The Good and the Bad Times
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| Released | 1986 | |||
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| Length | 40:10 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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The Good and the Bad Times is a studio album by The Crusaders, released in 1986 on MCA Records.[1] This album peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Top Jazz LPs and No. 49 on the US Billboard Top Soul LPs chart.[2][3]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [4] |
Richard S. Ginell of AllMusic, in a 2/5 star review, remarked "The departure of Stix Hooper from the Crusaders basically knocked the main prop out from underneath their interlocked groove, and no combination of drummers and percussionists could put the structure together again...And most telling of all, this does not sound like a Crusaders record; the rhythm aside, Sample's reliance on harsh-sounding synths deconstructs and desiccates their sound. Pass it by."[4]
Track listing
Adapted from album's text.[1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Times" | Joe Sample | 6:59 |
| 2. | "The Way It Goes" | Will Jennings, Joe Sample | 5:27 |
| 3. | "Sweet Dreams" | Joe Sample | 7:40 |
| 4. | "Mischievous Ways" | Joe Sample | 6:09 |
| 5. | "Sometimes You Can Take It Or Leave It" | Joe Sample | 6:44 |
| 6. | "Three Wishes" | Joe Sample | 7:02 |
Credits
The Crusaders
- Joe Sample – acoustic piano, electronic keyboards
- Wilton Felder – saxophones
Guest musicians
- Dr. George Shaw – synthesizer programming (1, 2, 4–6)
- David Ervin – synthesizer programming (3)
- Dean Parks – guitars
- Larry Carlton – guitar solo (3)
- David T. Walker – guitar solo (3)
- Rick Zunigar – guitar solo (5, 6)
- Bradley Bobo – bass (4), bass solo (4)
- Sonny Emory – drums (1, 2, 4–6)
- Perry Wilson – drums (3)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 4–6)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3)
- Joel Peskin – alto flute (2)
- Sal Marquez – trumpet solo (4, 6)
- Nancy Wilson – vocals (2)
Production
- Wilton Felder – producer
- Joe Sample – producer
- F. Byron Clark – mixing, engineer (1, 2, 4–6)
- Robert Biles – engineer (3)
- Mark DeSisto – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4–6)
- Barry Conley – assistant engineer (3)
- John Golden – mastering at K Disc Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Ceferino "Sonny" Abelardo – production coordinator
- Pamela Hope Lobue – production coordinator
- Mark Devlin – art direction
- Visual Design – design
- Mark Barnes – album artwork
References
- ^ a b The Crusaders: The Good and the Bad Times (album). MCA Records. 1986.
- ^ "Billboard Top Black Albums" (PDF). February 7, 1987. p. 30. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ^ "Billboard Top Jazz Albums" (PDF). Billboard. February 14, 1987. p. 60. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ^ a b S. Ginell, Richard. "The Crusaders - The Good and the Bad Times". AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2025.