Cryin' Time

This article is about the album by Otis Spann. For the song, see Crying Time. For the album by Ray Charles, see Crying Time (album).

Cryin' Time
Studio album by Otis Spann
Released	1969 (1969)
Recorded	March 7, 20 & 21, 1968
Studio	Universal Recording, Chicago
Genre	Blues
Length	35:23
Label	Vanguard
Producer	Sam Charters
Otis Spann chronology
The Bottom of the Blues (1968) Cryin' Time (1969) The Biggest Thing Since Colossus (1969)

Cryin' Time is an album by blues pianist and vocalist Otis Spann recorded in Chicago in 1968 and released by Vanguard Records.

Reception

Professional ratings

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

All compositions by Otis Spann except where noted

1. "Home to Mississippi" − 3:26
2. "Blues Is a Botheration" − 4:02
3. "You Said You'd Be on Time" (Spann, George Spink) − 4:46
4. "Cryin' Time" − 3:11
5. "Blind Man" (Traditional) − 3:18
6. "Some Day" − 4:35
7. "Twisted Snake" − 3:02
8. "Green Flowers" (McKinley Morganfield) − 3:44
9. "The New Boogaloo" − 2:09
10. "Mule Kicking in My Stall" − 3:30

Personnel

• 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

1. Allan, Mark. "Cryin' Time – Review". AllMusic . Retrieved June 19, 2023.
2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 604. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.