Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues

It was first recorded by O'Keefe in 1967, but not released. It was recorded by The Bards and released in 1968 as the b-side to the song "Tunesmith" on Parrot Records. The Bards were a band from Moses Lake, Washington, United States.^[1] The song was recorded by O'Keefe for his self-titled debut album in 1971.^[2] The following year he re-recorded it (with a slower, more downbeat arrangement) for his second album, O'Keefe.^[3] The second version was issued as a single, reaching number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, number 5 on the adult contemporary chart, and number 63 on the country chart.^[4] The song was also recorded by Mel Tormé, especially for a 1986 episode of NBC's Night Court entitled "Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye".

It was recorded by numerous artists. A recording by Leon Russell peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1984.^[5]

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Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles^[6]	19
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	9
US Billboard Adult Contemporary	5
US Cash Box Top 100	10
Chart (1973)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[8]	53

Selected list of recorded versions

Willie Nelson on his album "City of New Orleans"
Conway Twitty (1977), on the album Play, Guitar Play
The Bards (1968) on Parrot Records
Danny O'Keefe (1971), on the album Danny O'Keefe
Dwight Yoakam (1997), on the album Under the Covers
Waylon Jennings (1973), on the album Lonesome, On'ry and Mean
Mike Farris
Elvis Presley, recorded at Stax and featured on his 1974 album Good Times
Leon Russell
Chris Hillman
Earl Klugh on his 1978 album Magic in Your Eyes
Rita Wilson
Charlie Rich (1980), on the album Once a Drifter
Jerry Lee Lewis and Leon Russell^[9]
Holly Cole, from the album Night (2012)
Harry Manx (2008), from the album Live at the Glenn Gould Studio
Mel Tormé, (1986), for a Night Court episode entitled "Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye".
Nat Stuckey (1973), on the album Take Time To Love Her
Shooter Jennings (2016), on the album Black Country Rock 2015 Mixtape.
Charley Crockett on his 2018 album, Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza^[10]
Ronnie Dunn on his 2020 album RE-DUNN

References

^ David Neale. "Elvis Presley: Original Version Recordings of Songs He Sang". Davidneale.eu. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
^ "Danny O'Keefe - Danny O'Keefe - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
^ "O'Keefe - Danny O'Keefe - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
^ "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues (song by Danny O'Keefe) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
^ "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 222. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Rockin' My Life Away [Warner] - Jerry Lee Lewis - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
^ Doug Freeman. "Honky-Tonk Soul Man Charley Crockett Makes His Move". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

External links

Danny O'Keefe – Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues on YouTube

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