| "Good Times (Better Times)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of the single released in Germany | ||||
| Single by Cliff Richard | ||||
| B-side | "Occasional Rain" | |||
| Released | 21 February 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 31 January 1969 [1] | |||
| Studio | IBC Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:16 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor | |||
| Cliff Richard singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Good Times (Better Times)" is a song by Cliff Richard, released as a single in February 1969. It peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. [2]
Reviewing for New Musical Express , Derek Johnson described "Good Times (Better Times)" as "a happy light-hearted and immensely danceable disc", "with a walloping bass drum, dancing strings, organ, backing brass and vocal riff chanting". [3]
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Go-Set ) [4] | 38 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] | 46 |
| Austria (Podium) [6] | 11 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [7] | 8 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [8] | 28 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] | 14 |
| Germany (Official German Charts) [10] | 37 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [11] | 9 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [12] | 9 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] | 12 |
| New Zealand (Listener) [14] | 20 |
| Rhodesia (Lyons Maid) [15] | 11 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio) [16] | 17 |
| Sweden (Kvällstoppen) [17] | 17 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [2] | 12 |
"Marianne" was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in Italian by Sergio Endrigo.
"Shine a Little Love" is a song by the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released as a single in the US and UK in 1979.
"Dance On!" is an instrumental by British group the Shadows, released as a single in December 1962. It went to number 1 on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart. A vocal version, with lyrics by Marcel Stellman, was recorded by British female vocalist Kathy Kirby, whose version reached number 11 on the UK chart in September 1963.
"Visions" is a song released in 1966 by Cliff Richard. The song spent 12 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, peaking at No. 7, while reaching No. 1 in Israel, No. 1 in Malaysia, No. 1 in Singapore, No. 4 on the New Zealand Listener chart, and No. 9 on the Irish Singles Chart. The song was a hit in other nations as well.
"Dreamin'" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard from his 1980 album, I'm No Hero. The track was the first of three singles released and was the biggest hit from the album, becoming a top-ten hit in numerous countries including the UK and the US. It became his third and last top ten hit.
"Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha" is a song by Cliff Richard, released as a single in May 1970. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Throw Down a Line" is a song by Cliff Richard and Hank Marvin, released as a single in September 1969. It peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Big Ship" is a song by Cliff Richard, released as a single in May 1969. It peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
"The Day I Met Marie" is a song by Cliff Richard, released as single in August 1967. The song was written by Hank Marvin and produced by Norrie Paramor.
"On the Beach" is a 1964 hit song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows. It was taken from and released in the lead up to the release of the film Wonderful Life and its soundtrack. It become an international hit for Richard, reaching number 7 in the UK Singles Chart and charting in Australia (No. 4), Ireland (No. 6), Norway (No. 4), South Africa (No. 2) and Sweden (No. 12).
"Don't Talk to Him" is a song by Cliff Richard and The Shadows, released as a single in November 1963. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and received a silver disc for 250,000 sales.
"Early in the Morning" is a song by British band Vanity Fare, released as a single in June 1969. It became an international hit, peaking at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart and number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was awarded a gold disc for sales over one million.
"All My Love" is a song first recorded in English by Cliff Richard and released as a single in November 1967. The song is an adaption of the Italian song "Solo Tu", written by Federico Monti Arduini and first released by Orietta Berti in April 1967. The song was adapted to English by Peter Callander.
"Siffler sur la colline" is a song by Joe Dassin. It was the fourth track of side 1 of his 1969 album Joe Dassin .
"I'm the Lonely One" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in January 1964. It peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
"I Could Easily Fall " is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in November 1964 from their album Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and received a silver disc for 250,000 sales.
"Save Me" is a song by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, released as a single in December 1966. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
"With the Eyes of a Child" is a song by British singer Cliff Richard, released as a single in November 1969. It peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart.
"I'll Come Running" is a song written by Neil Diamond. It was first released by Diamond in July 1966 as the B-side to his US top-ten single "Cherry, Cherry", before being included on his debut album The Feel of Neil Diamond, released in August 1966. The song was later covered by Cliff Richard and released as a single in June 1967; it peaked at number 26 in the UK Singles Chart.
"On My Word" is a song written and first released by American singer-songwriter Chip Taylor as a single in April 1964. It was covered by British singer Cliff Richard and released as a single which peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.