Good Times (Kool & the Gang album)

Good Times
Studio album by Kool & the Gang
Released November 1972
Recorded 1972
Genre Funk
Length 31:26
Label De-Lite
Producer Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang chronology
Music Is the Message
(1972)Music Is the Message1972		 Good Times
(1972)		 Wild and Peaceful
(1973)Wild and Peaceful1973
Professional ratings
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Allmusic[1]

Good Times is the third studio album, and fifth album of new material released by the funk band Kool & the Gang. The album was released in November 1972, but did not make the Billboard R&B album chart until March of 1973; peaking at number 34 during a 6 week run.[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Kool & the Gang; except where indicated.

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Good Times" 4:16
2."Country Junky" 2:55
3."Wild Is Love"George "Funky" Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens3:24
4."North, East, South, West"Ricky West3:38
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Making Merry Music" 3:04
2."I Remember John W. Coltrane"Khalis Bayyan4:02
3."Rated X" 4:02
4."Father, Father"George "Funky" Brown5:37


Personnel

Additional Personnel
  • Cello – Allen McGill
  • French Horn – Billy Brown, Sharon Moe
  • Harp – Assunta Dell'Aquila
  • Viola – Marty Salyk
  • Violin – Al Wagner, San Zimmerman, Sy Miroff

References

  1. ↑ Bush, John. "Kool & the Gang: Good Times" at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Good Times > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2011.


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