Good Times!

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Good Times!
Good Times! (The Monkees) (Front Cover).jpg
Studio album by
the Monkees
ReleasedMay 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
RecordedJanuary 21–February 5, 1967; January 10 and March 10, 1968; August 5, 1969; February–March 2016
StudioLucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles (2016 recordings),
RCA Studio B, New York City, and RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood
Genre Pop rock
Length36:47
Label Rhino
Producer Adam Schlesinger, Andrew Sandoval, Jeff Barry, The Monkees
The Monkees chronology
Monkeemania (The Very Best of the Monkees)
(2011)		Good Times!
(2016)		 Christmas Party
(2018)
Singles from Good Times
  1. "She Makes Me Laugh"
    Released: April 28, 2016 (2016-04-28)
  2. "You Bring the Summer"
    Released: May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)
  3. "Me & Magdalena"
    Released: May 20, 2016 (2016-05-20)

Good Times! is the twelfth studio album by American pop rock band the Monkees. Produced primarily by Adam Schlesinger, the album was recorded to commemorate the band's 50th anniversary. It is the first Monkees studio album since Justus (1996), marking the longest gap between releases to date, and the first since the death of Davy Jones. The album features surviving Monkees Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork, as well as a posthumous contribution from Jones.

Contents

Good Times! received generally positive reviews from music critics and reached number 14 on the Billboard 200, becoming the band's highest-charting album in 48 years.

Background and recording

The project was initiated by Rhino executives John Hughes and Mark Pinkus, who were excited about a 50th anniversary album for the Monkees. [1] Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne was hired to produce the album, with tracks by the three surviving Monkees, initially unreleased songs by the songwriters they used during their initial run including Neil Diamond, Carole King & Gerry Goffin, Harry Nilsson and Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart and contemporary rock songwriters Schlesinger, Rivers Cuomo, Andy Partridge, Ben Gibbard, Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller. [2] Schlesinger had asked his Fountains of Wayne bandmate Jody Porter to write a song for the album, but it was not used because it was too similar to the title track. [3]

The title track (originally appearing on Spotlight on Nilsson ) was written by Harry Nilsson, and a surviving demo from the late 1960s was used incorporating Nilsson's vocals posthumously in a "duet" with Micky Dolenz. Davy Jones performs the Neil Diamond-penned track "Love to Love" which was recorded in 1967 for the Monkees' third album in a Don Kirshner-supervised session while the group was trying to gain musical independence from Kirshner. Once he was removed, the song was discarded in favor of recording an album of songs both sung and played by the group. The resultant album was Headquarters . The lead vocal track was re-recorded in 1969, but it never saw an official release, still unfinished, until the late 1970s. For its inclusion on Good Times!, the 1969 version is used with new backing vocals by Dolenz and Tork.

The first single from the album was "She Makes Me Laugh". Penned by Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo, it was released on April 28 along with a lyric video. The second new track to be released was "You Bring the Summer" written by Andy Partridge, which was debuted by DJ and Monkee-fan Iain Lee on his radio show on May 2, followed by it being made available by Rhino.

Musicians on the album include Fountains of Wayne members Schlesinger (guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion), Porter (guitar) and Brian Young (drums, percussion), as well as Mike Viola (guitar, bass, background vocals) and Erik Paparozzi (bass on the bonus track "Love's What I Want"), [4] and band members Micky Dolenz (vocals, drums), Michael Nesmith (vocals, guitar) and Peter Tork (vocals, keyboards, banjo).

