Otis Spann
Cryin' Time

Listening notes

Otis Spann’s Cryin’ Time is a 1978 vinyl release on Vanguard, issued under catalog number VSD 6514. Filed under the Blues genre, the album presents ten tracks divided evenly across two sides, with a total running time of approximately 36:22. Side A runs about 18:32 and Side B about 17:50, based on the listed track durations.

Side A opens with Home To Mississippi (3:23) and proceeds through Blues Is A Botheration (3:58), You Said You'd Be On Time (4:43), the title cut Cryin' Time (3:07), and closes with Blind Man (3:21). Side B starts with Some Day (4:32), continues with Twisted Snake (2:59) and Green Flowers (4:41), then The New Boogaloo (2:07), and concludes with Mule Kicking In My Stall (3:31).

The album’s longest track is You Said You'd Be On Time at 4:43, while the shortest is The New Boogaloo at 2:07. The title track, Cryin' Time, appears as the fourth cut on Side A and runs 3:07. Each side contains five tracks, with the sequence placing Home To Mississippi and Some Day as respective side openers, and Blind Man and Mule Kicking In My Stall as side closers.

Release details are as follows: artist Otis Spann; title Cryin’ Time; label Vanguard; catalog number VSD 6514; year 1978; format Vinyl; genre Blues. The tracklist, with positions and durations, is: A1 Home To Mississippi (3:23), A2 Blues Is A Botheration (3:58), A3 You Said You'd Be On Time (4:43), A4 Cryin' Time (3:07), A5 Blind Man (3:21); B1 Some Day (4:32), B2 Twisted Snake (2:59), B3 Green Flowers (4:41), B4 The New Boogaloo (2:07), B5 Mule Kicking In My Stall (3:31).

This summary reflects the available data for the Vanguard vinyl issue and is intended to document the album’s core release information, sequencing, and durations for reference use. No claims are made beyond the verified details provided here.