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 | ||||
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"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. 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ Greenwald, Matthew. "Good Clean Fun". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 173.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 18, 1969" (PDF).
- ^ 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
