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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Song written by Mickey Newbury

"Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In" is a psychedelic rock song written by Mickey Newbury and best known from a version by the First Edition, recorded in 1967 and released to popular success in 1968. Said to reflect the LSD experience, the song was intended to be a warning about the dangers of using the drug.[1] The song was first recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis, backed by members of the Memphis Boys, the chart-topping rhythm section at Chips Moman's American Sounds Studio in Memphis, on May 9, 1967.[2] The song appeared on Lewis' album Soul My Way, released November 1, 1967. Before Lewis' record was issued, on October 10, 1967, it was recorded by Teddy Hill & the Southern Soul as a single on Rice Records (Rice 5028 b/w "Stagger Lee") and produced by Norro Wilson.

The First Edition version

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"Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"
Single by the First Edition
from the album The First Edition
B-side	"Shadow in the Corner of Your Mind"
Released	January 1968[3]
Recorded	October 1967 [4]
Genre	Psychedelic rock[5][6]
Length	3:20
Label	Reprise
Songwriter	Mickey Newbury
Producer	Mike Post
The First Edition singles chronology
"I Found a Reason / Ticket to Nowhere" (1967) "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" (1968) "But You Know I Love You" (1968)

"Just Dropped In ..." was recorded by the First Edition (with Kenny Rogers on lead vocals) in October 1967, and peaked at number five[7] on the Billboard charts and number three in Canada.[8] It was Rogers' first top ten hit. The song captures the psychedelic era of the late 1960s with a hard rock edge that stands in stark contrast to much of the group's other music, which leaned towards country rock and emphasized harmony vocals.[9] Nonetheless, "Just Dropped In ..." led to the group's first national TV appearance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. The song was the group's second single from their debut album, The First Edition. Producer Mike Post reversed a few riffs to create the intro; the guitar solo played by Glen Campbell was heavily compressed and a tremolo effect was used to achieve its sound. Another studio guitarist, Mike Deasy, provided the acoustic lead guitar parts. The track was recorded by Jimmy Valentine at "Valentine Recording Studios" located in Valley Village California. When Rogers signed with United Artists Records, in the mid-1970s after the breakup of the First Edition, he re-recorded the track for his Ten Years of Gold album. The First Edition version appears in:

• The "Gutterballs" dream sequence from the Coen brothers' 1998 film The Big Lebowski,[10]
• The credits sequence of the 2000 game Driver 2 by Reflections Interactive,
• The 2010 action movie Faster,
• The 2015 HBO documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,
• Season 3, episode 1 of the TV series Chuck: "Chuck Versus the Pink Slip",
• Season 1, episode 2 of the TV series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In,
• Season 3, episode 1 of the TV series True Detective,
• Season 3, episode 1 of the TV series Goliath,
• Season 3, episode 4 of the TV series Young Sheldon,
• Season 3, episode 9 of the TV series Difficult People,
• The title screen and end credits of the 2013 video game Stick It to the Man,
• The 5 March 2020 edition of the comic strip Zippy the Pinhead.

References

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1. ^ Ziemer, Joe (2015). Mickey Newbury Crystal & Stone. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-5049-1485-7.
2. ^ Bass, Ari (1994). Jerry Lee Lewis Smash / Mercury Discography. Germany: Bear Family Records.
3. ^ "Billboard". January 13, 1968.
4. ^ Praguefrank
5. ^ Breihan, Tom (April 13, 2020). "The Number Ones: Kenny Rogers' "Lady"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 15, 2023. The First Edition scored a big hit with the 1967 psych-rock banger "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"...
6. ^ Rolling Stone Staff (September 24, 2024). "The 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 5, 2024. ...the First Edition's psych-rock classic "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"...
7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 536.
8. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 23, 1968" (PDF).
9. ^ "Kenny Rogers | Awards". AllMusic. 1938-08-21. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
10. ^ DeYoung, Bill (27 May 2014). "[Article 60] The rise and fall of Kenny Rogers". Bill DeYoung.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

