''Have a Good Time for Me'' is the third studio album by the singer-songwriter
Jonathan Edwards, released in 1973. Unlike his previous two albums, ''Have a Good Time for Me'' contained no original new material from Edwards, but covers of songs by
Jimmie Rodgers
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,
Joe Dolce
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, Malcolm McKinney and Eric Lilljequist. The result was the most
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album Jonathan had released to date.
Track listing
# "Have Yourself a Good Time for Me" (Eric Lilljequist)
# "King of Hearts" (
Joe Dolce
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Dolce achieved international recognition with his multi-million-selling song, " Shaddap You Face", released worldwide under the ...
)
# "Places I've Been" (Eric Lilljequist)
# "I'm Alone" (Eric Lilljequist)
# "Travelin' Blues" (
Jimmie Rodgers
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,
Shelly Lee Alley)
# "Rollin' Along" (Joe Dolce)
# "My Home Ain't in the Hall of Fame" (Joe Dolce)
# "Angelina" (Malcolm McKinney)
# "Thirty Miles to Go" (Malcolm McKinney)
# "Sit Down Rock and Roll Man" (Eric Lilljequist)
# "
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Personnel
*Jonathan Edwards – acoustic guitar, harmonica, tambourine, vocals, chorus (on "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder")
*Stuart Schulman – electric bass guitar, violin, piano ("King of Hearts" and "I'm Alone"), chorus (on "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder")
*
Bill Keith – banjo,
pedal steel guitar, chorus (on "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder")
*Bill Elliott – piano, organ, chorus (on "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder")
*
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– drums, vibes, harmony (on "Hall of Fame")
*
Richard Davis – acoustic double bass
*
David Bromberg
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– mandolin (on "Traveling Blues",
dobro (on "Rolling' Along"), electric guitar (on "Hall of Fame")
*
Al Anderson – electric guitar (on "Places I've Been" and "30 Miles to Go")
*Eric Lilljequist – harmony (on "Places I've Been", "Hall of Fame" and "30 Miles to Go"), chorus (on "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder")
Non-performing personnel
*Keith Spring – string arrangements, conductor
*Jay Messina – engineer
*Kristine Weaver – photography
*Ann Christopher – album design
*Jonathan Edwards – lettering
References
1973 albums
Albums recorded at Record Plant (New York City)
Atco Records albums
Jonathan Edwards (musician) albums
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