Have a Good Time for Me explained

Have a Good Time for Me
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jonathan Edwards
Cover:	Have good time front.jpg
Released:	1973
Recorded:	June 1973
Studio:	Record Plant, New York City
Genre:	Rock, country, folk, singer-songwriter
Length:	33:46
Label:	Originally released on Atco Records Reissue and remaster on Collectors' Choice
Producer:	Peter Casperson
Prev Title:	Honky-Tonk Stardust Cowboy
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Lucky Day
Next Year:	1974

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, Joe Dolce, Malcolm McKinney and Eric Lilljequist. The result was the most country album Jonathan had released to date.

Track listing

1. "Have Yourself a Good Time for Me" (Eric Lilljequist)
2. "King of Hearts" (Joe Dolce)
3. "Places I've Been" (Eric Lilljequist)
4. "I'm Alone" (Eric Lilljequist)
5. "Travelin' Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers, Shelly Lee Alley)
6. "Rollin' Along" (Joe Dolce)
7. "My Home Ain't in the Hall of Fame" (Joe Dolce)
8. "Angelina" (Malcolm McKinney)
9. "Thirty Miles to Go" (Malcolm McKinney)
10. "Sit Down Rock and Roll Man" (Eric Lilljequist)
11. "When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder" (James Milton Black)

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")
• George Grantham – drums, vibes, harmony (on "Hall of Fame")
• Richard Davis – acoustic double bass
• David Bromberg – 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")^[1]

Non-performing personnel

• Keith Spring – string arrangements, conductor
• Jay Messina – engineer
• Kristine Weaver – photography
• Ann Christopher – album design
• Jonathan Edwards – lettering

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jonathan Edwards – Have A Good Time For Me (1973, Presswell Pressing, Gatefold, Vinyl). December 24, 2021. Discogs.com. 1973 .