| Don't Let the Good Times Fool You | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Melba Montgomery |
| Album: | Don't Let the Good Times Fool You |
| B-Side: | "It Sure Gets Lonely"[1] |
| Released: | January 1975 |
| Recorded: | May 1974 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genre: | Country |
| Label: | Elektra |
| Producer: | Pete Drake |
| Prev Title: | If You Want the Rainbow |
| Prev Year: | 1974 |
| Next Title: | Searchin' (For Someone Like You) |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
"Don't Let the Good Times Fool You" is a song written by Ronald Hellard and Gary S. Paxton. It was recorded and released as a single by American country artist Melba Montgomery in 1975.
"Don't Let the Good Times Fool You" was recorded at "Pete's Place", a recording studio located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States in May 1974. The session included The Nashville A-Team of musicians, such as Harold Bradley and Buddy Harman. The session was produced by Pete Drake.[1]
"Don't Let the Good Times Fool You" was released as a single via Elektra Records in January 1975. The song reached number fifteen on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles chart[2] and number fourteen on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart.[3] The song became Montgomery's second major hit as a solo artist and her seventh top-twenty hit on the country songs chart. The song was issued onto Montgomery's 1975 album of the same name, also on Elektra Records.[2]
In 1980, it was covered by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. Her version was released as a single on the Deep Sea Music label the same year.[4]
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Songs (RPM) | 14 |
| US Hot Country Singles (Billboard) | 15 |