The Good Book is a 1971 album released by Melanie and featuring the Top 40 hit "Nickel Song".

The album also features "Birthday of the Sun", a track Melanie originally performed at Woodstock in 1969.

Cashbox called the album "her best recording to date.

Her songwriting reflects a new maturity and vision; each of her new pieces is wonderfully crafted and performed in the inimitable Melanie fashion.

"[1] In a mixed review, Allmusic stated that the album "seemed like a case of two steps forward, one step back" however conceding that "it's worth noting there's no such thing as a Melanie album without a bit of emotional excess, and she speaks her heart and mind with clarity and gentle force on these numbers.