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"Even the Bad Times Are Good"
Single by the Tremeloes
from the album Here Come the Tremeloes
B-side"Jenny's Alright"
Released28 July 1967 (1967-07-28)
Genre
Length2:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Smith
The Tremeloes singles chronology
"Silence Is Golden"
(1967) 		"Even the Bad Times Are Good"
(1967) 		"Be Mine"
(1967)

"Even the Bad Times Are Good" is a song written by British group the Tremeloes, released as a single in July 1967. It became their third consecutive top-ten hit in the UK and continued their international success.[1]

Release and reception

"Even the Bad Times Are Good" was written by songwriting duo Peter Callander and Mitch Murray. The song was a contender for Sandie Shaw to sing at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967; however, it lost out to the eventual Eurovision winner "Puppet on a String". After this, the song was quickly picked up by the Tremeloes who first released their version in May 1967 on their album Here Comes the Tremeloes. Following the number-one success of "Silence Is Golden", "Even the Bad Times Are Good" was released as a single with the B-side, "Jenny's Alright", written by the Tremeloes' Len "Chip" Hawkes and Alan Blakley.[2]

Reviewing for Disc and Music Echo, Penny Valentine described the song as "another saga of simplicity and drum-thumping much in the vein of "Here Comes My Baby". For one moment at the beginning when everyone broke into extraordinary cackling I had my doubts and wondered if the Tremeloes were about to freak out. But ah, no, here we go, lads – thump, bang, crash, wallop".[3]

Track listings

7": CBS / 2930 (UK)

  1. "Even the Bad Times Are Good" – 2:36
  2. "Jenny's Alright" – 2:24

7": Epic / 5-10233 (US and Canada)

  1. "Even the Bad Times Are Good" – 2:24
  2. "Jenny's All Right" – 2:22

Charts

Chart (1967) Peak
position
Argentina (Escalera a la Fama)[4] 3
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 46
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 8
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 7
Denmark (Danmarks Radio)[9] 13
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 22
Germany (GfK)[11] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 7
Israel (Kol Israel)[13] 1
Malaysia (Radio Malaysia)[14] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 3
New Zealand (Listener)[17] 2
Rhodesia (Lyons Maid)[18] 1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[19] 2
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[20] 5
Sweden (Tio i Topp)[21] 2
UK Melody Maker Top 30[22] 5
UK New Musical Express Top 30[23] 5
UK Record Retailer Top 50[1] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[24] 36
US Cash Box Top 100[25] 44

Personnel

  • Dave Munden – lead vocals, drums (died 2020)
  • Rick Westwood – vocals (during chorus), lead guitar
  • Alan Blakley – vocals (during chorus), rhythm guitar (died 1996)
  • Len Hawkes – vocals (during chorus), bass guitar

References

  1. ^ a b "TREMELOES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. ^ The Tremeloes - Even The Bad Times Are Good, retrieved 29 September 2022
  3. ^ "Tremeloes crash back with a bang" (PDF). Disc and Music Echo. 29 July 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 2 December 1967. p. 76. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  5. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  6. ^ "The Tremeloes – Even the Bad Times Are Good" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ^ "The Tremeloes – Even the Bad Times Are Good" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 100111." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  9. ^ "danskehitlister.dk". Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit Tom - TUN". Sisältää hitin. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  11. ^ "The Tremeloes – Even the Bad Times Are Good" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Even the Bad Times Are Good". Irish Singles Chart.
  13. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 25 November 1967. p. 68. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 16 December 1967. p. 52. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Tremeloes" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  16. ^ "The Tremeloes – Even the Bad Times Are Good" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  17. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  18. ^ Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  19. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (T)". Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Even The Bad Times Are Good av Tremeloes". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  21. ^ Hallberg, Eric; Henningsson, Ulf (2012). Tio i Topp - med de utslagna "på försök" 1961–74 (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Premium. p. 286. ISBN 978-91-89136-89-2.
  22. ^ "Pop 30" (PDF). Melody Maker. 26 August 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  23. ^ "NME Top 30". New Musical Express. 26 August 1967.
  24. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles 1955–2008. Record Research. p. 996. ISBN 9780898201802.
  25. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 28, 1967". Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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