For the Good Times
Studio album by
Ray Price
Released1970
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia
ProducerDon 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.
Categories