Good Times

Written By Sam Cooke

Information   

• inspired by Louis Jordan's "Let the Good Times Roll" from 1946 (source: Keep Moving On / Peter Guralnick). 
• It took 25 takes to record
• #618 in Dave Marsh's 1001 Greatest Songs of All Time. Amazon.com
• The single version is different and has the Soul Stirrers singing back-up

Recorded RCA Studio CA on December 20 and 21 1963 and February 2, 1964

Produced by Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore

Musicians:   

• John Ewing - trombone
• Edward Hall - drums, percussion
• John Pisano - guitar
• Clifton White - guitar

Charts: #11 pop

MP3 at Amazon.com

Singles

• RCA 8368 b/w Tennesee Waltz (July 9, 1964)
• RCA 15123 b/w Cupid (German)

Albums   

• Ain't That Good News
• Keep Movin' On 
• The Man And His Music
• Portrait Of A Legend
• Forever - 32 tracks
• The Golden Age of Sam Cooke
• The Late And Great Sam Cooke - My Kind Of Soul
• 16 Top Tracks 
• 20 Greatest Hits
• Takeoff (Alternate version)
• 20 Greatest Hits (TeeVee)

Lyrics    /    Guitar Chords

Yeah, come on and let the good times roll
We're gonna stay here till we soothe our souls
If it take all night long

One more time, come on & let the good times roll
We're gonna stay here till we soothe our souls
If it take all night long

Gotta tell you, evenin' sun is sinkin' low
The clock on the wall say it's time to go
I got my plans I don't know about you
I'll tell you exactly what I'm gonna do

Get in the groove and let the good times roll
I'm gonna stay here till I soothe my soul
If it take all night long
Yeah everybody let the good times roll
We're gonna stay here till we soothe our souls
If it take all night long

Yeah, it might be one o'clock and it might be three
Time don't mean that much to me
I've felt this good since I don't know when
And I might not feel this good again

So come on and let the good times roll
We're gonna stay here till we soothe our souls
If it take all night long

And all night (all night) and all night (all night)
And all night (all night) and all night long (all night)
Somebody said it might take all night long
And all night (all night) and all night (all night), so
Come on and let the goot times roll
We're gonna stay here till we soothe our souls
If it take all night long
 

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