For the Good Times | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1970 | |||
Studio | Columbia Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee)[1] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 32:40 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Don Law | |||
Ray Price chronology | ||||
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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).[2]
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.[3]