Crying_Time_(album)
Crying Time (album)
1966 studio album by Ray Charles
This article is about the Ray Charles' album. For the album by Otis Spann, see Cryin' Time.
Crying Time is a studio album by Ray Charles released in February 1966 as the first release on his label Tangerine, which was distributed by ABC Paramount.
Quick Facts Crying Time, Studio album by Ray Charles ...
Crying Time | ||||
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Released | February 1966 | |||
Recorded | R.P.M. International Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | R&B, soul, country | |||
Length | 39:44 | |||
Label | ABC Paramount / Tangerine | |||
Producer | Joe Adams | |||
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More information Review scores, Source ...
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Record Mirror | [2] |
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- LP side A
- "Crying Time" (Buck Owens) – 2:57
- "No Use Crying" (Roy Gaines, Freddie Lee Kober, J.B. Daniels) – 3:17
- "Let's Go Get Stoned" (Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford, Jo Armstead) – 3:00
- "Going Down Slow" (Jimmy Oden) – 4:03
- "Peace of Mind" (Ray Charles, J. Holiday) – 2:14
- "Tears" (Norman Newell, Robert Maxwell) – 4:38
- LP side B
- "Drifting Blues" (Johnny Moore, Eddie Williams, Charles Brown) – 6:24
- "We Don't See Eye to Eye" (Percy Mayfield) – 2:21
- "You're In For a Big Surprise" (Percy Mayfield) – 3:35
- "You're Just About to Lose Your Clown" (Johnny MacRae) – 2:01
- "Don't You Think I Ought To Know" (William Johnson, Melvin Wettergreen) – 3:05
- "You've Got a Problem" (William D. Weeks, Freddy James) – 3:28
- Ray Charles – piano, vocals
- Billy Preston – electric organ on "No Use Crying", "Let's Go Get Stoned"[3]
- Joe Adams – producer
- William Alexander – album cover artist
- George S. Whiteman – album cover design
- Joe Lebow – liner notes
- The Raelettes – performer
- Onzy Matthews - arranger
- Donald Peake - Guitar
More information Chart (1966), Peak position ...
Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Top LP's | 15 |
US Top Selling R&B LP's (Billboard) | 1 |
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- Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (14 May 1966). "Ray Charles: Crying Time" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 270. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- Evans, Mike (11 November 2009). Ray Charles: Birth of Soul. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-051-9. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ABC Paramount (Tangerine) ABC 544 (1966 LP)