Cryin' Time
# 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

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | |

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" (Spann, George Spink) − 4:46
* "Cryin' Time" − 3:11
* "Blind Man" (Traditional) − 3:18
* "Some Day" − 4:35
* "Twisted Snake" − 3:02
* "Green Flowers" (McKinley Morganfield) − 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 (tracks 5 & 6)

### Technical

* Michael Chechik - co-producer
