Ready for the Times to Get Better
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"Ready for the Times to Get Better" is a 1978 single written by Allen Reynolds
and recorded by Crystal Gayle
. "Ready for the Times to Get Better" was Gayle's fourth number one on the U.S Billboard
Hot Country Singles
chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart.
The song was covered by Joe Sun
in 1980, whose version peaked at number 43 on the Hot Country Singles chart.
Allen Reynolds
Allen Reynolds is an American record producer and songwriter who works primarily in the country music field.Reynolds was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas and started writing songs during his college years...
and recorded by Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...
. "Ready for the Times to Get Better" was Gayle's fourth number one on the U.S Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart.
The song was covered by Joe Sun
Joe Sun
James Joseph Paulsen is an American country music singer, songwriter of Danish descent, known professionally as Joe Sun. Recording for the Ovation and Elektra Records labels, Sun charted fourteen singles on the Hot Country Songs charts...
in 1980, whose version peaked at number 43 on the Hot Country Singles chart.
Crystal Gayle
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 52 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 60 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 4 |
Joe Sun
| Chart (1980–1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 43 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 19 |