For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price
| For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price | ||||
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| Released | September 16, 2016 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way, Hollywood | |||
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| Length | 40:25 | |||
| Label | Legacy Recordings | |||
| Producer | Fred Foster | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[2] |
| Rolling Stone Germany |  [3] |
For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price is the 65th solo studio album by country music singer-songwriter
Countrypolitan.[4]
Commercial performance
The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, and No. 84 on Billboard 200, selling 7,000 copies in its first week.[5][6] The second week it sold 2,600 copies.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heartaches by the Number" (featuring The Time Jumpers) | Harlan Howard | 3:05 |
| 2. | "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" (featuring the Time Jumpers) | Rusty Gabbard, Ray Price | 2:10 |
| 3. | "Faded Love" | Bob Wills, Johnny Lee Wills | 5:24 |
| 4. | "It Always Will Be" | Willie Nelson | 3:34 |
| 5. | "City Lights" (featuring the Time Jumpers) | Bill Anderson | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Don’t You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me" (featuring the Time Jumpers) | Hank Cochran | 2:34 |
| 7. | "Make the World Go Away" | Hank Cochran | 3:03 |
| 8. | "I'm Still Not Over You" | Willie Nelson | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Night Life" | Walt Breeland, Paul Buslirk, Willie Nelson | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Crazy Arms" (featuring the Time Jumpers) | Ralph Mooney, Charles Seals | 2:44 |
| 11. | "Invitation to the Blues" (featuring the Time Jumpers) | Roger Miller | 2:47 |
| 12. | "For the Good Times" | Kris Kristofferson | 4:17 |
Personnel
- Brad Albin – upright bass
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- James Button – oboe
- Ellen Dockery – background vocals
- Larry Franklin – fiddle
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar
- Vince Gill – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
- Carl Gorodetzky – string arrangements
- John Hobbs – piano
- Jim Horn – flute, saxophone
- Jon Mark Ivey – background vocals
- Jack Jezzro – bass guitar
- Jordan Lehning – background vocals
- Shane McConnell – background vocals
- Charlie McCoy – vibraphone
- The Nashville String Machine – strings
- Willie Nelson – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Larry Paxton – bass guitar
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica
- Andy Reiss – electric guitar
- Kenny Sears – fiddle
- Lisa Silver – background vocals
- Kira Small – background vocals
- Joe Spivey – fiddle
- Jeff Taylor – accordion, piano
- Billy Thomas – drums
- Bergen White – conductor, background vocals
- John Willis – acoustic guitar
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 182 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 84 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] | 5 |
References
- AllMusic
- ^ "Willie Nelson: For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price, PopMatters". 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Willie Nelson: For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price". 17 November 2016.
- ^ Leahey, Andrew (July 27, 2016). "Willie Nelson to Release Ray Price Tribute Album". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (September 27, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: September 22, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. October 8, 2016.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 5, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: October 3, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Willie Nelson – For the Good Times - A Tribute to Ray Price" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
