Good Singin', Good Playin'

Good Singin', Good Playin'
Studio album by Grand Funk Railroad
Released	August 2, 1976
Recorded	1976
Genre	Rock, Hard rock
Label	MCA 2216
Producer	Frank Zappa
Grand Funk Railroad chronology
Born to Die (1976) Good Singin', Good Playin' (1976) Grand Funk Lives (1981)
Singles from Good Singin', Good Playin'
"Can You Do It"/"1976" Released: July 1976 "Just Couldn't Wait"/"Out to Get You" Released: October 1976

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	[1]

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 reassembled for one more attempt at success. Recorded in 1976 for MCA Records, this album included a guest performance by Zappa, playing lead guitar on the song "Out to Get You". Although the pairing 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."^[2] 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!"^[2] 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.^[2]

The album wasn't a commercial success, only making it to #52 in the Billboard Top 200.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Mark Farner, except where noted.

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

Personnel

• Mark Farner – guitar, vocals; piano on "Don't Let 'Em Take Your Gun"
• Frank Zappa – guitar on "Out to Get You" and "Can You Do It", backing vocals on "Rubberneck", producer
• Craig Frost – keyboards, backing vocals
• Mel Schacher – bass, backing vocals
• Don Brewer – drums, percussion, vocals

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1976	Billboard 200	52[4]
	Canada	48[5]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1976	"Can You Do It"	Billboard Hot 100	45[6]
		Canada	75

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Barry Miles, Zappa: A Biography, Grove Press, 2004, p. 254. ISBN 0-8021-1783-X.
3. Grand Funk Railroad, Good Singin, Good Playing Chart Position Retrieved March 25, 2015
4. Grand Funk Railroad, Good Singin, Good Playin US Chart Position Retrieved March 25, 2015
5. Grand Funk Railroad, Good Singin, Good Playin Canadian Chart Position Retrieved March 25, 2015
6. Grand Funk Railroad, "Can You Do It" Chart Positions Retrieved March 25, 2015