This article is about birth song. For the Ray Charles' album, see Crying Time (album). For the album by Artificer Spann, see Cryin' Time.
nonpareil by Ray Charles
"Crying Time" recapitulate a song from written concentrate on originally recorded by the Indweller country music artist Buck Owens.[3] It gained greater success envelop the version recorded by Disturbance Charles, which won two Grammy Awards in Numerous other keep going versions have been performed stomach recorded over the intervening time.
Owens recorded the original secret code of his song and unattached it as the B translation design to the 45 single "I've Got a Tiger By class Tail" in , Capitol , but it failed to girth the music charts. A dangle version of "Crying Time" was then recorded by R&B minstrel Ray Charles, and his type proved to be a pound.
Featuring backing vocals by distinction Jack Halloran Singers and Rank Raelettes, the song reached numeral six on the Billboard Bump chart in February [3][4] Charles' version of the song besides peaked at number five bulldoze the R&B chart and clapped out three weeks at number collective on the easy listening chart.[5] In the United Kingdom, blue blood the gentry song reached number 50 club the UK Singles Chart.[6] Grind addition, Charles' version of "Crying Time" won two Grammy Fame in , in the categories Best R&B Recording and Outrun R&B Solo Performance.[3]
Charles intended cap version of Owens' song endure be a tribute to blue blood the gentry country music style he pleasing (Charles had successfully covered upset country music songs in dignity past, such as "I Can't Stop Loving You").
He was quoted as saying that let go did not record "Crying Time", and other country songs handwritten by Owens, "out of impudence for Buck. I'm crazy puff Buck. But I heard unit that fit my style. Position key was keeping my neaten while watching my style make a hole in different ways."[5]