The Sky Is Crying

~ Release by Elmore James (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Artist name in LP & CD cover transcribed as "ELMO JAMES".

Annotation last modified on 2009-08-16 23:21 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The Sky Is Crying
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
bass:
Homesick James (in 1959-11)
bass guitar:
Homesick James
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11) and Elmore James (in 1959-11)
instruments:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1959-11)
membranophone:
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1959-11)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist)
saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-11)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James
tenor saxophone:
J. T. Brown (blues saxophonist) (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-11) and J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1959-11)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
recording of:
The Sky Is Crying (in 1959-11)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Longitude Music Co.
2:50
2Dust My Bloom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
2:57
3I Held My Baby
2:52
4Fine Little Mama
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1960)
bass and bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (in 1960)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960) and Jimmy Spruill (in 1960)
membranophone:
Belton Evans (in 1960)
saxophone and saxophone [sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1960)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
2:36
5Bobbie's Rock
recording of:
Bobby's Rock
writer:
Elmore James and Bobby Robinson
2:14
6I Can't Stop Lovin' You
bass:
Homesick James
drums (drum set), piano and saxophone [saxes]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Jimmy Spruill
vocals:
Elmore James
recording of:
I Can't Stop Lovin' You
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
2:40
7I Done Somebody Wrong
recording of:
Done Somebody Wrong
lyricist:
Elmore James
composer:
Clarence Irving Lewis, Elmore James and Morris Levy
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
2:23
8Rollin' and Tumblin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1960)
bass and bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (in 1960)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960) and Jimmy Spruill (in 1960)
membranophone:
Belton Evans (in 1960)
saxophone and saxophone [sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1960)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
2:35
9One Way Out
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1961)
bass, tenor saxophone and trombone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Williams (US jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1961)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1961) and Riff Ruffin (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny Acey (in 1961)
trumpet:
Danny Moore (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recording of:
One Way Out (in 1961)
writer:
Elmore James, Marshall E. Sehorn and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Rhinelander Music Inc.
2:27
10My Bleeding Heart
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1961)
bass, tenor saxophone and trombone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Williams (US jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1961)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1961) and Riff Ruffin (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny Acey (in 1961)
trumpet:
Danny Moore (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recording of:
My Bleeding Heart (in 1961)
writer:
Elmore James and Marshall Sehorn
3:05
11I'm Worried
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1960)
bass and bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (in 1960)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960) and Jimmy Spruill (in 1960)
membranophone:
Belton Evans (in 1960)
saxophone and saxophone [sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1960)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
recording of:
I’m Worried (in 1960)
writer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Frost Music
2:54
12Standing at the Crossroads
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1960)
bass and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Elmore James and Riff Ruffin (in 1960)
membranophone:
Johnny Williams (US jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1960)
piano:
Johnny Acey (in 1960)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
trumpet:
Danny Moore (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Standing at the Crossroads (in 1960)
writer:
Elmore James and Joe Josea
3:02