Good Times (Kool & the Gang album)

Good Times
Studio album by Kool & the Gang
Released	November 1972
Recorded	1972
Studio	Mediasound, New York City
Genre	Funk
Length	31:26
Label	De-Lite
Producer	Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang chronology
Music Is the Message (1972) Good Times (1972) Wild and Peaceful (1973)

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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 1973; peaking at number 34 during a 6 week run.

Track listing

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

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Good Times"		4:16
2.	"Country Junky"		2:55
3.	"Wild Is Love"	George "Funky" Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens	3:24
4.	"North, East, South, West"	Ricky West	3:38

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Making Merry Music"		3:04
2.	"I Remember John W. Coltrane"	Khalis Bayyan	4:02
3.	"Rated X"		4:02
4.	"Father, Father"	George "Funky" Brown	5:37

Personnel

• Dennis "D.T." Thomas – alto saxophone, vocals, flute, percussion
• Ronald Bell – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, vocals, alto flute
• Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet, vocals, flugelhorn, percussion
• Claydes Smith – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Rick West – acoustic piano, vocals, clavinet, ARP synthesizer
• Robert "Kool" Bell* – bass, vocals
• George Brown – drums, vocals, percussion

Additional Personnel

• Allen McGill – cello
• Billy Brown – French horn
• Sharon Moe – French horn
• Assunta Dell'Aquila – harp
• Marty Salyk – viola
• Sy Miroff – violin
• Al Wagner – violin
• San Zimmerman – violin

Production

• Produced and Arranged by Kool & The Gang
• Engineers – Tony Bongiovi and Jeff Lesser
• Recorded at Mediasound Studios (New York, NY)
• Artwork – Alfredo Seville
• Liner Notes – Norma Pinnella

References

• Kool and the Gang – Good Times at Discogs