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Good Times 3 tracklisting...
Fri 20 Jun 2003

Well here it is - as exclusively announced last night on Giant 45 - the tracklisting of the long awaited GOOD TIMES 3 compilation (double) album and cd on React which should be instore around the 18th August 2003. It's been nearly two years since our last comp for the sadly now defunct (and much missed) NUPHONIC RECORDS. 
 
But needs must and times move on. After initial interest from various (UK) record companies, JOEY and I felt that REACT RECORDS should be the NEW natural home for our beloved Good Times project. And after meeting up with their enthusiastic and friendly, knowledgeable staff, we KNEW we'd made the right decision to join them. The've done a fantastic job in helping us with this compilation and we are both well pleased with the outcome - and this particular set and feel that's it's our STRONGEST (not to mention) BEST compilation effort yet!
 
Many months ago I submitted over 75 titles for possible inclusion on this set as it takes that long to 'clear' requested tracks. I also know it's never possible - for various reasons - to obtain ALL the tracks you'd like for a compilation (now that would be heaven!) but we are MORE than happy with this selection.
 
 We encountered a few (expected) 'knockbacks' from certain major record companies for ARETHA and MARVIN stuff (not available or too expensive or both) and some classic hip hop tracks too. We also drew blanks on certain obscure underground US label material (lost masters etc) as well. The licencing departments simply couldn't (or wouldn't) trace certain producers/artists who owned the original copyright on certain tracks so that meant those type of tracks were out also.
 
It was an agonising decision trying to decide which tracks to leave out. In the end we managed to whittle it down to the following 30 tracks...
 
 Good Times 3 tracklisting...
 
CD 1.
 
 1.  I NEED IT - Johnny 'Guitar' Watson
 
 2.  RIGHT ON - Clarenece Wheeler & The Enforcers
 
 3.  THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE - Skipworth & Turner
 
 4.  PRAISIN' HIS NAME - Jasper Street Company
 
 5.  TRAIN TO SKAVILLE - Ethiopians
 
 6.  RING THE ALARM - Tenor Saw 
 
 7.  LOOKING AT THE FRONT DOOR - Main Source
 
 8.  IF I LOST YOU - Michelle Shapprow (previously unreleased)
 
 9.  SUNSHOWER - Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
 
10. YOU CAN'T HIDE LOVE - Creative Source
 
 11. CALIFORNIA SOUL - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 
 
 12. LIVE IN ME - Rufus & Chaka Khan
 
 13.  I REALLY LOVE YOU - Heaven & Earth 
 
 14.  MY FIRST MISTAKE - The Chi-lites
 
 15. DROP IT (2002 re-edit) - Bushy
 
 
CD2
 
 1. THE PRESSURE (Part 2) - The Sound Of Blackness
 
 2. LOVE FOOLOSOPHY (acoustic version) - Jamiroquai (previously unreleased)
 
 3. I WANNA BE WITH YOU - Doc Severinsen 
 
 4. STORIES - Full Flava feat.Carleen Anderson
 
 5. LOVE STORIES - Jennifer Holiday
 
 6. WILD FIRE - John Holt & Dennis Brown
 
 7. UNHOOKED GENERATION - Freda Payne
 
 8. SUNDAY MORNING PEOPLE - Honey Cone
 
 9. DANCE DANCE DANCE - The Casualeers
 
10. WISH I DIDN'T MISS YOU (Pound Boys Mix) - Angie Stone (previously unreleased)
 
11. I GOTTA HAVE YOU LOVE  - Virtual Suspects feat.Gwen McCrae
 
12. YOU DAZZLE ME - Dazzle
 
13. I NEED YOU NOW - Sinnamon
 
14. WALK IN THE NIGHT - Junior Walker & The All Stars
 
15. IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE - Jackson 5
 
The album will also be available on LIMITED EDITION QUADRUPLE VINYL containing approximately 16 plus tracks (tracklisting not known at present). There will also be a series of LIMITED EDTION collectable  7" SINGLES to compliment the release of the album as well. Again, the proposed titles are not known at present but as soon as I know - you will too!.
 
So there you have it - a pretty impressive and eclectic collection we think. The album really does reflect what Good Times is all  about. Can't wait till it's out there! Your comments/reviews will be most welcome. Just post them under the relevant thread in the crate diggers forum.
 
laterz!
 
Norman Jay  MBE