Good Times! is the twelfth studio album by the Monkees. Produced by Adam Sc… Read Full Bio ↴Good Times! is the twelfth studio album by the Monkees. Produced by Adam Schlesinger, the album was recorded to commemorate the band's 50th anniversary. It is the first Monkees studio album since Justus (1996) and the first since the death of founding member Davy Jones. The album features surviving Monkees Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork, as well as a posthumous contribution from Jones, namely the Neil Diamond penned Track "Love To Love", which was originally recorded in 1967 in a session overseen by Don Kirshner during the same time the band struggled to gain control of their musical output. It was simply lost and forgotten after Kirshner was fired from the Monkees project.
The project was initiated by Rhino executives John Hughes and Mark Pinkus, who were excited about a 50th anniversary album for the Monkees. 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 Rivers Cuomo, Andy Partridge, Ben Gibbard, Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller. The title track was written by Harry Nilsson and a surviving demo from the late 60's was used incorporating Nilssons vocals postumously in a "duet" with Micky Dolenz. The first single from the album penned by Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo "She Makes Me Laugh", 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 Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter and Brian Young (drummer) along with band members Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork contributing on various tracks as well.
The project was initiated by Rhino executives John Hughes and Mark Pinkus, who were excited about a 50th anniversary album for the Monkees. 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 Rivers Cuomo, Andy Partridge, Ben Gibbard, Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller. The title track was written by Harry Nilsson and a surviving demo from the late 60's was used incorporating Nilssons vocals postumously in a "duet" with Micky Dolenz. The first single from the album penned by Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo "She Makes Me Laugh", 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 Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter and Brian Young (drummer) along with band members Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork contributing on various tracks as well.
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Good Times!
The Monkees Lyrics
Good Times I Was There (And I'm Told I Had A Good…
Gotta Give It Time Baby, just stop your shoving, baby Shoving won't get you lov…
I Know What I Know If you think I want the life you choose to…
Little Girl Little girl is smart as she can be, woe Little girl…
Love To Love She looked at me And the emptiness in her eyes was…
Me & Magdalena Me and Magdalena We're driving south through Monterey As the…
Our Own World One, two, three, four. You, you blew my mind You turned bac…
She Makes Me Laugh I'm so glad that I got her To think of She's fine…
You Bring the Summer I'll bring the chips And the dips And root beer Even though …
Philip Kassabian
on Words
A good and catchy song by The Monkees.
Philip Kassabian
on D.W. Washburn
A good song by The Monkees.
Philip Kassabian
on Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
A good song by The Monkees.
Philip Kassabian
on That Was Then, This Is Now
This is a great Monkees song.
Philip Kassabian
on Last Train to Clarksville
A good Monkees song.
Philip Kassabian
on A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You
An excellent Monkees song.
Philip Kassabian
on Daydream Believer
A great Monkees song.
Philip Kassabian
on I'm a Believer - 2006 Remaster
This song is amazing.
Philip Kassabian
on Listen to the Band
Yet another classic song by The Monkees.
Philip Kassabian
on Pleasant Valley Sunday
I've always loved this song ever since I heard it when I was a kid.