| Crying Time | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1966 | |||
| Recorded | R.P.M. International, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, country | |||
| Length | 39:44 | |||
| Label | ABC Paramount / Tangerine | |||
| Producer | Joe Adams | |||
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| Singles from Crying Time | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Mirror | [2] |
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.
Chart performance
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated March 12, 1966, peaking at No. 15 during a thirty-six-week run on the chart.[3]
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"[4]
- Joe Adams – producer
- William Alexander – album cover artist
- George S. Whiteman – album cover design
- Joe Lebow – liner notes
- The Raelettes – performer
- Onzy Matthews – arranger
- Donald Peake – guitar
Charts
| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LP's[3] | 15 |
| US Top Selling R&B LP's (Billboard) | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (May 14, 1966). "Ray Charles: Crying Time" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 270. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 30. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Evans, Mike (November 11, 2009). Ray Charles: Birth of Soul. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-051-9. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ABC Paramount (Tangerine) ABC 544 (1966 LP)
