| Crying Time | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1966 | |||
| Recorded | R.P.M. International Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, country | |||
| Length | 39:44 | |||
| Label | ABC Paramount / Tangerine | |||
| Producer | Joe Adams | |||
| Ray Charles chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Crying Time | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating | 
| AllMusic | |
| Record Mirror | |
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.
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
 - 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 | 15 | 
| US Top Selling R&B LP's (Billboard) | 1 | 
See also
References
- ↑ AllMusic review
 - ↑ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (14 May 1966). "Ray Charles: Crying Time" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 270. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
 - ↑ 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)
 
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