "Dan Seals Chart History (Hot Country Songs)".Billboard.

[7] "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990".RPM.December 22, 1990.RetrievedAugust 23,2013.

[8] "Best of 1990: Country Songs".Billboard.Prometheus Global Media.1990.RetrievedAugust 23,2013.

[:0-9] Dolan, Jon (2018-08-17)."Aretha's Greatest Albums: 'I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You' (1967)".Rolling Stone.Retrieved2024-05-03.

[10] Bogdanov, Vladimir (2003).All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul.Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 256.ISBN 978-0-87930-744-8.

[11] Feld, Steven (1988)."Aesthetics as Iconicity of Style, or 'Lift-up-over Sounding': Getting into the Kaluli Groove".Yearbook for Traditional Music.20:75.doi:10.2307/768167.ISSN 0740-1558.

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