| "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Mickey Newbury | |
| from the album Harlequin Melodies | |
| Writer(s) | Mickey Newbury |
"Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" is a song written by Mickey Newbury. Said to reflect the LSD experience, the song was intended to be a warning against the danger of using LSD. First recorded in 1967 by Jerry Lee Lewis, who rejected it, it was a hit for The First Edition (with Kenny Rogers on lead vocals) in 1968. It was Rogers' first top ten hit in the Billboard charts, but was not typical of the country folk harmonies that characterized most of The First Edition's catalog.[1]
The song features Rogers on lead vocals and was the group's second single from the band's eponymous album The First Edition. Producer Mike Post reversed a few riffs to create the intro, and the solo played by Glen Campbell was heavily compressed and used a tremolo effect to achieve its sound. Another studio guitarist, Mike Deasy, provided the acoustic lead guitar parts.
When Rogers signed to United Artists Records in the mid-1970s after the group split, he re-recorded the track for his Ten Years of Gold album.
The song is featured in a dream sequence from the Coen Brothers' 1998 film The Big Lebowski, plays during the end credits of the 2000 video game Driver 2 and features in 2010 action movie Faster.
A cover version of the song appears on the album Welcome to Carcass Country by Jeff Walker Und Die Fluffers (former lead singer of Carcass). Another cover version of the song appears on the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Soul Men by Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings.