Good Friday (song) explained

Good Friday
Cover:Modern Romance Good Friday Single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Modern Romance
Album:Party Tonight
Released:11 November 1983[1]
Genre:Pop music
Label:WEA
Producer:Tony Visconti
Prev Title:Walking in the Rain
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
Next Year:1984

"Good Friday" (aka Good Friday / Good Feelings [re-mix]) is a 1983 song by Modern Romance. It was taken from their album Party Tonight.

Formats

7-inch single
12-inch single

Chart position

History

Good Friday had started to lose the party-Latin style, giving way to more experimental pop tunes like the mambo-esque "Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" and the bluesy "Walking in the Rain". Both of these tunes made the Top 20 on the UK Chart. However, "Good Friday" seemed like a return to hits such as "Best Year of Our Lives" and "High Life" – and to further punctuate this, their Trick of the Light party track, "Good Feelings", was included as a double A-side, albeit re-mixed. The song underperformed, climbing to only No. 96. It was released simultaneously with the compilation album Party Tonight which fared well. Party Tonight was the highest-charting album for Modern Romance. "Good Friday" shared exactly the same cover as Party Tonight; it was released in two formats: a 7-inch single and 12-inch single by WEA. Tony Visconti served as producer. The reverse side of the 12-inch vinyl featured another album track and cover version from Party Tonight, "Love Letters".[2] [3] [4]

Albums (featured on)

Genre

"Good Friday" – and its B-side Good Feelings – are a mix of pop music and party music with a hint of their signature traditional salsa music style. It was the final single to feature John Du Prez.[5]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. News. Record Mirror. 5 November 1983. 8. flickr.com. 16 December 2020.
  2. Modern Romance, Discography, Good Friday, 1983, Discogs Website. Accessed April 27, 2011.
  3. Lee-Williams, Matt: Modern Romance Biography, Internet Movie Database. Accessed April 28, 2011.
  4. Lee-Williams, Matt: Jaymes, David, Biography, Internet Movie Database. Accessed April 28, 2011.
  5. Modern Romance, Discography, Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm from Trick of the Light. Accessed April 28, 2011.