v t e Kenny Rogers
Studio albums	Love Lifted Me Kenny Rogers Daytime Friends Love or Something Like It The Gambler Kenny Gideon Share Your Love Love Will Turn You Around We've Got Tonight Eyes That See in the Dark What About Me? The Heart of the Matter They Don't Make Them Like They Used To I Prefer the Moonlight Something Inside So Strong Love Is Strange Back Home Again If Only My Heart Had a Voice Vote for Love Across My Heart She Rides Wild Horses There You Go Again Back to the Well Water & Bridges You Can't Make Old Friends Life Is Like a Song
Collaboration albums	Every Time Two Fools Collide (with Dottie West) Classics (with Dottie West) Timepiece (with David Foster)
Christmas albums	Christmas Once Upon a Christmas (with Dolly Parton) Christmas in America The Gift Christmas from the Heart Once Again It's Christmas
Compilations	Ten Years of Gold The Kenny Rogers Singles Album Greatest Hits (1980) 20 Greatest Hits Duets The Kenny Rogers Story Love Is What We Make It Short Stories Greatest Hits (1988) Daytime Friends – The Very Best of Kenny Rogers Live by Request 42 Ultimate Hits 21 Number Ones The Best of Kenny Rogers: Through the Years
Notable singles	"That Crazy Feeling" "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" "But You Know I Love You" "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" "Something's Burning" "Love Lifted Me" "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" "Lucille" "Daytime Friends" "Sweet Music Man" "Every Time Two Fools Collide" (with Dottie West) "Love or Something Like It" "Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight" (with Dottie West) "The Gambler" "All I Ever Need Is You" (with Dottie West) "She Believes in Me" "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (with Dottie West) "You Decorated My Life" "Coward of the County" "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" (with Kim Carnes) "Love the World Away" "Lady" "I Don't Need You" "Share Your Love with Me" "Blaze of Glory" "Through the Years" "Love Will Turn You Around" "A Love Song" "We've Got Tonight" (with Sheena Easton) "All My Life" "Scarlet Fever" "Islands in the Stream" (with Dolly Parton) "Eyes That See in the Dark" "This Woman" "Buried Treasure" "Together Again" (with Dottie West) "What About Me?" (with Kim Carnes and James Ingram) "Evening Star" "Crazy" "Morning Desire" "Goodbye Marie" "Tomb of the Unknown Love" "Twenty Years Ago" "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (with Ronnie Milsap) "I Prefer the Moonlight" "The Factory" "I Don't Call Him Daddy" "When You Put Your Heart in It" "Planet Texas" "The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)" "Maybe" (with Holly Dunn) "Love Is Strange" (with Dolly Parton) "Crazy in Love" "If You Want to Find Love" "Ol' Red" "Mary, Did You Know?" (with Wynonna Judd) "The Greatest" "Buy Me a Rose" (with Alison Krauss and Billy Dean) "He Will, She Knows" "There You Go Again" "Homeland" "I Can't Unlove You"
Guest singles	"What Are We Doin' in Love" (with Dottie West) "Real Love" (with Dolly Parton) "If I Ever Fall in Love Again" (with Anne Murray)
Other songs	"Elvira" "You and I" (with the Bee Gees)
Related articles	Discography The First Edition Kenny Rogers Roasters The Real West

v t e Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
Kenny Rogers Mary Arnold Thelma Camacho Jimmy Hassell John Hobbs Mickey Jones Gene Lorenzo Mike Settle Kin Vassy Terry Williams
Studio albums	The First Edition (1967) Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town (1969) Something's Burning (1970) Tell It All Brother (1970) Transition (1971) The Ballad of Calico (1972) I'm Not Making Music for Money (1974)
Singles	"Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" "But You Know I Love You" "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" "Something's Burning" "Today I Started Loving You Again"

Authority control databases	MusicBrainz work

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