Have a Good Time is the 11th studio album by soul singer Al Green, released in 1976.
| Have a Good Time | ||||
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 Standard/Original artwork | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 18, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 30:11 | |||
| Label | Hi | |||
| Producer | Willie Mitchell, Al Green | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed) (1977)[3] (2004)[4] |
| Sounds | [5] |
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Al Green and Willie Mitchell; except where indicated
- Side one
- "Keep Me Cryin'" – 3:08
- "Smile a Little Bit More" – 2:53
- "I Tried to Tell Myself" – 3:28
- "Something" – 4:24
- "The Truth Marches On" – 2:42
- Side two
- "Have a Good Time" (Green) – 3:38
- "Nothing Takes the Place of You" (Toussaint McCall, Alan Robinson) – 4:39
- "Happy" – 2:40
- "Hold on Forever" (Green) – 2:38
Personnel
edit- Al Green: vocals
- Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes, Sandra Rhodes: backing vocals
- Mabon "Teenie" Hodges: guitars
- Michael Hodges, Michael Toles: guitars, sitar
- Michael Allen, James H. Brown, Archie Turner: piano
- Charles Hodges: organ
- Leroy Hodges: bass
- Gene Chrisman, Howard Grimes: drums, percussion
- Lewis Collins, Bill Easley - tenor saxophone
- Andrew Love - alto saxophone
- James Mitchell: baritone saxophone
- Jack Hale, Jr., Wayne Jackson: trumpet
- Jack Hale, Sr., Jackie Thomas: trombone
- The Memphis Strings - strings
- Strings & Horns arranged by Willie Mitchell & Aarion Nesbit
References
edit- ^ Have a Good Time at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Have a Good Time". Rolling Stone. 1977-01-27.
- ^ Hoard, Christian (November 2, 2004). "Review: Have a Good Time". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: 345–346.
- ^ Goldman, Vivien (25 December 1976). "The agony and the ecstacy" (PDF). Sounds. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.