The Story Behind The Song: “I Won’t Mention It Again”

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However, by 1970 most of the unrest had quieted down, and his recording of Kris Kristofferson’s “For The Good Times” was a blockbuster, giving Price his first number one single in eleven years.
Cam Mullins was an arranger at Columbia Records, first working with Ray on “Danny Boy.”

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Mullins arranged the string parts on all of Price’s records after that, his fine work being showcased on the Top-Twenty singles “Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go),” “She Wears My Ring,” “Sweetheart Of The Year,” “Raining In My Heart,” “April’s Fool,” “You Wouldn’t Know Love,” and the aforementioned chart-topper “For The Good Times.”

For the follow-up, Mullins branched out and wrote “I Won’t Mention It Again,” using “For The Good Times” as a pattern. When Cam’s composition shot to the top of the charts, it amazingly marked the first time in Price’s long career that he had achieved back-to-back number one singles.

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Surprisingly, “I Won’t Mention It Again” was a far bigger country hit than “For The Good Times,” staying in the #1 position for three weeks, but “For The Good Times” is the more-enduring of the two because of its tremendous success on Billboard’s Hot 100 pop chart, peaking at #11.

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