The Good and the Bad Times

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The Good and the Bad Times
Studio album by
The Crusaders
Released1986
Studio
  • Baby'O Recorders
Genre
Length40:10
LabelMCA
The Crusaders chronology
Ghetto Blaster
(1984) 		The Good and the Bad Times
(1986) 		Life in the Modern World
(1988)

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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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Adapted from album's text.[1]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Good Times"Joe Sample6:59
2."The Way It Goes"Will Jennings, Joe Sample5:27
3."Sweet Dreams"Joe Sample7:40
4."Mischievous Ways"Joe Sample6:09
5."Sometimes You Can Take It Or Leave It"Joe Sample6:44
6."Three Wishes"Joe Sample7:02

Credits

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  • Alto Flute – Joel Peskin
  • Bass – Brad Bobo
  • Drums – Perry Wilson, Edward "Sonny" Emory
  • Engineer – F. Byron Clark, Robert Biles
  • Engineer – Barry Conle, Mark DiSisto
  • Guitar – Dean Parks
  • Keyboards, Piano – Joe Sample
  • Percussion – Lenny Castro, Paulinho da Costa
  • Producer – Joe Sample, Wilton Felder
  • Saxophone – Wilton Felder
  • Synthesizer – David Ervin, Dr. George Shaw
  • Trumpet – Sal Marquez
  • Vocals – Nancy Wilson
  • Writer – Joe Sample, Will Jennings

References

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  1. ^ a b The Crusaders: The Good and the Bad Times (album). MCA Records. 1986.
  2. ^ "Billboard Top Black Albums" (PDF). February 7, 1987. p. 30. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  3. ^ "Billboard Top Jazz Albums" (PDF). Billboard. February 14, 1987. p. 60. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  4. ^ a b S. Ginell, Richard. "The Crusaders - The Good and the Bad Times". AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2025.