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.

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.

Track listing

LP side A

1. "Crying Time" (Buck Owens) Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:57
2. "No Use Crying" (Roy Gaines, Freddie Lee Kober, J.B. Daniels) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:17
3. "Let's Go Get Stoned" (Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford, Jo Armstead) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:00
4. "Going Down Slow" (Jimmy Oden) Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:03
5. "Peace of Mind" (Ray Charles, J. Holiday) Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:14
6. "Tears" (Norman Newell, Robert Maxwell) Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:38

LP side B

1. "Drifting Blues" (Johnny Moore, Eddie Williams, Charles Brown) Ã¢Â€Â“ 6:24
2. "We Don't See Eye to Eye" (Percy Mayfield) Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:21
3. "You're In for a Big Surprise" (Percy Mayfield) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:35
4. "You're Just About to Lose Your Clown" (Johnny MacRae) Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:01
5. "Don't You Think I Ought to Know" (William Johnson, Melvin Wettergreen) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:05
6. "You've Got a Problem" (William D. Weeks, Freddy James) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:28

Personnel

• Ray Charles – piano, vocals
• Billy Preston – electric organ on "No Use Crying", "Let's Go Get Stoned"
• 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

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1966 (U.S.)

References

• ABC Paramount (Tangerine) ABC 544 (1966 LP)