For the Good Times (song)
"For the Good Times" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson, first recorded by singer Bill Nash in 1968 before appearing on Kristofferson's own debut album in June 1970. After a recording by Ray Price became a #1 hit single in June of that year, the song established Kristofferson as one of country and popular music's top songwriters while giving Price his first chart-topping country and western song in 11 years.
| "For the Good Times" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Bill Nash | |
| A-side | "We Had All The Good Things Going" |
| Released | 1968 |
| Genre | Country |
| Label | Smash |
| Songwriter(s) | Kris Kristofferson |
| Producer(s) | Jerry Kennedy |
| Official audio | |
| "For the Good Times" on YouTube | |
| "For the Good Times" | ||||
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| Single by Ray Price | ||||
| from the album For the Good Times | ||||
| B-side | "Grazin' in Greener Pastures" | |||
| Released | June 1970 | |||
| Recorded | March 1970 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kris Kristofferson | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Law | |||
| Ray Price singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "For the Good Times" on YouTube | ||||
"For the Good Times" continued to be recorded by a number of artists in subsequent years, to popular success. It became a staple of soul singer Al Green's concert repertoire in the 1970s, also featuring as a studio recording on his 1972 album I'm Still in Love with You. A version by Perry Como spent 27 weeks on the UK Singles Chart peaking at #7 in August 1973 and spent 13 weeks on the Irish Singles Chart, peaking at #1 for 2 weeks in November 1973.