For the Good Times

Album: For the Good Times (1970)
Charted: 11
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Songfacts®:

  • This break-up song was written by Kris Kristofferson and appeared on his 1970 self-titled debut album. Later that year, Ray Price recorded a version of the song, which became his fifth country #1 single and was awarded Song of the Year by the Academy of Country Music. The cut crossed over onto the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #11.
  • Amongst the other artists to have covered this are Elvis Presley on his 1972 album, Elvis as Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, Perry Como whose version reached #7 on the UK Singles Chart in 1973 and Kristofferson's close friend and fellow-Highwayman Johnny Cash on his 2010 posthumous American VI: Ain't No Grave record.

Comments: 5

  • Rex Power from MissouriWho sang backup vocals on Ray Price's version of "For the Good Times"?
  • Don from Kentucky Uh I'm not downing ray price version but Al Green killed that song the Soul version. Give it a listen sometime
  • Shane from Usa MichiganI am going to bring back these great country songs!
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn August 23rd 1970, "For the Good Times" by Ray Price entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #91; and though it only peaked at #11 {for 1 week on December 27th, 1970} it stayed on the Top 100 for almost a half-year, 24 weeks...
    And on September 13th, 1970 it reached #1 {for 1 week} on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart; it was the 5th of his eight #1 records he had on the Hot Country chart between 1956 and 1973, plus he had five #1 albums on Billboard's Country Albums chart...
    R.I.P. to 'The Cherokee Cowboy', {1926 - 2013}.
  • Camille from Toronto, OhThere isn't a better break-up song than this. The words, the melody and the vocals say it all in about four minutes.
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