For the Good Times ( song ) - Wikipedia For the Good Times ( song ) `` For the Good Times '' Single by Bill Nash Released 1968 Genre Country Label Smash Songwriter ( s ) Kris Kristofferson Producer ( s ) Jerry Kennedy `` For the Good Times '' Single by Ray Price from the album For the Good Times B - side `` Grazin ' in Greener Pastures '' Released June 1970 Genre Country Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Kris Kristofferson Producer ( s ) Don Law Frank Jones Ray Price singles chronology `` You Would n't Know Love '' ( 1970 ) `` For the Good Times '' ( 1970 ) `` I Wo n't Mention It Again '' ( 1971 ) `` You Would n't Know Love '' ( 1970 ) `` For the Good Times '' ( 1970 ) `` I Wo n't Mention It Again '' ( 1971 ) `` For the Good Times '' is a song written by Kris Kristofferson that appeared on his debut album Kristofferson. He wrote the first verse and chorus in 1968 while driving from Nashville to the Gulf of Mexico ; an early recording of the song was by Bill Nash on Smash Records. In 1970 Ray Price recorded a version of the song which topped the US country music chart and was awarded `` Song of the Year '' by the Academy of Country Music. `` For the Good Times '' was Price 's fifth # 1 single and spent 19 weeks on the chart. `` For the Good Times '' crossed over onto the pop chart peaking at number eleven, becoming Ray Price 's only release to hit the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Originally Price 's label, Columbia Records, released the song as the `` B '' side of the single, but switched to promoting `` For the Good Times '' after Wayne Newton recorded his own version of the tune. The flip side, `` Grazin ' in Greener Pastures, '' did receive credit on the country music chart. This version was featured in television commercials promoting ESPN 's coverage of the 2014 -- 15 College Football Playoff. In the UK, in 1973, a version by Perry Como spent 27 weeks on the UK Singles Chart peaking at # 7 in the week beginning August 25. Contents 1 Chart performance 2 Other versions 3 Awards and accolades 3.1 Accolades 4 References Chart performance Chart ( 1970 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles U.S. Billboard Hot 100 11 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 10 Canadian RPM Country Tracks Canadian RPM Top Singles 13 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 10 Australian Go - Set Charts 39 Other versions The song has been recorded by many artists, including : Brian Kennedy on his 2008 album Interpretations Lynn Anderson on her 1970 album Rose Garden Anne Murray Aaron Neville Al Green Andy Abraham Bill Kenny Billy Walker Chet Atkins Colleen Hewett on her album, M'Lady ( 1974 ) Crystal Gayle Dean Martin Dolly Parton Elvis Presley on his albums Welcome to My World and As Recorded at Madison Square Garden Engelbert Humperdinck Frank Sinatra on his album Trilogy with Eileen Farrell Geraldine a Filipino Artist under Alpha Records recorded in 1971 Isaac Hayes Jamey Johnson from disc two of his 2010 release The Guitar Song Jerry Lee Lewis on his 1972 albumWould You Take Another Chance on Me Joe Diffie Johnny Cash recorded a version released posthumously on his album American VI : Ai n't No Grave Kenny Rogers The Little Willies Lloyd Cole with Jill Sobule Slim Cessna has performed the song at the end of every Slim Cessna 's Auto Club set since the early 2000s Tennessee Ernie Ford and Glen Campbell ( on the album Ernie Sings & Glen Picks ) Willie Nelson Albert West in 1975 Andy Williams recorded a version for his 1971 album Love Story Roger Whittaker Michael Jackson also sang the song live on his mother Katherine 's birthday in 1984 Awards and accolades Accolades In 2014, Rolling Stone named Ray Price 's recording number 18 on its `` 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time ''. References Jump up ^ `` For the good times ''. Poplartunes.nl. Retrieved 2016 - 01 - 31. ^ Jump up to : Roland, Tom, `` The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits '' ( Billboard Books, Watson - Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 ( ISBN 0 - 82 - 307553 - 2 ), p. 43. Jump up ^ `` For the Good Times ( song by Ray Price ) Music VF, US & UK hits charts ''. Musicvf.com. 1970 - 08 - 29. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 03. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 275. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits : Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 505. Jump up ^ `` Ray Price 's ' For the Good Times ' Plays in ESPN Commercial '' -- KMOO - FM 99.9. Jump up ^ ESPN television commercial promoting 2014 -- 15 College Football Playoff telecasts, courtesy of YouTube. Jump up ^ `` PERRY COMO full Official Chart History Official Charts Company ''. Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 03. Jump up ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. `` Would You Take Another Chance on Me ? - Jerry Lee Lewis Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 03. Jump up ^ Kreps, Daniel ; Menoci, David ; Ryan, Linda ; Harvilla, Rob ; Murray, Nick ; Drell, Cady ; Powell, Mike ; Moss, Marissa R ; Harris, Keith ; Fisher, Reed ( September 26, 2014 ). `` 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time ''. Rolling Stone. Preceded by `` All for the Love of Sunshine '' by Hank Williams, Jr. Billboard Hot Country Singles number - one single September 19, 1970 Succeeded by `` There Must Be More to Love Than This '' by Jerry Lee Lewis Ray Price Studio albums San Antonio Rose Last of the Breed Songs `` I Ca n't Escape from You '' `` Do n't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes '' `` I 'll Be There ( If You Ever Want Me ) '' `` Release Me '' `` Crazy Arms '' `` I 've Got a New Heartache '' `` City Lights '' `` Heartaches by the Number '' `` The Same Old Me '' `` Under Your Spell Again '' `` I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today '' `` Make the World Go Away '' `` Night Life '' `` Please Talk to My Heart '' `` Do n't You Ever Get Tired ( Of Hurting Me ) '' `` Danny Boy '' `` Crazy '' `` She Wears My Ring '' `` For the Good Times '' `` I Wo n't Mention It Again '' `` She 's Got to Be a Saint '' `` You 're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me '' `` Faded Love '' `` New San Antonio Rose '' `` You 're Nobody till Somebody Loves You '' `` All the Way '' `` Please Do n't Talk About Me When I 'm Gone '' Related articles Discography Perry Como Albums So Smooth ( 1955 ) We Get Letters ( 1956 ) Saturday Night with Mr. C ( 1958 ) When You Come to the End of the Day ( 1958 ) Como Swings ( 1959 ) Season 's Greetings from Perry Como ( 1959 ) For the Young at Heart ( 1960 ) Sing to Me Mr. C ( 1961 ) By Request ( 1962 ) The Best of Irving Berlin 's Songs from Mr. President ( 1962 ) The Songs I Love ( 1963 ) The Scene Changes ( 1965 ) Lightly Latin ( 1966 ) Perry Como in Italy ( 1966 ) The Perry Como Christmas Album ( 1968 ) Look to Your Heart ( 1968 ) Seattle ( 1969 ) Perry Como in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas ( 1970 ) It 's Impossible ( 1970 ) I Think of You ( 1971 ) And I Love You So ( 1973 ) Perry ( 1974 ) Just Out of Reach ( 1975 ) 40 Greatest Hits ( 1975 ) The Best of British ( UK and Canada ) ( 1977 ) Where You 're Concerned ( US ) ( 1978 ) Perry Como ( 1980 ) Perry Como Live on Tour ( 1981 ) So It Goes / Goodbye for Now ( 1983 ) Today ( 1987 ) Perry Como 's Christmas Concert ( 1994 ) On the Radio -- The Perry Como Shows 1943 ( 2009 ) At the Supper Club ( 2010 ) At the Supper Club Part II ( 2011 ) At the Supper Club Part III ( 2011 ) Songs `` ' A ' You 're Adorable '' `` Ac - Cent - Tchu - Ate the Positive '' `` And I Love You So '' `` As Time Goes By '' `` Bali Ha'i '' `` Because '' `` Beyond Tomorrow '' `` Bibbidi - Bobbidi - Boo '' `` Blue Room '' `` A Bushel and a Peck '' `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' `` Catch a Falling Star '' `` Chi - Baba, Chi - Baba ( My Bambino Go to Sleep ) '' `` Confessin ' '' `` Days of Wine and Roses '' `` Deep in the Heart of Texas '' `` Delaware '' `` Do n't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes '' `` Dream Along with Me ( I 'm on My Way to a Star ) '' `` A Dreamer 's Holiday '' `` El Cóndor Pasa '' `` Feelings '' `` Fly Me to the Moon '' `` For the Good Times '' `` Forever and Ever '' `` Forget Domani '' `` Give Me Your Hand '' `` Glendora '' `` The Gypsy in My Soul '' `` Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas '' `` He 's Got the Whole World in His Hands '' `` Hello, Young Lovers '' `` Here, There and Everywhere '' `` Home for the Holidays '' `` Hot Diggity ( Dog Ziggity Boom ) '' `` A House Is Not a Home '' `` I Do n't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore '' `` I Dream of You ( More Than You Dream I Do ) '' `` I Think I Love You '' `` I 'll Be Home for Christmas '' `` If ( They Made Me a King ) '' `` It 's Been a Long, Long Time '' `` It 's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas '' `` Kewpie Doll '' `` The Lord 's Prayer '' `` Magic Moments '' `` Mandolins in the Moonlight '' `` Maria '' `` Moon River '' `` More '' `` No Other Love '' `` Papa Loves Mambo '' `` Prisoner of Love '' `` Round and Round '' `` Santa Claus Is Coming to Town '' `` Seattle '' `` The Shadow of Your Smile '' `` Some Enchanted Evening '' `` Somos Novios ( It 's Impossible ) '' `` The Songs I Love '' `` Stop ! 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Question: who wrote the song for the good times
Answer: Kris Kristofferson