Good Clean Fun (The Monkees song)

"Good Clean Fun"
US single cover
Single by The Monkees
from the album The Monkees Present
B-side	"Mommy and Daddy"
Released	6 September 1969
Recorded	RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, June 1, 1968
Genre	Country rock [1] [2]
Length	2:19
Label	Colgems #5005
Songwriter(s)	Michael Nesmith
Producer(s)	Michael Nesmith
The Monkees singles chronology
"Listen to the Band" (1969) "Good Clean Fun" (1969) "Oh My My" (1970)

"Good Clean Fun" is a song by The Monkees from their 1969 album The Monkees Present . Recorded on June 1, 1968, it was released on Colgems single #5005 on September 6, 1969.^{[ citation needed ]} Written and sung by Michael Nesmith, the song's title is never heard in the lyrics.

Background

At the time of release, The Monkees were a trio consisting of Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Davy Jones, Peter Tork having departed in December 1968.

Chart performance

"Good Clean Fun" reached No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 ^[3] and No. 29 on the Easy Listening chart. ^[4] In Canada it reached No. 80 ^[5] The flip-side, "Mommy and Daddy", is sung by its writer Micky Dolenz.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Rhino Handmade 2013 "Deluxe Edition" box set. ^[6]

The Monkees

• Michael Nesmith - lead vocals

Additional musicians

• Lloyd Green – steel guitar
• Wayne Moss – guitar
• Bobby Thompson – banjo
• David Briggs – piano
• Norbert Putnam – bass guitar
• Jerry Carrigan – drums
• Buddy Spicher - violin

Unconfirmed personnel and duties

• Harold Bradley or Billy Sanford – additional guitar
• Percussion

References

1. Segretto, Mike (2022). "1969". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 217. ISBN   9781493064601.
2. Greene, Andy (February 15, 2023). "50 Genuinely Horrible Albums by Brilliant Artists". Rolling Stone . Retrieved December 14, 2024. ...Michael Nesmith-penned country rock gems like "Listen to the Band" and "Good Clean Fun
3. Greenwald, Matthew. "Good Clean Fun". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 173.
5. "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 18, 1969" (PDF).
6. Sandoval, Andrew (2013). The Monkees Present (Deluxe Edition) (CD box set liner notes). The Monkees. Los Angeles, California: Rhino Handmade. RHM2-535908.

Additional sources

• Joel Whitburn's Billboard Top Pop Hits
• Rhino's "Present" CD booklet