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The New York Times [6]
Herald Standard [7]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Mojo Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Rolling Stone Australia Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [12]
Ultimate Classic Rock [13]
RTÉ [14]
ABC News Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
The Evening Standard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [18]

The album has received generally positive reviews, including a 4 out of 5 review by The Independent , who declared that Good Times! was "probably The Monkees' best album, after their hits compilation", [5] while The New York Times summed up the release with "Fifty years later, the Monkees are still endearing." [6] The Herald-Standard concluded that "If indeed this latest album serves as the group's swan song, then it is a joyous finale." [12] Music magazine Mojo gave the album four stars, and declared it their album of the week, [9] while Record Collector stated "to everyone's considerable relief and delight, they've pulled it off. They really have," and gave the album four stars. [10]

The album was awarded 3.5 out of 5 by Rolling Stone , who concluded "Monkees freaks have waited far too long for this album. But it was worth it." [11] The album was even better received by the magazine's Australian edition, which gave it full marks and noted "Producer Adam Schlesinger of Fountains Of Wayne knows a thing or five about classic pop, and although Good Times! is a Frankenstein's monster of something old, something new and something in between, he manages to orchestrate the whole thing into something beyond an embarrassing heritage act." [12]

Ultimate Classic Rock declared that "The fact that there is a new Monkees album in 2016 is miraculous enough, but that said album, Good Times!, is nothing short of a masterpiece is astounding." [13] The RTÉ website also gave the album a positive review, stating that "keeping it analogue and raw, Good Times! is a joy. This is one band reunion that doesn't besmirch the legacy and even offers something new and fresh." However, it acknowledged that "Noel Gallagher teams up with Paul Weller to dash off 'Birth Of An Accidental Hipster', another droll sub-Kinks ditty but it sounds bloated compared to the effervescence of what's gone before." [14] ABC News concluded that "This is mandatory listening for any Monkees fan." [15] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, stating the album is "a joyous revival of the cheerful jangle that characterized the group's big '60s hits." [19]

A slightly more mixed review was given by Will Hodgkinson in The Times , who gave the album 3/5, [16] and the Evening Standard , who decided that the album "doesn't quite work as it's let down by a flat production and the lack of anything approaching their more magical moments. For all that, though, it's no disgrace" and gave the album three stars. [17]

A negative review was given by The Irish Times , with Tony Clayton-Lea summarizing that "Songs by Death Cab for Cutie songwriter Ben Gibbard ("Me & Magdalena"), XTC's Andy Partridge ("You Bring The Summer"), and Noel Gallagher/Paul Weller ("Birth of an Accidental Hipster") brilliantly reference the band's 1960s glory days, but as a cohesive project it's more unpleasant valley Sunday than anything else." [18]

At Metacritic, the album has a metascore of 79, indicating generally favorable reviews. Its user score is 8.7, indicating universal acclaim. [20]

The album is the highest charting Monkees album in the US since The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees in 1968 and the highest charting in the UK since Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. in 1967.

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
Mojo The 50 Best Albums of 20162016
30 [21]
Allmusic Favorite Rock Albums of 20162016
Top 44 [22]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalistLength
1."Good Times" (with Harry Nilsson) Harry Nilsson Micky Dolenz with Harry Nilsson2:46
2."You Bring the Summer" Andy Partridge Dolenz3:00
3."She Makes Me Laugh" Rivers Cuomo Dolenz3:00
4."Our Own World" Adam Schlesinger Dolenz2:45
5."Gotta Give It Time" Jeff Barry/Joey Levine Dolenz2:17
6."Me & Magdalena" Ben Gibbard Michael Nesmith with Dolenz3:33
7."Whatever's Right" Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart Dolenz2:00
8."Love to Love" Neil Diamond Davy Jones 2:29
9."Little Girl" Peter Tork Peter Tork2:42
10."Birth of an Accidental Hipster" Noel Gallagher/Paul Weller Nesmith with Dolenz3:31
11."Wasn't Born to Follow" Gerry Goffin/Carole King Tork2:53
12."I Know What I Know"Michael NesmithNesmith3:30
13."I Was There (And I'm Told I Had a Good Time)"Micky Dolenz/Adam SchlesingerDolenz2:15
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalistLength
14."Love's What I Want"PartridgeDolenz3:40
FYE edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalistLength
14."A Better World"Nick ThorkelsonTork2:55
Digital download bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalistLength
14."Terrifying" Zach Rogue Dolenz2:57
15."Me & Magdalena (Version 2)"GibbardNesmith with Dolenz3:49
Barnes & Noble bonus 7" Vinyl
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalistLength
1."Love's What I Want"Andy PartridgeDolenz3:40
2."A Better World"Nick ThorkelsonTork2:55
Good Times! Plus! 10" Vinyl Record Store Day (RSD) Black Friday Exclusive
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalistLength
1."Terrifying"Zach RogueMicky Dolenz2:57
2."Me & Magdalena (Version 2)"GibbardMichael Nesmith with Dolenz3:49
3."A Better World"Nick ThorkelsonPeter Tork2:55
4."Love's What I Want"PartridgeDolenz3:40

