Let the Good Time Last Again
| "Good Times" | ||||
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 Side ane of US 12-inch single | ||||
| Single by Chic | ||||
| from the album Risqué | ||||
| B-side | "A Warm Summertime Night" | |||
| Released | June four, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Funk, disco | |||
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| Label | Atlantic (3584) | |||
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| Chichi singles chronology | ||||
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"Good Times" is a song past American R&B ring Chic from their third album Risqué (1979). It ranks 68th on Rolling Stone 'due south list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time,[1] and has become 1 of the well-nigh sampled tunes in music history, most notably in hip hop music.
Lyrics and inspiration [edit]
The lyrics include a reference to Milton Ager'south "Happy Days Are Hither Again". It too contains lines based on lyrics featured in "Nigh a Quarter to Nine" fabricated famous by Al Jolson. Nile Rodgers has stated that these Keen Depression-era lyrics were used as a hidden way to comment on the then-current economic conditions in the United States.[2]
In a 2015 interview Rodgers stated that "Adept Times" was partly inspired past the 1974 Kool & The Gang song "Hollywood Swinging".[3]
Chart performance [edit]
The song striking number-ane on the Billboard Hot 100 on August xviii, 1979 before being ousted by The Knack's boom hit "My Sharona" the following calendar week.[4] Forth with the songs "My Forbidden Lover" and "My Anxiety Keep Dancing", "Skilful Times" reached #three on the disco chart.[5] Information technology reportedly sold more than five one thousand thousand copies, making it, at the fourth dimension, the all-time-selling 45 rpm single in the history of Atlantic Records.[6] Billboard mag named "Good Times" the number i soul single of 1979. Cash Box praised the "first-class product" and "vivid, sassy female vocals."[7]
Track listing and formats [edit]
7" vinyl single
- A. "Good Times" – 3:42
- B. "A Warm Summer Night" – vi:08
12" vinyl unmarried
- A. "Good Times" – eight:ten
- B. "A Warm Summer Nighttime" – vi:08
Promo 12" vinyl single
- A. "Skillful Times" – 8:08
- B. "Skillful Times" – 3:42
Personnel [edit]
- Vocals: Alfa Anderson
- Keyboards: Andy Schwartz
- Bass Guitar, Vocals: Bernard Edwards
- Strings: Cheryl Hong
- Vocals: Fonzi Thornton
- Strings: Karen Karlsrud
- Strings: Karen Milne
- Vocals: Luci Martin
- Vocals: Michele Cobbs
- Guitar: Nile Rodgers
- Keyboards: Raymond Jones
- Keyboards: Robert Sabino
- Percussion: Sammy Figueroa
- Drums: Tony Thompson
- Vocals: Ullanda McCullough
- Strings: Valerie Haywood
- Writers: Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
- Producers: Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
- Engineer: Bob Clearmountain
- Masterer: Dennis King
Charts [edit]
Certifications [edit]
Disco Montego version [edit]
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| Unmarried by Disco Montego featuring Selwyn, Katie Underwood, Peta Morris and Jeremy Gregory | ||||
| Released | 4 November 2002 (2002-11-04) | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Label | Warner Music | |||
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"Practiced Times" was covered by Australian musicians Disco Montego, Selwyn, Katie Underwood, Peta Morris and Jeremy Gregory and released in Nov 2002. It was released as part of Commonwealth of australia's largest popular music festival 'Rumba' which took place in Nov and December 2002, across Australia.[18] [nineteen]
The song peaked at number 52 on the ARIA Singles Chart in Dec 2002 in its sixth week.
Track list [edit]
CD unmarried
- "Expert Times"
- "Good Times" (Karaoke version)
- "Disco Montego Megamix"
- "Skillful Times" (Extended Mix)
Charts [edit]
Sampling and motifs [edit]
The backing track of "Good Times" was notably recreated in the Sugarhill Gang'due south 1979 single "Rapper's Please", a key track in the evolution of hip hop. Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards threatened legal action over copyright, which resulted in a settlement and them existence credited as co-writers.[21] Rodgers admitted that he was originally upset with the song, but would later declare it to be "one of his favorite songs of all time" and his favorite of all the tracks that sampled Chichi[22] (the vocal used samples of the strings, and an interpolation of the bass line).[23] He also stated that "as innovative and of import as 'Good Times' was, 'Rapper's Delight' was just as much, if not more so."[24] Traditionally, Chic's live performances of "Expert Times" incorporate a portion of "Rapper's Delight" including audience participation call-and-response.[ citation needed ] Other songs significantly influenced by "Good Times" include Vaughan Stonemason & Crew'southward "Bounce, Stone, Skate, Roll", Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust", the Clash'due south "This Is Radio Clash", INXS's "Need Yous Tonight" and Blondie's "Rapture".[25] The song was also covered for the game Rayman Raving Rabbids.
UK garage group Da Click's 1999 debut single "Good Rhymes" interpolated the vocal'south bassline and chorus forth with vocals from Luther Vandross' "Never Too Much".
References [edit]
- ^ "Chichi, 'Good Times'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved Oct x, 2021.
- ^ EMP Museum, "Happy Days Are Hither Again" Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, EMP Oral History Videos, Category: Black History Calendar month. Nile Rodgers interviewed June 25, 2002, Seattle, Washington.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Car: "Nile Rodgers Discusses Legendary Bassline of "Expert Times," Sampling & FOLD! Festival". YouTube.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 116.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Trip the light fantastic/Disco: 1974-2003. Tape Enquiry. p. 56.
- ^ George, Nelson (1988). The Decease of Rhythm & Dejection. New York, NY: Pantheon Books. p. 157. ISBN0142004081 . Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 16, 1979. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-01-01 .
- ^ "Nederlandse Height xl – Chichi" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Chic – Practiced Times". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-31 .
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chic – Good Times". GfK Amusement charts. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Pinnacle 100 Singles (1979)". RPM. Retrieved 2017-07-29 .
- ^ Musicoutfitters.com
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1979". Billboard . Retrieved August half dozen, 2021.
- ^ "Cash Box Twelvemonth-Stop Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 29, 1979". Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved Oct 15, 2017.
- ^ "British single certifications – Chic – Good Times/I Desire Your Love". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "American single certifications – Chic – Expert Times". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Rumba kicks off in Australia". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 December 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "RUMBA 2002 - RUMBA 2002". Frontier Touring. 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "The ARIA Report event 668" (PDF). The ARIA Report. 17 Jan 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-01-06. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "The Story of Rapper'due south Delight by Nile Rodgers". RapProject.tv. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ^ "Nile Rodgers interviewed by Peter Paphides". Twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com. November ten, 2011. Retrieved Nov xiii, 2011.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Nile Rodgers Discusses Legendary Bassline of "Good Times," Sampling & FOLD! Festival". YouTube.
- ^ [1] Archived October 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Eastward, Ben (28 Dec 2014). "With Nile Rodgers, it is always bound to be Good Times". TheNationalNews.com . Retrieved 21 August 2021.
External links [edit]
- chictribute.com: Chic Emulators
- Chic - Skillful Times on YouTube
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times_%28Chic_song%29
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