For the Good Times (song)
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| "For the Good Times" | ||||
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| Single by Ray Price | ||||
| from the album For the Good Times | ||||
| B-side | "Grazin' in Greener Pastures" | |||
| Released | June 1970 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Kris Kristofferson | |||
| Producer | Don Laws Frank Jones |
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| Ray Price singles chronology | ||||
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"For the Good Times" is a 1970 song penned by Kris Kristofferson that appeared on his debut album Kristofferson.
Later that year, Ray Price recorded a version of the song which topped the U.S. country music charts[1] and was awarded "Song of the Year" by the Academy of Country Music. "For the Good Times" was Price's fifth #1 single and spent a total of nineteen weeks on the country chart.[2] "For the Good Times" crossed over onto the pop chart peaking at number eleven, becoming Ray Price's only release to hit the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.[3]
Chart performance [edit]
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 10 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 13 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 10 |
| Australian Go-Set Charts | 39 |
Cover versions [edit]
The song has been recorded by many artists, including:
- Al Green
- Andy Abraham
- Billy Walker
- Chet Atkins
- Crystal Gayle
- Dean Martin
- Dolly Parton
- Elvis Presley on his album Welcome to My World and Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden
- Engelbert Humperdinck
- Frank Sinatra on his album Trilogy with Eileen Farrell
- Isaac Hayes
- Jamey Johnson
- Jerry Lee Lewis on his 1972 album, Would You Take Another Chance on Me[4]
- Joe Diffie
- Johnny Cash recorded a version released posthumously on his album American VI: Ain't No Grave
- Kenny Rogers
- The Little Willies
- Lloyd Cole with Jill Sobule
- Michael Jackson on his mother Katherine's birthday in 1984
- Perry Como, whose version reached #7 on the UK Singles Chart in 1973
- Tennessee Ernie Ford and Glen Campbell (on the album Ernie Sings & Glen Picks)
- Willie Nelson
- Marco T
References [edit]
- ^ Ray Price's "For the Good Times" Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 275.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 505.
- ^ Jerry Lee Lewis, Would You Take Another Chance on Me Retrieved June 19, 2012.
| Preceded by "All for the Love of Sunshine" by Hank Williams, Jr. |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single September 19, 1970 |
Succeeded by "There Must Be More to Love Than This" by Jerry Lee Lewis |
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- Tennessee Ernie Ford songs
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