"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]
Dan Seals' version was a Number One hit on Billboard's
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]