Personnel and session information

Entire album

The Monkees


Additional musicians
  • Harry Nilsson - lead vocals and piano (1)
  • Adam Schlesinger - guitar (1, 4, 12, "Terrifying"), bass (2-4, 7, 9-10, 12-13, "Me & Magdalena (Version 2)", "Terrifying"), keyboards (2, 4), piano (6, 10, 12-13), drums (6), percussion (10), Chamberlin (12), organ ("Me & Magdalena (Version 2)")
  • Rick Dey - bass (1)
  • Eddie Hoh - drums (1)
  • Mike Viola - guitar (2-3, 6-7, 9-10, 13), bass (6), backing vocals (9, "Terrifying")
  • Pete Min - guitar (2)
  • Jody Porter - guitar (2, 6)
  • Brian Young - drums (2-4, 7, 9-10, "Me & Magdalena (Version 2)", "Terrifying"), percussion (2-4)
  • Al Gorgoni - guitar (5, 8)
  • Don Thomas - guitar (5, 8)
  • Hugh McCracken - guitar (5, 8)
  • Lou Mauro - bass (5, 8)
  • Artie Butler - organ (5, 8)
  • Herb Lovelle - drums (5, 8)
  • Tom Cerone - tambourine (5, 8)
  • Coco Dolenz - backing vocals (7, 10, "Love's What I Want", "A Better World")
  • Bobby Hart - backing vocals (7), organ (7, "Love's What I Want"), [23] handclaps ("Love's What I Want") [24]
  • Mike Deasy – guitar (11)
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar (11)
  • Al Casey – guitar (11)
  • Max Bennett – bass (11)
  • Michael Melvoin – harpsichord (11)
  • Earl Palmer – drums (11)
  • Stan Levey – percussion (11)
  • Milt Holland – vibraphone (11)
Additional musicians only on bonus tracks
  • Andrew Sandoval - acoustic 6-string guitar, electric 12-string guitar, backing vocals, drums, handclaps (all on "Love's What I Want")
  • Erik Paparozzi - bass, electric guitar, backing vocals, handclaps (all on "Love's What I Want")
  • Pete Thomas - drums, percussion, handclaps (all on "Love's What I Want")
  • Joe Boyle – lead guitar, bass, backing vocals (all on "A Better World")
  • Sturgis Cunningham – drums, percussion, backing vocals (all on "A Better World")
  • Katlin Wolfberg, Corinne Olson, Emily Elkins, Eliza James – strings (all on "A Better World")
Production

Individual songs

All tracks produced by Adam Schlesinger unless otherwise noted

"Good Times"

  • Micky Dolenz – lead vocals
  • Harry Nilsson – lead vocals, piano
  • Michael Nesmith – guitar
  • Adam Schlesinger – guitar
  • Rick Dey – bass
  • Eddie Hoh – drums
  • Recorded: January 10, 1968, and Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, February 2016

"You Bring the Summer"

  • Micky Dolenz – lead vocals
  • Michael Nesmith – guitar, backing vocals
  • Peter Tork – organ, backing vocals
  • Mike Viola – guitar
  • Pete Min – guitar
  • Jody Porter – guitar
  • Adam Schlesinger – bass, keyboards
  • Brian Young – drums, percussion
  • Recorded at Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, February–March 2016

