Good Friday (song)

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

"Good Friday"
Single by Modern Romance
from the album Party Tonight
Released11 November 1983[1]
GenrePop music
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Michael J. Mullins
Producer(s)Tony Visconti
Modern Romance singles chronology
"Walking in the Rain"
(1983)		 "Good Friday"
(1983)		 "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
(1984)

Formats
7-inch single
  • "Good Friday"
  • "Good Feelings" [re-mix]
12-inch single
  • "Good Friday"
  • "Good Feelings" [re-mix]
  • "Love Letters" [cover version]

Chart position
  • UK Singles Chart #96

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 #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

References
  1. "News". Record Mirror: 8. 5 November 1983. Retrieved 16 December 2020 – via flickr.com.
  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.
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