For the Good Times (Ray Price album)


For the Good Times is a studio album by country music artist Ray Price. It was released in 1970 by Columbia Records.
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" ; "Crazy Arms ; and "Heartaches by the Number".
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.

Track listing

Side A
  1. "For the Good Times"
  2. "Gonna Burn Some Bridges"
  3. "Crazy Arms"
  4. "I'll Go to a Stranger"
  5. "Black and White Lies"
  6. "Grazin' in Greener Pastures"
Side B
  1. "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
  2. "Lonely World"
  3. "You Can't Take it with You"
  4. "A Cold Day in July"
  5. "Heartaches by the Number"