Good Singin', Good Playin'

Infobox Album
Name = Good Singin', Good Playin'
Type = Album
Longtype =
Artist = Grand Funk Railroad


Released = August 9, 1976
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = MCA Records
Producer = Frank Zappa
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifpxqu5ldae link]
Last album = "Born to Die"
(1976)
This album = "Good Singin', Good Playin' "
(1976)
Next album = "Grand Funk Lives"
(1981)

"Good Singin', Good Playin"' is the final 1970s album by Grand Funk Railroad, released by MCA Records (MCA 2216) in 1976.

The band had actually broken up, but after Frank Zappa expressed interest in producing an album for them, they managed to reassemble for one more attempt to regain a high chart position, which had become elusive as pop music became increasingly dominated by disco.

Recorded in 1976 for MCA Records, this album showed freshness and sheer dynamics, including a guest performance by Zappa himself. Although the pairing of pop stars Grand Funk and the esoteric Zappa seemed bizarre, Grand Funk drummer Don Brewer said, "His whole viewpoint on what rock and roll is all about is basically the same as ours.... Keep it as simple as possible and really bring the balls out of this thing."Barry Miles, "Zappa: A Biography", Grove Press, 2004, p. 254. ISBN-10: 080211783X.] Zappa said, "All I did was in a documentary way make a record which tells you exactly what they really sound like. For the first time on record you can hear Grand Funk Railroad ... and they're fantastic, fan-tastic with an F three times taller than you!" In spite of all this, or maybe because of it, Grand Funk decided on the first day of overdubs to split up again, although Zappa stayed up until 4 AM trying to talk them out of it.

The album wasn't a commercial success, only making it to #52 in the Billboard Top 200. Soon after, Grand Funk Railroad folded.

Track listing

# Just Couldn't Wait (Farner) – 3:28
# Can You Do It (Street/T. Gordy) – 3:17
# Pass It Around (Farner/Brewer) – 4:59
# Don't Let 'Em Take Your Gun (Farner) – 3:40
# Miss My Baby (Farner) – 7:20
# Big Buns (Farner) – 0:30
# Out To Get You (Brewer/Frost) – 4:44
# Crossfire (Farner) – 4:19
# 1976 (Farner) – 4:20
# Release Your Love (Farner) – 3:52
# Goin' For The Pastor (Farner) – 5:24
# Rubberneck (Brewer) (CD bonus track) – 5:15

Personnel

* Mark Farner: Guitar, Vocals, Piano on "Don't Let 'Em Take Your Gun"
* Don Brewer: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
* Craig Frost: Keyboards, Backing Vocals
* Mel Schacher: Bass, Backing Vocals
* Frank Zappa: Guitar on "Out To Get You", Backing vocals on "Rubberneck"

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