_:b426559191 . _:b426559201 . "%22Ready for the Times to Get Better%22 is a song written by Allen Reynolds, and recorded by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in January 1978 as the fourth single from the album Crystal. %22Ready for the Times to Get Better%22 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. It was also rendered into the Cantonese-language song %22Mayflower%22 (\u4E94\u6708\u8377\u82B1) by Agnes Chan in her 1980 album Ching Kip, San Sing, Lau Long Hak (\u60C5\u52AB\u00B7\u6668\u661F\u00B7\u6D41\u6D6A\u5BA2)." . _:b426559207 . _:b426559204 . _:b426559195 "0"^^ . "201000.0"^^ . _:b426559188 . _:b426559194 "0"^^ . _:b426559187 . . _:b426559186 . _:b426559197 "0"^^ . "1980 singles" . _:b426559196 "0"^^ . _:b426559210 . _:b426559201 "0"^^ . _:b426559199 "0"^^ . _:b426559209 . _:b426559200 "0"^^ . _:b426559198 "0"^^ . _:b426559208 . _:b426559190 . _:b426559203 "0"^^ . _:b426559184 . "Crystal Gayle songs" . _:b426559202 "0"^^ . "false"^^ . "[%22i've got to tell you i've been rackin' my brain%22,%22it's been a too long time%22,%22and i'm ready for the times%22,%22you seem to want from me what i cannot give%22]" . _:b426559205 "0"^^ . "1907031" . "false"^^ . "7605" . _:b426559204 "0"^^ . _:b426559185 . _:b426559211 . _:b426559207 "0"^^ . "United Artists Records" . _:b426559206 "0"^^ . _:b426559189 . . _:b426559209 "0"^^ . "RPM Country Tracks number-one singles" . _:b426559208 "0"^^ . . _:b426559211 "0"^^ . . _:b426559210 "0"^^ . "Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles" . "USA560801573" . "-0.0645664"^^ . _:b426559196 . _:b426559193 . "Ready For The Times To Get Better" . "1978-01-18"^^ . _:b426559200 . _:b426559195 . "-0.102891"^^ . "5714decb25ac0d8aee3e436a" . . "Allen Reynolds" . _:b426559198 . "false"^^ . _:b426559194 . "2"^^ . "0"^^ . . _:b426559210 . _:b426559211 . _:b426559208 . _:b426559209 . . "Allen Reynolds" . "United Artists Records singles" . _:b426559185 "0"^^ . _:b426559203 . "1978 songs" . _:b426559202 . "Ready For The Times To Get Better" . "1978 singles" . _:b426559203 . . _:b426559184 "0"^^ . _:b426559200 . _:b426559201 . _:b426559206 . _:b426559207 . _:b426559187 "0"^^ . _:b426559204 . _:b426559205 . _:b426559194 . _:b426559195 . _:b426559186 "0"^^ . . _:b426559192 . _:b426559193 . _:b426559198 . _:b426559199 . _:b426559199 . _:b426559189 "0"^^ . _:b426559196 . "2008-01-01"^^ . _:b426559197 . . _:b426559186 . "english" . _:b426559188 "0"^^ . _:b426559187 . . _:b426559184 . "71150"^^ . _:b426559185 . _:b426559190 . _:b426559191 . _:b426559206 . _:b426559191 "0"^^ . _:b426559188 . "Song recordings produced by Allen Reynolds" . _:b426559189 . _:b426559190 "0"^^ . _:b426559202 . _:b426559192 . _:b426559205 . _:b426559197 . "Songs written by Allen Reynolds" . _:b426559193 "0"^^ . "16193c72-3358-47f4-a654-853ba7fa0dd8" . _:b426559192 "0"^^ . "Joe Sun songs" .