Cryin' Time
Cryin' Time is an album by blues pianist and vocalist Otis Spann recorded in Chicago in 1968 and released by Vanguard Records.
Reception
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."Track listing
All compositions by Otis Spann except where noted- "Home to Mississippi" − 3:26
- "Blues Is a Botheration" − 4:02
- "You Said You'd Be on Time" − 4:46
- "Cryin' Time" − 3:11
- "Blind Man" − 3:18
- "Some Day" − 4:35
- "Twisted Snake" − 3:02
- "Green Flowers" − 3:44
- "The New Boogaloo" − 2:09
- "Mule Kicking in My Stall" − 3:30
Personnel
- Otis Spann − vocals, piano, organ
- Barry Melton − lead guitar
- Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson − second guitar
- Jos Davidson − bass
- Lonnie Taylor − drums
- Lucille Spann − backing vocals
- Michael Chechik - co-producer