For the Good Times (Ray Price album) explained

For the Good Times
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ray Price
Cover:	For the Good Times (Ray Price album).png
Released:	1970
Genre:	Country
Length:	32:40
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Don Law
Prev Title:	The World of Ray Price
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	I Won't Mention It Again
Next Year:	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

Year-end charts

Chart (1970)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	33
Chart (1971)	Position
US Billboard 200^[4]	41
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	2
Chart (1972)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	4

Notes and References

1. Book: Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc.. 1997. 137. 0898201241.
2. Web site: For the Good Times. AllMusic. December 16, 2020.
3. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1970. Billboard. July 26, 2021.
4. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1971. Billboard. July 23, 2021.
5. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1971. Billboard. July 23, 2021.
6. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1972. Billboard. July 23, 2021.