| 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 | |||
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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.
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| 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]
All compositions by Otis Spann except where noted
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