Good Time (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by American country music artist Niko Moon. It was released on August 27, 2021, via RCA Records Nashville.
Content Prior to releasing his debut album, Moon worked as a songwriter for various country music artists, including Zac Brown Band and Dierks Bentley. He also recorded with the former's Zac Brown in the electronic dance music trio Sir Rosevelt.
Moon released "Good Time" as his debut single in 2020, and the song reached the top of Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts in 2021. He wrote all but one of the album's songs with his wife, Anna, and Joshua Murty, with whom he also produced the album. The final track, and the only one which the Moons did not co-write, is a cover of Travis Tritt's 2001 single "It's a Great Day to Be Alive".
Critical reception Michael Rampa of Country Standard Time gave the album a mixed review, stating that "It is not as if the material is poorly written or the melodies displeasing, given Moon's expectations of positivity but it feels like these songs would fare better in the hands of a jam band outfit like Zac Brown Band that would certainly make it sound more country. But that was not what Moon was going for anyway."
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Musicians Niko Moon – lead vocals, background vocals, gang vocals, programming, acoustic guitar Joshua Murty – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, piano, ganjo, banjo, mandolin, bouzouki, nylon string guitar, pedal steel guitar, programming, hand claps, background vocals, gang vocals Derek Wells – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dobro, banjo, ganjo, mandolin, bouzouki, baritone guitar Ian Fitchuk – B-3 organ, piano Brandon Hood – dobro, ganjo, mandolin Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar Justin Schipper – pedal steel guitar Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar Chris McHugh – percussion Phil Lawson – percussion Jason Kyle Saetveit – background vocals Noel Bisesti – background vocals, gang vocals
Production Joshua Murty – producer, engineering, digital editing Niko Moon – producer, engineering Andrew Boullianne – assistant engineering Trey Keller – digital editing Jon Castelli – mixing Josh Deguzman – mix engineer Dale Becker – mastering Hector Vega – audio engineer Fili Filizzola – audio engineer Connor Hedge – audio engineer
Chart performance + Weekly chart performance for Good Time Chart (2021) Peakposition US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 12 US Billboard 200 139
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