Cryin' Time
| Cryin' Time | ||||
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | March 7, 20 & 21, 1968 | |||
| Studio | Universal Recording, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 35:23 | |||
| Label | Vanguard | |||
| Producer | Sam Charters | |||
| Otis Spann chronology | ||||
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Cryin' Time is an album by blues pianist and vocalist Otis Spann recorded in Chicago in 1968 and released by Vanguard Records.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [2] |
AllMusic reviewer Mark Allan writes "While the Muddy Waters sideman is best known for piano, his soulful organ steals the show on this late-'60s release. His singing is serviceable, helped by wife Lucille Spann on two cuts. Country Joe & the Fish co-founder Barry Melton plays lead guitar, with Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson taking the second chair."[1]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Otis Spann except where noted
- "Home to Mississippi" − 3:26
- "Blues Is a Botheration" − 4:02
- "You Said You'd Be on Time" (Spann, George Spink) − 4:46
- "Cryin' Time" − 3:11
- "Blind Man" (Traditional) − 3:18
- "Some Day" − 4:35
- "Twisted Snake" − 3:02
- "Green Flowers" (McKinley Morganfield) − 3:44
- "The New Boogaloo" − 2:09
- "Mule Kicking in My Stall" − 3:30
Personnel
[edit]- Otis Spann − vocals, piano, organ
- Barry Melton − lead guitar
- Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson − second guitar[1]
- Jos Davidson − bass
- Lonnie Taylor − drums
- Lucille Spann − backing vocals (tracks 5 & 6)
- Technical
- Michael Chechik - co-producer
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Allan, Mark. "Cryin' Time – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 604. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.