| Music for Crying | ||||
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| Released | August 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 – 1994 | |||
| Studio | Various
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| Genre | Experimental rock | |||
| Length | 65:34 | |||
| Label | Creativeman Disc. | |||
| Producer | Kramer | |||
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Music for Crying is a compilation album by Kramer, released in August 1995 by Creativeman Disc. [1] It comprises recordings made between 1985 and 1994, covering both his solo and collaborative work.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist (recording date) | Length |
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| 1. | "We Can Work It Out" (from A Remark Hugh Made ) | Lennon–McCartney | Hugh Hopper & Kramer (1994) | 2:23 |
| 2. | "Stupid Summer" (from The Guilt Trip ) | Mark Kramer | Kramer (1992) | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Tears Come Down" (from Black Power ) | Ralph Carney, Daved Hild, Mark Kramer | Carney • Hild • Kramer (1994) | 2:26 |
| 4. | "The Juliet E-Mail" (from Tattoo of Blood ) | Penn Jillette, Mark Kramer | Captain Howdy (1993) | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Palm Wine on Palm Sunday" (from Hot Day in Waco ) | Dogbowl | Dogbowl & Kramer (1993) | 4:14 |
| 6. | "You Don't Know" (from The Guilt Trip ) | Mark Kramer | Kramer (1992) | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Slowly" (from Happiness Finally Came to Them ) | Ralph Carney, Mark Kramer | Carney • Hild • Kramer (1987) | 2:31 |
| 8. | "Nine Minus Seven Is Two" (from The Secret of Comedy ) | Mark Kramer | Kramer (1994) | 4:58 |
| 9. | "The Raven" (from Egomaniacs ) | Kim Fahy, Jamie Harley, Mark Kramer | Fahy • Harley • Kramer (1993) | 3:18 |
| 10. | "Thinking Thoughts" (from Who's Afraid? ) | Daevid Allen, Mark Kramer | Daevid Allen and Kramer (1993) | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Birth" (from The 20th Anniversary of the Summer of Love 1987-1967 ) | Coby Batty, Mark Kramer, David Licht | The Moon (1987) | 3:02 |
| 12. | "Strings" (from The Secret of Comedy ) | Mark Kramer | Kramer (1994) | 3:35 |
| 13. | "Subterranean Homesick Blues" (from Roll Out the Barrel ) | Bob Dylan | Jad Fair and Kramer (1988) | 1:21 |
| 14. | "End" (from Happiness Finally Came to Them ) | Ralph Carney, Daved Hild, Mark Kramer, Pete Plumbly | Carney • Hild • Kramer (1987) | 2:32 |
| 15. | "Rain" (Beatles cover from Double Bummer ) | John Lennon | Bongwater (1988) | 5:38 |
| 16. | "Next Time, Try Compassion" (from The Guilt Trip ) | Mark Kramer | Kramer (1992) | 3:53 |
| 17. | "Tattoo of Blood" (from Tattoo of Blood ) | Lou Reed | Captain Howdy (1993) | 4:24 |
| 18. | "Free Will & Testament" (from A Remark Hugh Made ) | Mark Kramer, Robert Wyatt | Hugh Hopper & Kramer (1994) | 3:17 |
| 19. | "I Can Watch" (from The Secret of Comedy ) | Mark Kramer | Kramer (1994) | 5:40 |
Adapted from Music for Crying liner notes. [2]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Japan | 1995 | Creativeman Disc. | CD | CMDD-00011 |
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