Ready for the Times to Get Better
| "Ready for the Times to Get Better" | ||||
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Side A label of U.S. release | ||||
| Single by Crystal Gayle | ||||
| from the album Crystal | ||||
| B-side | "Beyond You" | |||
| Released | January 18, 1978 | |||
| Studio | Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:11 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Allen Reynolds | |||
| Producer(s) | Allen Reynolds | |||
| Crystal Gayle singles chronology | ||||
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"Ready for the Times to Get Better" is a song written by Allen Reynolds, and recorded by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. The song first appeared on Gayle's album Crystal in 1976 and was released as a single in January 1978. It was the fourth single from the album and Gayle's fourth number one on the U.S Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The song spent a total of ten weeks on the chart.
The song was a major Adult Contemporary hit on the charts of both the U.S. (#3) and Canada (#4). It was also a modest crossover hit to the pop charts of both nations.