For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price is the 65th solo studio album by country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson, released on September 19, 2016. The album features cover versions of songs recorded by Ray Price, who had died in 2013. Nelson, a former member of Price's Cherokee Cowboys and friend, recorded the twelve-track album at Ocean Way Studios, where Price had recorded his final album, Beauty Is. Engineered by Fred Foster and Bergen White, the album features Vince Gill on six tracks. The content spans Honky Tonk and Countrypolitan.[4]
| 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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[2] |
| Rolling Stone Germany |  [3] |
Commercial performance
editThe 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
edit| 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
edit- 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
edit| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 182 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 84 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] | 5 |
References
edit- ^ For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price at 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.