For the Good Times
Ray Price · 1970
13 min · 11 tracks · country
Smoothly polished country ballads intertwine with poignant storytelling and Ray Price's rich baritone voice.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- poignant storytelling through ballads
- fragments of bittersweet nostalgia
- smooth listening for reflective moments
- short tracks for quick enjoyment
Maybe skip if you want
- seeking high-energy anthems
- prefer cohesive long-form pieces
Where this album fits
- Career context
- By the time 'For the Good Times' was released in August 1970, Ray Price was already an established figure in country music, known for his pioneering work in the 'honky-tonk' style. This album followed his successful 1966 record 'Ray Price Sings the Songs of the Great American Songbook', marking a period of artistic expansion as he blended traditional country with pop influences.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Jerry Reed· Lonnie Mack· Connie Francis
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 For the Good Times 4:05
- 2 Gonna Burn Some Bridges
- 3 Crazy Arms 2:34
- 4 I'll Go to a Stranger
- 5 Black and White Lies
- 6 Grazin' in Greener Pastures 3:34
- 7 Help Me Make It Through the Night
- 8 Lonely World
- 9 You Can't Take It With You
- 10 A Cold Day in July
- 11 Heartaches by the Number 3:03
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