"Don't Let the Good Times Fool You" is a song written by Ronald Hellard and Gary S. Paxton. It was recorded and released as a single by American country artist Melba Montgomery in 1975.
| "Don't Let the Good Times Fool You" | ||||
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| Single by Melba Montgomery | ||||
| from the album Don't Let the Good Times Fool You | ||||
| B-side | "It Sure Gets Lonely"[1] | |||
| Released | January 1975 | |||
| Recorded | May 1974 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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| Producer(s) | Pete Drake | |||
| Melba Montgomery singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Let the Good Times Fool You" was recorded at "Pete's Place", a recording studio located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States in May 1974. The session included The Nashville A-Team of musicians, such as Harold Bradley and Buddy Harman. The session was produced by Pete Drake.[1]
"Don't Let the Good Times Fool You" was released as a single via Elektra Records in January 1975. The song reached number fifteen on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles chart[2] and number fourteen on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart.[3] The song became Montgomery's second major hit as a solo artist and her seventh top-twenty hit on the country songs chart. The song was issued onto Montgomery's 1975 album of the same name, also on Elektra Records.[2]
In 1980, it was covered by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. Her version was released as a single on the Deep Sea Music label the same year.[4]
Charts
edit| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Songs (RPM)[3] | 14 |
| US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)[2] | 15 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Melba Montgomery Discography". Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
- ^ a b "Search results for "Melba Montgomery" under Country Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (1980). ""Don't Let the Good Times Fool You"/"My Umbrella" (7" vinyl single)". Deep Sea Music. DSM-7001.
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