Good Times (Hoodoo Gurus song)

Infobox Single
Name = Good Times


Cover size =
Caption =
Artist = Hoodoo Gurus
Album = Blow Your Cool!
A-side = "Good Times"
B-side = "Hell for Leather (live)"
Released = August, 1987
Format = 7" vinyl
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 3:02
Label = EMI
Writer = Dave Faulkner
Producer = Mark Opitz
Certification =
Last single = "What's My Scene?"
(1987)
This single = "Good Times"
(1987)
Next single = "In the Middle of the Land"
(1987)
Misc =

"Good Times" was a single by iconiccite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/about-hall-of-fame.php |title=ARIA Awards 2007: About Hall of Fame |publisher=ARIA Awards |accessdate=2008-01-30 ] cite web |title="ARIA presents the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame" |last=Pope |first=Mark |url=http://www.amcos.com.au/news/industry/news/070507_ARIA-HallofFame.pdf (PDF) |date=2007-05-07 |accessdate=2008-01-30 ] Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on EMI in August, 1987; and was written by Dave Faulkner.cite web |url=http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch&switchDet=Y |title=Australasian Performing Right Association |publisher=APRA |accessdate=2008-01-30 ] Backing vocals were supplied by touring mates The Bangles.cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/release/623871 |title=Hoodoo Gurus - Blow Your Cool! |publisher=Discogs |last=Murr |first=Kater |accessdate=2008-01-30 ] Its B-side was: "Hell for Leather (live)" and was also written by Faulkner. ]

"Brad was off gallivanting in L.A. to supervise the recording of the Bangles harmonies on "Good Times" (nice work if you can get it!). We had toured with them the previous year promoting "Mars Needs Guitars!" and we watched then go to No. 1 with "Manic Monday" as the tour began. Oh well, so much for the co-headline. That tour and its sequel two years later were some of the most fun we ever had on the road." - Dave Faulkner.cite web |year=2000 |month=June |last=Faulkner |first=Dave |url=http://www-personal.umich.edu/~juliat/hg/popandpunishment.html |publisher=juliat |title="Pop and punishment" |accessdate=2008-01-30 ]

Track listing

7" version
# "Good Times" (Dave Faulkner) — 3:02
# "Hell for Leather (live)" (Faulkner) — 3:12

Personnel

Credited to: ]

Hoodoo Gurus

* Dave Faulkner – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
* Brad Shepherd – guitar, harmonica
* Mark Kingsmill – drums
* Clyde Bramley – bass

Additional musicians

* The Bangles (Susanna Hoffs, Debbi Peterson, Vicki Peterson, Michael Steele) – background vocals ]

Credits

* Richard Allan – Art Direction, Cover Design
* Allan Wright – Engineer ]
* Heidi Cannavo, Kathy Nauton, Paula Jones, Tchad Blake — Assistant Engineers ]
* Mark Opitz – Producer ]
* Barry Diament – Mastering

References