Cryin' Time

Cryin' Time is an album by blues pianist and vocalist Otis Spann recorded in Chicago in 1968 and released by the Vanguard label.[1][2]

Cryin' Time
Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedMarch 7, 20 & 21, 1968
StudioUniversal Recording Studio, Chicago
GenreBlues
Length35:23
LabelVanguard
VSD 6514
ProducerSam Charters
Otis Spann chronology
The Bottom of the Blues
(1968)
Cryin' Time
(1969)
The Biggest Thing Since Colossus
(1969)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic reviewer Mark Allan stated "Sweet Giant of the Blues, a 1969 session for Bluestime released in 1970, is one of his very last albums and if it can't be called definitive, it's nevertheless a robust example of his gifts. ... This is loose and unpredictable in a predictable fashion, delving into a little bit of Latin beats and rhumba and a whole lot of rock & roll ... Spann seems to seize the changes and enjoys playing with the band, never trying to play against his support".[3]

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

References

  1. Both Sides Now: Discography Preview for the Vanguard label accessed November 14, 2019
  2. Wirz' American Music: Otis Spann Discography accessed November 14, 2019
  3. Allen, Mark. Otis Spann: Cryin' Time – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
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