Crying Time (album)
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.
| Crying Time | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1966 | |||
| Recorded | R.P.M. International Studios, Los Angeles, California[1] | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, country | |||
| Length | 39:44 | |||
| Label | ABC Paramount / Tangerine | |||
| Producer | Joe Adams | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
- 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
Personnel
- Ray Charles – piano, vocals
- Billy Preston – electric organ on "No Use Crying", "Let's Go Get Stoned"[3]
- Joe Adams – producer[1]
- William Alexander – album cover artist[1]
- George S. Whiteman – album cover design[1]
- Joe Lebow – liner notes[1]
- The Raelettes – performer[1]
- Onzy Matthews - arranger
Charting history
| Chart | Peak chart position |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200 | 15 |
| Billboard R&B Albums | 1 |
References
- "RAY CHARLES - TANGERINE MONO - CRYING TIME". ebay. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- Allmusic review
- 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)
External links
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