Good Time Baby

"Good Time Baby" is a song released in January 1961 by Bobby Rydell.[1] The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 11,[3] while reaching No. 6 in Australia,[4] No. 6 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[5] No. 18 in the Netherlands,[6] and No. 42 in the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart.[7]

"Good Time Baby"
Single by Bobby Rydell
B-side	"Cherié"
Released	January 1961[1]
Recorded	1960
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:09
Label	Cameo Records
Songwriter(s)	Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann & Dave Appell[2]
Bobby Rydell singles chronology
"Sway" (1960) "Good Time Baby" (1961) "That Old Black Magic" (1961)

The song was ranked No. 88 on Billboard's end of year "Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year"[8] and No. 93 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961".[9]

Chart performance

Chart (1961)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	11
Australia - Music Maker[4]	6
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade	6
Netherlands	18
UK - Record Retailer	42

References

1. "Discourse", Billboard, January 9, 1961. p. 44. Accessed October 14, 2016.
2. Good Time Baby - By: Bobby Rydell, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 24, 2015
3. "Bobby Rydell - Chart History - The Hot 100", Billboard.com. Accessed July 14, 2016.
4. "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard, April 24, 1961. p. 12. Accessed July 14, 2016.
5. "1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts". CHUM. Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved 2016-07-15. Chart No. 200, February 27, 1961.
6. "Bobby Rydell - Good Time Baby", Dutch Charts. Retrieved July 27, 2015
7. Bobby Rydell - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed July 14, 2016.
8. "Chart Toppers", Billboard, December 25, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
9. "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961", Cash Box, December 30, 1961. p. 12. Retrieved March 12, 2018.