Good Times (Adam Rickitt album)

Good Times
Studio album by
Adam Rickitt
Released18 October 1999
Genre
LabelPolydor
Singles from Good Times
  1. "I Breathe Again"
    Released: 14 June 1999
  2. "Everything My Heart Desires"
    Released: 4 October 1999
  3. "The Best Thing"
    Released: 24 January 2000

Good Times is the debut and only album by the British actor and pop artist Adam Rickitt, released in 1999.[1]

After leaving the soap opera Coronation Street, Rickitt signed a £100,000 six-album deal with Polydor Records. For his first effort he contributed to the composition of several songs, something unusual for a pop music artist more oriented towards teenagers.

Three singles were released: The first single, "I Breathe Again", was the most successful, reaching #5 on the UK singles chart, and became silver certified by BPI. "Everything My Heart Desires" was the second single, it reached #15 on the UK chart. "Good Times" was announced as the third single,[2] but instead the label eventually chose "The Best Thing" as the third single; it reached #25 in the UK.[3]

The album reached number 41 on the UK Albums Chart[3] and did not appear on other European album charts.

Although Rickitt had said in early interviews that he would be recording his second album in 2000, the modest performance of the album internationally led to the end of his contract and Rickitt returned to acting.[4]

After years of being unavailable for streaming, the label made the album available for streaming in 2018.[5] Unaware of a campaign to get the record label focused on the album and make it available for streaming, Rickitt was bemused when it sprung back to life, saying: “The album period wasn’t my favourite but if people still like it and find it fun, that’s cool. I’m happy with being the retro kitsch guy”.[6]

  1. ^ "Adam Rickitt: Good Times - Releases". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. ^ Wilson, Liz (16 January 2000). "It hurts so much when people make my sexuality a big issue; Says Adam Rickitt: [FINAL Edition]". Sunday Mail. p. 36. ProQuest 328374779. Retrieved 15 September 2022 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ a b "Adam Rickitt charts". Chart Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. ^ Alexander, Susannah. "Hollyoaks and Coronation Street star Adam Rickitt reveals why he "hated" his pop career". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ^ Kheraj, Alim. "Welcome online, Adam Rickitt! Abandoned pop's digital revival". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ^ Savage, Mark (25 August 2024). "Record labels forgot these songs existed. One man rescued them". BBC. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.