Maps of Music

For the Good Times (1971)

Where the lyrics of For the Good Times take you, and where it was really made.

Dean Martin recorded only rarely at this stage of his career, yet this was the second album he recorded in 1970.

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Side One opens with "For the Good Times" by Kris Kristofferson
Side One also includes "Marry Me", "Georgia Sunshine", "Invisible Tears" and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
Side Two includes "A Perfect Mountain", "Raining in My Heart", "She's a Little Bit of Country", "For Once in My Life" and "Sweetheart"
Dean Martin handles the vocals
Ernie Freeman arranged the album and Eddie Brackett engineered it
Ed Thrasher was responsible for art direction

1	For the Good Times	3:50
2	Marry Me	2:34
3	Georgia Sunshine	2:58
4	Invisible Tears	2:10
5	Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head	2:43
6	A Perfect Mountain	2:46
7	Raining in My Heart	2:37
8	She’s a Little Bit Country	2:34
9	For Once in My Life	2:19
10	Sweetheart	2:40

Born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio, on June 7, 1917; sang with local bands and worked as a casino croupier before his career began.
Formed the comedy team Martin and Lewis with Jerry Lewis in 1946; the partnership ended acrimoniously in 1956.
Launched a solo career as singer and actor; signature song "Everybody Loves Somebody" reached number one in the US in 1964.
Member of the Rat Pack with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop, known for Las Vegas performances.
Hosted the NBC variety series The Dean Martin Show from 1965 to 1974 and the Celebrity Roast specials from 1974 to 1984.
Died on December 25, 1995, in Beverly Hills at age 78.

Sold about 50 million records worldwide and was honored with a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.
Hollywood Walk of Fame stars honor his work in film, recordings and television.

Billboard's initial review, dated 6 February 1971, described Martin as an old-timer who knows how to connect with the new crop of writers

William Ruhlmann on AllMusic gave the album two and a half stars out of five
Ruhlmann said Martin handled the material with his usual careless aplomb, but the result was just another record, no better or worse than its immediate predecessors

Side Two's "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
"For the Good Times" on Side One was written by Kris Kristofferson
"Sweetheart" was written by Barry Gibb and Maurice Gibb
Ed Thrasher handled art direction for the album
Eddie Brackett served as engineer