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Good Friday (song)

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Released
  
1983

Label
  
WEA

Producer(s)
  
Tony Visconti

Genre
  
Pop music

Writer(s)
  
Michael J. Mullins

"Good Friday" (1983)
  
"Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (1984)

"Good Friday" (aka Good Friday / Good Feelings [re-mix]) is a 1983 song by Modern Romance. It was taken from their album Party Tonight.

Contents

Formats

7-inch single
  • "Good Friday"
  • "Good Feelings" [re-mix]
  • 12-inch single
  • "Good Friday"
  • "Good Feelings" [re-mix]
  • "Love Letters" [cover version]
  • Chart position

  • UK Singles Chart #96
  • History

    Good Friday had started to lose the party-Latin style, giving way to more experimental pop tunes like the mambo-esque "Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" and the bluesy "Walking in the Rain". Both of these tunes made the Top 20 on the UK Chart. However, "Good Friday" seemed like a return to hits such as "Best Year of Our Lives" and "High Life" - and to further punctuate this, their Trick of the Light party track, "Good Feelings", was included as a double A-side, albeit re-mixed. The song underperformed, climbing to only #96. It was released simultaneously with the compilation album Party Tonight which fared well. Party Tonight was the highest-charting album for Modern Romance. "Good Friday" shared exactly the same cover as Party Tonight; it was released in two formats: a 7-inch single and 12-inch single by WEA. Tony Visconti served as producer. The reverse side of the 12-inch vinyl featured another album track and cover version from Party Tonight, "Love Letters".

  • Party Tonight compilation album (1983)
  • Modern Romance: The Platinum Collection compilation album (2006)
  • Genre

    "Good Friday" - and its B-side Good Feelings - are a mix of pop music and party music with a hint of their signature traditional salsa music style. It was the final single to feature John Du Prez.

    Personnel

  • Michael J. Mullins - vocals
  • David Jaymes - bass guitar
  • Robbie Jaymes - synthesizer
  • Paul Gendler - guitar
  • John Du Prez - trumpet
  • Andy Kyriacou - drums
  • Tony Visconti - producer (music)
  • References

    Good Friday (song) Wikipedia