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1990 single by The Allman Brothers Band
"
Good Clean Fun
" is a song by American
rock
band
the Allman Brothers Band
, released in July 1990 as the
lead single
from the group's ninth studio album,
Seven Turns
(1990). Written by guitarist
Dickey Betts
, vocalist
Gregg Allman
and songwriter
Johnny Neel
, the song was the band's first single since their 1982 breakup.
"Good Clean Fun" returns to the harmonic guitars and
slide
hooks the band was known for in the early 1970s. The song reached number one on the
Album Rock Tracks
chart in 1990.
Background
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"Good Clean Fun" was the first song since “Mountain Jam” in 1971 for which Dickey Betts and Gregg Allman received co-writing credits.
Reception
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David Browne
Rolling Stone
labeled "Good Clean Fun" one of the strongest tracks from
Seven Turns
, calling it "ferocious," and "full of snarly Betts-Haynes leads and the dueling kits of Trucks and Jaimoe."
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Scott Freeman, author of
Midnight Riders: The Story of the Allman Brothers Band
(1996), wrote that the song "jumped off the disc […] It was a sound that was instantly familiar, yet fresh and alive. […] In just the first four minutes,
Seven Turns
showed more surprises and inventiveness than the previous two Allman Brothers albums combined."
Alan Paul, author of
One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band
(2014), wrote that "the slide hook and guitar harmonies" established that "[Warren] Haynes and Betts were resurrecting the classic ABB sound and approach."
Music video
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The song's music video contains rehearsal footage interspersed with shots of women searching for the musicians backstage.
Chart positions
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Notes
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References
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Sources
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- Paul, Alan (2014).
One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band
. St. Martin's Press.
ISBN
978-1250040497
.
- Freeman, Scott (1996).
Midnight Riders: The Story of the Allman Brothers Band
. Little, Brown and Company.
ISBN
978-0316294522
.
External links
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Studio and
contemporary
live albums
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Retrospective
live albums
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- Live at Ludlow Garage: 1970
- Fillmore East, February 1970
- American University 12/13/70
- Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970
- S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook: Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71
- Macon City Auditorium: 2/11/72
- Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: 5/1/73
- Boston Common, 8/17/71
- Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992
- Live from A&R Studios
- The Fox Box
- Cream of the Crop 2003
- Fillmore West '71
- The Final Note
- Warner Theatre, Erie, PA 7-19-05
- Down in Texas '71
- Syria Mosque
- Manley Field House, Syracuse University, April 7, 1972
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Compilations
and box sets
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Video albums
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Original songs
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Cover songs
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Associated bands
and artists
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Related articles
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