"She Makes Me Laugh"

  • Micky Dolenz – lead vocals
  • Peter Tork – banjo, backing vocals
  • Michael Nesmith – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Viola – guitar
  • Adam Schlesinger – bass
  • Brian Young – drums, percussion
  • Recorded at Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, February 2016
  • Dolenz was uncomfortable with some original lyrics as written by Rivers Cuomo. The lyric "directing traffic in the mall" was improvised by Dolenz, [25] and Cuomo "added in new lyrics about Scrabble and a canoe trip when Dolenz felt the original draft was geared towards a man much younger than his 71 years." [26]

"Our Own World"

  • Micky Dolenz – lead vocals
  • Peter Tork – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Michael Nesmith – backing vocals
  • Adam Schlesinger – guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Brian Young – drums, percussion
  • Recorded at Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, February 2016

"Gotta Give It Time"

  • Micky Dolenz – lead vocals
  • Michael Nesmith – backing vocals
  • Al Gorgoni – guitar
  • Don Thomas – guitar
  • Hugh McCracken – guitar
  • Lou Mauro – bass
  • Artie Butler – organ
  • Herb Lovelle – drums
  • Tom Cerone – tambourine
  • Jeff Barry – original producer, original arrangement
  • Adam Schlesinger – reproducer
  • Ray Hall – original engineer
  • Leftover instrumental track from final Kirshner-supervised sessions, January 1967.
  • Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, January 21 (11:00 AM – 7:00 PM) and 24, 1967, and Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, February 2016

"Me & Magdalena"

  • Michael Nesmith – lead vocals
  • Micky Dolenz – harmony vocals
  • Mike Viola – guitar, bass
  • Jody Porter – guitar
  • Adam Schlesinger – piano, drums
  • Recorded at Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, February – March 2016

"Whatever's Right"

  • Micky Dolenz – lead vocals
  • Michael Nesmith – backing vocals
  • Peter Tork – keyboards
  • Mike Viola – guitar
  • Adam Schlesinger – bass
  • Brian Young – drums
  • Coco Dolenz – backing vocals
  • Bobby Hart – organ, backing vocals
  • Originally recorded during the sessions for More of the Monkees but no tapes of the original recording have been found. It is unknown whether any Monkee vocals were ever recorded for the original version.
  • Recorded at Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, February – March 2016

"Love to Love"

  • Davy Jones – lead vocals
  • Peter Tork – backing vocals
  • Micky Dolenz – backing vocals
  • Al Gorgoni – guitar
  • Don Thomas – guitar
  • Hugh McCracken – guitar
  • Lou Mauro – bass
  • Artie Butler – organ
  • Herb Lovelle – drums
  • Tom Cerone – tambourine
  • Jeff Barry – original producer, original arrangement
  • Adam Schlesinger – reproducer
  • Ray Hall – original engineer
  • Originally recorded during Headquarters sessions in 1967, vocal track was re-recorded by Jones in 1969 for The Monkees Present , but left unreleased until Missing Links Volume Three . In 2016, Dolenz and Tork contributed new backing vocals to the 1969 version for inclusion on this album. The original vocal track recorded in 1967 was eventually released on the 2007 re-release of Headquarters. That makes this version unique in that the instrumental track was recorded in 1967, the lead vocal track in 1969, and backing vocal track in 2016, making this song a combination of three different time periods.
  • Recorded at RCA Studio B, New York City, January 21 (11:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M.) and 24, and February 4 and 5, 1967, and August 5, 1969, and Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, February 2016

"Little Girl"

  • Peter Tork – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Mike Viola – guitar, backing vocals
  • Adam Schlesinger – bass
  • Brian Young – drums
  • Tork notes in the Good Times! CD booklet that he wrote this song with Davy Jones in mind, and had hoped Jones would've sung it.
  • The track should not be confused with another Monkees song "Little Girl" from The Monkees Present which was written by Micky Dolenz.
  • Recorded at Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, February 2016

