''For the Good Times'' is a studio album by country music artist Ray Price. It was released in 1970 by

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(catalog no. C-30106). The album debuted on ''

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'' 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). ''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

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. AllMusic gave the album four-and-a-half stars.

Track listing

Side A # " For the Good Times" ( Kris Kristofferson) # "Gonna Burn Some Bridges" ( Mel Tillis) # " Crazy Arms" (Chuck Seals, Ralph Mooney) # "I'll Go to a Stranger" (Dave Kirby, Ray Pennington) # "Black and White Lies" (Buck Fowler, Jimmy Fowler) # "Grazin' in Greener Pastures" (Ray Pennington) Side B # " Help Me Make It Through the Night" (Kris Kristofferson) # "Lonely World" ( Elbert West) # "You Can't Take it with You" ( Hal Bynum, Jim Kandy) # "A Cold Day in July" (Richard C. Leigh) # " Heartaches by the Number" ( Harlan Howard)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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