B-side "Tennessee Waltz" Label RCA 8368 | Released July 9, 1964 Writer(s) Sam Cooke | |
Recorded December 20 and 21, 1963 and February 2, 1964, RCA Studio CA Producer(s) Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore | ||
"Good Times" is a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke, released as single in 1964.
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Featured musicians are John Ewing (trombone), Edward Hall (drums and percussion), John Pisano (guitar), Clifton White (guitar) and The Soul Stirrers (back-up vocals). In 2011, Nike used the song in a commercial featuring Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant during their "Basketball Never Stops" ad campaign during the 2011 NBA lockout.
Aretha Franklin
The song has been covered by others artists. Aretha Franklin covered the song on her record "I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You."
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones released their version of "Good Times" on the album Out of Our Heads. It was released in the US on 30 July 1965 and in the UK on 24 September 1965.
Other Versions
Phoebe Snow covered the song on her self-titled record. The Grateful Dead covered the song numerous times live.
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.
Dan Seals version
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 last top 40 hit of his career.