The Good and the Bad Times is a studio album by The Crusaders, released in 1986 on MCA Records. This album peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Top Jazz LPs and No. 49 on the US Billboard Top Soul LPs chart.
Critical reception
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."
Track listing Adapted from album's text.
Credits
The Crusaders Joe Sample – acoustic piano, electronic keyboards Wilton Felder – saxophones
Guest musicians Dr. George Shaw – synthesizer programming (1, 2, 4–6) David Ervin – synthesizer programming (3) Dean Parks – guitars Larry Carlton – guitar solo (3) David T. Walker – guitar solo (3) Rick Zunigar – guitar solo (5, 6) Bradley Bobo – bass (4), bass solo (4) Sonny Emory – drums (1, 2, 4–6) Perry Wilson – drums (3) Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 4–6) Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3) Joel Peskin – alto flute (2) Sal Marquez – trumpet solo (4, 6) Nancy Wilson – vocals (2)
Production Wilton Felder – producer Joe Sample – producer F. Byron Clark – mixing, engineer (1, 2, 4–6) Robert Biles – engineer (3) Mark DeSisto – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4–6) Barry Conley – assistant engineer (3) John Golden – mastering at K Disc Mastering (Hollywood, California) Ceferino "Sonny" Abelardo – production coordinator Pamela Hope Lobue – production coordinator Mark Devlin – art direction Visual Design – design Ernie Barnes – album artwork
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