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For the Good Times
Studio album by
Ray Price
Released1970
Genre Country
Length32:40
Label Columbia
Producer Don Law
Ray Price chronology
The World of Ray Price
(1970) 		For the Good Times
(1970) 		I Won't Mention It Again
(1971)

For the Good Times is a studio album by country music artist Ray Price. It was released in 1970 by Columbia Records (catalog no. C-30106).

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's country album chart on September 5, 1970, held the No. 1 spot for nine weeks, and remained on the chart for a total of 120 weeks. It was the best-selling album of Price's career. It included three No. 1 or No. 2 hits: " For the Good Times" (No. 1); " Crazy Arms (No. 1); and " Heartaches by the Number" (No. 2). [1]

For the Good Times was Kris Kristofferson's first No. 1 hit as a songwriter. The album also included another Kristofferson song, " Help Me Make It Through the Night", which became a No. 1 hit when it was covered later in the year by Sammi Smith.

AllMusic gave the album four-and-a-half stars. [2]

Track listing

Side A

  1. " For the Good Times" ( Kris Kristofferson)
  2. "Gonna Burn Some Bridges" ( Mel Tillis)
  3. " Crazy Arms" (Chuck Seals, Ralph Mooney)
  4. "I'll Go to a Stranger" (Dave Kirby, Ray Pennington)
  5. "Black and White Lies" (Buck Fowler, Jimmy Fowler)
  6. "Grazin' in Greener Pastures" (Ray Pennington)

Side B

  1. " Help Me Make It Through the Night" (Kris Kristofferson)
  2. "Lonely World" ( Elbert West)
  3. "You Can't Take it with You" ( Hal Bynum, Jim Kandy)
  4. "A Cold Day in July" (Richard C. Leigh)
  5. " Heartaches by the Number" ( Harlan Howard)

Charts

References

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 137. ISBN  0898201241.
  2. ^ "For the Good Times". AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ray Price Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ray Price Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1970". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1971". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1971". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1972". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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