Cry Cry Cry (band)

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Richard Shindell, Lucy Kaplansky, and Dar Williams
Richard Shindell, Lucy Kaplansky, and Dar Williams

Cry Cry Cry was a folk supergroup, consisting of Richard Shindell, Lucy Kaplansky, and Dar Williams. The band released a single eponymous album of cover songs on October 13, 1998.

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[edit] Tour

The trio performed together on an extensive tour in 1999 singing mainly the songs included on their collaborative album. The tour was met with very favorable reviews. [1] [2]

[edit] Album

Cry Cry Cry
Cry Cry Cry cover
Cover album by Lucy Kaplansky
Richard Shindell
Dar Williams
Released October 1, 1998
Genre Folk
Length 49:20
Label Razor & Tie
Producer Darleen Wilson
Professional reviews

The album, Cry Cry Cry was a great success on folk music radio. Based on playlists sent to FolkDJ-L, it ranked as the fourth most played album by folk music DJ's in 1998, the fifth most played in 1999, and remained in the top 250 through 2002.[4]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Fall on Me" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) 2:56
  2. "Cold Missouri Waters" (Keelaghan) 4:32 (based on the Mann Gulch fire)
  3. "Speaking With the Angel" (Sexsmith) 3:58
  4. "The Kid" (Mondlock) 5:39
  5. "Shades of Gray" (Keen) 4:58
  6. "Lord, I Have Made You a Place in My Heart" (Brown) 3:34
  7. "By Way of Sorrow" (Miller) 3:03
  8. "Memphis" (Eberhardt) 4:46
  9. "Northern Cross" (Smith) 2:55
  10. "Down by the Water" (Armonti) 3:12
  11. "I Know What Kind of Love This Is" (Nields) 4:25
  12. "The Ballad of Mary Magdalen" (Shindell) 5:22

[edit] Credits

  • Jay Bellerose – Percussion, Drums
  • Larry Campbell – Guitar (Acoustic), Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin, Pedal Steel, Arranger, Lap Steel Guitar, Guitar (Electric Fingerpicked)
  • Cry Cry Cry – Vocal Arrangement
  • Cliff Eberhardt – Guitar
  • Richard Gates – Bass
  • Jon Herington – Guitar
  • Jeff Hill – Bass, Bass (Upright)
  • Lucy Kaplansky – Vocals, Harmony Vocals
  • Billy Masters – Guitar (Electric)
  • Chuck Parrish – Guitar (Acoustic)
  • Doug Plavin – Percussion, Drums
  • Michael Rivard – Bass, Fretless Bass, Bass (Upright)
  • Richard Shindell – Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Harmony Vocals
  • Alan Williams – Organ, Percussion, Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Producer
  • Dar Williams – Vocals, Harmony Vocals
  • Darleen Wilson – Producer
  • Stephanie Winters – Cello, Treated Cello

[edit] Other recordings

The trio also contributed one song to the folk-tribute album Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village in the 60's, covering Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind". The three also joined together to cover Buddy and Julie Miller's "My Love Will Follow You" on Shindell's solo album, Somewhere Near Paterson.

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ "Cry Cry Making a Joyful Noise at the Birchmere", (favorable performance review) by Mike Joyce, Washington Post, January 6, 1999 (article)
  2. ^ "POP REVIEW; Converting Life's Chaos Into Harmonious Fables" (favorable performance review) by Ann Powers, New York Times, January 19, 1999 (article)
  3. ^ "CRY CRY CRY:'Cry Cry Cry'", (favorable album review) by Geoffrey Himes, Washington Post, January 1, 1999 (article)
  4. ^ FolkDJ-L, Compiled list of top albums for 1998 and for 1999 by Richard Gillmann. The most popular songs were, "By Way of Sorrow", "Cold Missouri Waters", "Shades of Gray", and "The Kid".

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