Good Singin', Good Playin'

Good Singin', Good Playin'
Studio album by Grand Funk Railroad
Released	August 2, 1976
Genre	Rock, hard rock
Label	MCA
Producer	Frank Zappa
Grand Funk Railroad chronology
Born to Die (1976) Good Singin', Good Playin' (1976) Grand Funk Lives (1981)

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Good Singin', Good Playin' is the final 1970s album by Grand Funk Railroad, released by MCA Records (MCA 2216) in 1976.

The band had actually broken up, but after Frank Zappa expressed interest in producing an album for them, they managed to reassemble for one more attempt to regain a high chart position, which had become elusive as pop music became increasingly dominated by disco.

Recorded in 1976 for MCA Records, this album showed freshness and sheer dynamics, including a guest performance by Zappa himself, playing lead guitar on the song "Out to Get You".. Although the pairing of pop stars Grand Funk and the esoteric Zappa seemed bizarre, Grand Funk drummer Don Brewer said, "His whole viewpoint on what rock and roll is all about is basically the same as ours.... Keep it as simple as possible and really bring the balls out of this thing." Zappa said, "All I did was in a documentary way make a record which tells you exactly what they really sound like. For the first time on record you can hear Grand Funk Railroad ... and they're fantastic, fan-tastic with an F three times taller than you!" In spite of all this, or maybe because of it, Grand Funk decided on the first day of overdubs to split up again, although Zappa stayed up until 4 AM trying to talk them out of it.

The album wasn't a commercial success, only making it to #52 in the Billboard Top 200. Soon after, Grand Funk Railroad folded.

Track listing

1. "Just Couldn't Wait" (Farner) – 3:28
2. "Can You Do It" (Street/T. Gordy) – 3:17
3. "Pass It Around" (Farner/Brewer) – 4:59
4. "Don't Let 'Em Take Your Gun" (Farner) – 3:40
5. "Miss My Baby" (Farner) – 7:20
6. "Big Buns" (Farner) – 0:30
7. "Out To Get You" (Brewer/Frost) – 4:44
8. "Crossfire" (Farner) – 4:19
9. "1976" (Farner) – 4:20
10. "Release Your Love" (Farner) – 3:52
11. "Goin' For The Pastor" (Farner) – 5:24
12. "Rubberneck" (Brewer) (CD bonus track) – 5:15

Personnel

• Mark Farner: Guitar, Vocals, Piano on "Don't Let 'Em Take Your Gun"
• Don Brewer: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
• Craig Frost: Keyboards, Backing Vocals
• Mel Schacher: Bass, Backing Vocals
• Frank Zappa: Guitar on "Out To Get You", Backing vocals on "Rubberneck"