"Birth of an Accidental Hipster"

  • Michael Nesmith – lead vocals
  • Micky Dolenz – co-lead vocals
  • Coco Dolenz – backing vocals
  • Mike Viola – guitar
  • Adam Schlesinger – bass, piano, percussion
  • Brian Young – drums
  • Recorded at Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, February – March 2016

"Wasn't Born to Follow"

"I Know What I Know"

  • Michael Nesmith – lead vocals
  • Adam Schlesinger – piano, bass, guitar, Chamberlin

"I Was There (And I'm Told I Had a Good Time)"

  • Micky Dolenz – lead vocals, drums
  • Adam Schlesinger – piano, bass
  • Mike Viola – guitar
  • Recorded at Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, February – March 2016

Bonus tracks

"Me & Magdalena" (Version 2)

  • Michael Nesmith – lead vocals, guitar
  • Micky Dolenz – harmony vocals
  • Mike Viola – guitar
  • Adam Schlesinger – bass, organ
  • Brian Young – drums
  • Recorded and mixed at Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, CA, February 2016
  • Additional recording and mixing at Omelette Station, NYC, and The Pool, North Hollywood, CA

"Terrifying"

  • Micky Dolenz – lead vocals
  • Michael Nesmith – guitar
  • Peter Tork – keyboards
  • Mike Viola – guitar, backing vocals
  • Adam Schlesinger – bass, guitar
  • Brian Young – drums
  • Recorded and mixed at Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, CA, February 2016
  • Additional recording and mixing at Omelette Station, NYC, and The Pool, North Hollywood, CA

"Love's What I Want"

  • Micky Dolenz – lead vocals
  • Andrew Sandoval – acoustic six-string & electric 12-string guitars, backing vocals, drums, handclaps
  • Coco Dolenz – backing vocals
  • Erik Paparozzi – bass, electric guitar, backing vocals, handclaps
  • Bobby Hart – organ, handclaps [27]
  • Pete Thomas – drums, percussion, handclaps
  • Produced by Andrew Sandoval
  • Recorded at Lucy's Meat Market, Los Angeles, March 2016
  • Additional recording at Picture Studios, Los Feliz, CA

"A Better World"

  • Peter Tork – lead vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Micky Dolenz – backing vocals
  • Coco Dolenz – backing vocals
  • Joe Boyle – lead guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Sturgis Cunningham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Katlin Wolfberg, Corinne Olson, Emily Elkins, Eliza James – strings
  • Produced by Peter Tork and Andrew Sandoval
  • Basic track recorded at Studio Wormwood, Mansfield Center, CT, March 2016
  • Additional recording at Lucy's Meat Market, March 2016

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [28] 20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [29] 83
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [30] 167
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [31] 95
Irish Albums (IRMA) [32] 58
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [33] 130
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) [34] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC) [35] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [36] 57
UK Albums (OCC) [37] 29
US Billboard 200 [38] 14
US Billboard Vinyl Albums [39] 1

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<i>The Monkees Live: The Mike and Micky Show</i> 2020 live album by The Monkees

The Monkees Live: The Mike and Micky Show is a 2020 live album by The Monkees, recorded in March and June 2019, during the band's successful tour. The concerts marked the first time that surviving Monkees Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith toured as a duo. The album is the first Monkees release following the death of Peter Tork in February 2019, and the final release to feature Nesmith prior to his December 2021 death.

"Words" is a song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart and released by the Monkees. An early version by the Leaves appeared on their 1966 album Hey Joe. The Monkees first recorded the song for their second album, More of The Monkees, in August 1966 under the supervision of Boyce and Hart. While this version went unreleased until the 1990 compilation Missing Links Volume Two, it was featured in the 10 April 1967 episode of The Monkees "Monkees, Manhattan Style". A new version of the song was made to be the B-side of "Pleasant Valley Sunday" in 1967, now produced by Chip Douglas.

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