Singer: Hubert Laws
Title: Crying Song
Label: CTI Records ‎– OW 541, One Way ‎– OW 541
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Brazil
Date of released: 1973
Category: Jazz, Pop
Style: Fusion
Size MP3 zip: 1585 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1638 mb
Rating: 4.7✭
Format: MP3 VOX MOD AHX ASF ADX XM RA FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	La Jean Written-By – John Christopher*	2:30
A2	Love Is Blue / Sing A Rainbow Written-by [Love Is Blue] – Popp*, Blackburn*, Cour*Written-by [Sing A Rainbow] – Arthur Hamilton	3:20
A3	Crying Song Written-By – Waters*	4:50
A4	Listen To The Band Written-By – Mike Nesmith*	3:20
A5	I've Gotta Get A Message To You Written-By – Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibbs*	3:05
B1	Feelin' Alright? Tabla, Other [Sand Blocks] – Ed ShaughnessyWritten-By – D. Mason*	2:30
B2	Cymbaline Written-By – Waters*	3:55
B3	How Long Will It Be? Written-By – Hubert Laws	5:50
B4	Let It Be Written-By – Lennon/McCartney*	3:30

Credits

• Arranged By [Brass] – Glen Spreen (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B4), Mike Leech (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B4)
• Arranged By [String] – Bob James (tracks: A1, A2)
• Bass – Mike Leech (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B4), Ron Carter (tracks: A3, B2, B3)
• Cello – Charles McCracken (tracks: A1, A2), George Ricci (tracks: A1, A2)
• Design [Album] – Tony Lane (tracks: A1, A2)
• Drums – Bill Cobham* (tracks: A3), Gene Chrisman (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B4), Grady Tate (tracks: B2, B3)
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder (tracks: A3, B2, B3)
• Engineer [And Musical Director Of American Group] – Tom Cogbill* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B4)
• Flute – Hubert Laws
• Guitar – George Benson (tracks: A3, B2, B3), Reggie Young (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B4)
• Organ – Bobby Emmons (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B4)
• Organ, Piano – Bob James (tracks: A3, B2, B3)
• Photography By [Cover] [Cover] – Pete Turner
• Piano – Bobby Wood (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B4)
• Producer – Creed Taylor
• Saxophone – Art Clarke* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B4), Seldon Powell (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B4)
• Trombone – Garnett Brown (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B4), Tony Studd (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B4)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Ernie Royal (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B4), Marvin Stamm (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B4)
• Violin – Avram Weiss (tracks: A1, A2), Gene Orloff (tracks: A1, A2), George Ockner (tracks: A1, A2), Lewis Eley (tracks: A1, A2), Matthew Raimondi (tracks: A1, A2), Max Pollikoff (tracks: A1, A2), Paul Gershman (tracks: A1, A2), Raoul Poliakin (tracks: A1, A2), Sylvan Shulman (tracks: A1, A2)

Notes

Recorded July 23 (A5, A4), 24 (A2, B1, A1, B4), 1969, American Sounds Studio, Memphis
Recorded September 23 (A3), 24 (B3, B2), 1969, Van Gelder Studios

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CTI 1002	Hubert Laws	Crying Song ‎(LP, Album)	CTI Records	CTI 1002	US	1969
ZK 40925	Hubert Laws	Crying Song ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	CBS Associated	ZK 40925	US	1988
GP 3111, CTI 6000	Hubert Laws	Crying Song ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	King Records, CTI Records	GP 3111, CTI 6000	Japan	1977
CTI 6000	Hubert Laws	Crying Song ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	CTI Records	CTI 6000	US	Unknown
EPC 450899 2	Hubert Laws	Crying Song ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Epic	EPC 450899 2	Europe	1987