Cry Cry Cry (band)

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.

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. "Cry Cry Making a Joyful Noise at the Birchmere", (favorable performance review) by Mike Joyce, "Washington Post", January 6, 1999 ( [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/37838067.html?dids=37838067:37838067&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&fmac=&date=Jan+6%2C+1999&author=Mike+Joyce&desc=Cry+Cry+Cry%2C+Making+a+Joyful+Noise+at+the+Birchmere article] )] "POP REVIEW; Converting Life's Chaos Into Harmonious Fables" (favorable performance review) by Ann Powers, "New York Times", January 19, 1999 ( [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E3DC1430F93AA25752C0A96F958260 article] )]

Album

Infobox Album | Name = Cry Cry Cry
Type = Cover album
Artist = Lucy Kaplansky
Richard Shindell
Dar Williams


Released = October 1, 1998
Genre = Folk
Length = 49:20
Label = Razor & Tie
Producer = Darleen Wilson
Reviews = *"Allmusic" rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:130e4j273waw link]
*"Fretplay" Rating|4.5|5Fried, Kerry, [http://www.fretplay.com/review/s/shindell_richard/discography-CD-B00000D9WD-Cry-Cry-Cry.shtml "Cry Cry Cry - "Cry Cry Cry"] , "Fretplay"] [http://www.fretplay.com/review/s/shindell_richard/discography-CD-B00000D9WD-Cry-Cry-Cry.shtml link]
* "PopMatters" (mixed) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/crycrycry.shtml link]
* "Washington Post" (favorable) "CRY CRY CRY:'Cry Cry Cry'", (favorable album review) by Geoffrey Himes, "Washington Post", January 1, 1999 ( [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/37809537.html?dids=37809537:37809537&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&fmac=&date=Jan+1%2C+1999&author=Geoffrey+Himes&desc=CRY+CRY+CRY%3A+%22Cry+Cry+Cry%22 article] )]

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 DJs in 1998, the fifth most played in 1999, and remained in the top 250 through 2002.FolkDJ-L, [http://folkradio.org/98topalbums.html Compiled list of top albums for 1998] and [http://folkradio.org/99topalbums.html for 1999] by Richard Gillmann. The most popular songs were, "By Way of Sorrow", "Cold Missouri Waters", "Shades of Gray", and "The Kid".]

Track listing

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

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

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".

Notes and references

External links

* [http://members.cox.net/ronsfolkchords Cry Cry Cry, lyrics and chords] , by Ron Greitzer
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:130e4j273waw AllMusic Guide entry]
* [http://www.darwilliams.net/library/Calgary_herald30-12-98.html "Trio pays tribute to melancholy songs"] by Ben Wener, "Calgary Herald" December 30, 1998
* [http://www.darwilliams.net/library/nytmag01-98.html "Catching up with Cry Cry Cry"] by Ralph DiGennaro, "New York Times Magazine", January, 1998