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. It was written by Dave Faulkner and released in July 1987 as the second single from the group's third studio album, '' Blow Your Cool!''. The song peaked at number 36 on the Australian charts. In June 2000, Dave Faulkner said "Brad was off gallivanting in

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to supervise the recording of the Bangles harmonies on 'Good Times'. We had toured with them the previous year promoting ''

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" 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."

Track listing

7" version (BTS8) # "Good Times" (Dave Faulkner) — 3:02 # "Hell for Leather" (live) (Faulkner) — 3:12

Personnel

* Dave Faulkner – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards *

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– guitar, harmonica *

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– drums * Clyde Bramley – bass *

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) – background vocals * 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

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Good Times (Hoodoo Gurus Song) 1987 singles Hoodoo Gurus songs 1987 songs Songs written by Dave Faulkner (musician) EMI Records singles Song recordings produced by Mark Opitz