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    Cry (Bear Family Box Set)

    Johnnie Ray - Cry (Bear Family Box Set)

    06/23/1999 | Bear Family 

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    All Music Guide Review

    Johnnie Ray was an immediately recognizable vocal stylist whose histrionic sobbing and exaggerated "blue" notes won as many detractors as fans. But the sheer outrageousness of his performance style, which exhibited a dynamic physicality not seen again in a white singer until Elvis Presley came along, makes Ray a clear forerunner of rock & roll and an exciting entertainer who always seemed to be on the verge of losing control. Cry is a five-disc box set that compiles Ray's complete Columbia recordings from 1951-1956, including the major hits "Cry," "The Little White Cloud That Cried," and "Just Walking in the Rain." Those familiar with Ray's biography may be surprised at the number of gospel songs in his catalog, which display an outpouring of spiritual fervor as desperate in tenor as the dangerously unfettered sexuality of secular songs like "Such a Night." The fifth disc contains two complete live albums, the remarkable Live at the London Palladium (also available separately from Bear Family Records) and a later Las Vegas show. At the Palladium, Ray's lascivious oohs and ahhs on "Such a Night" drive the female audience members into a frenzy, and then, minutes later, he's singing "I'm Gonna Walk and Talk with My Lord." This tension between the sinful and the sacred is ever-present in Ray's music when heard in its entirety as presented on this box set, which makes for a fascinating listening experience comparable to the tortured oeuvre of Hank Williams. Unlike Williams, though, Ray also displays a strain of childlike innocence, as on "The Little White Cloud That Cried," that only adds to his inscrutably complex persona. The accompanying hardback book contains a lengthy essay by Ray biographer Johnny Whiteside and a generous selection of photos and memorabilia almost as riveting as the music itself. Bear Family subsequently released a second box set, Yes Tonight Josephine, which picks up where Cry leaves off. ~ Greg Adams, All Music Guide

    Cry (Bear Family Box Set) Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Whiskey and Gin
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Whiskey and Gin from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 2
  • Tell the Lady I Said Goodbye
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for Tell the Lady I Said Goodbye from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 3
  • She Didn't Say Nothin' at All
  • 2:16
  • Sound Clip for She Didn't Say Nothin' at All from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 4
  • I'm Just a Shadow of Myself
  • 2:28
  • Sound Clip for I'm Just a Shadow of Myself from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 5
  • Give Me Time
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Give Me Time from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 6
  • The Little White Cloud That Cried
  • 2:17
  • Sound Clip for The Little White Cloud That Cried from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 7
  • Coffee and Cigarettes (Thinking It Over)
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Coffee and Cigarettes (Thinking It Over) from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 8
  • The Lady Drinks Champagne
  • 3:21
  • Sound Clip for The Lady Drinks Champagne from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 9
  • Cry
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Cry from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 10
  • Out in the Cold Again
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Out in the Cold Again from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 11
  • Please, Mr. Su
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Please, Mr. Su from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 12
  • Here Am I Broken Hearted
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Here Am I Broken Hearted from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 13
  • Paths of Paradise
  • 2:04
  • Sound Clip for Paths of Paradise from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 14
  • Mountains in the Moonlight
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Mountains in the Moonlight from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 15
  • Walkin' My Baby Back Home
  • 2:23
  • Sound Clip for Walkin' My Baby Back Home from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 16
  • All of Me
  • 2:10
  • Sound Clip for All of Me from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 17
  • Don't Take Your Love from Me
  • 2:20
  • Sound Clip for Don't Take Your Love from Me from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 18
  • Don't Blame Me
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Don't Blame Me from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 19
  • What's the Use?
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for What's the Use? from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 20
  • Gee, But I'm Lonesome
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Gee, But I'm Lonesome from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 21
  • A Sinner Am I
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for A Sinner Am I from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 22
  • I'll Never Fall in Love Again
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for I'll Never Fall in Love Again from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 23
  • Faith Can Move Mountains
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Faith Can Move Mountains from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 24
  • Don't Say Love Has Ended
  • 2:08
  • Sound Clip for Don't Say Love Has Ended from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 25
  • Love Me (Baby Can't You Love Me)
  • 2:03
  • Sound Clip for Love Me (Baby Can't You Love Me) from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 26 (2)
  • Mr. Midnight
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Mr. Midnight from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 27 (2)
  • Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
  • 2:03
  • Sound Clip for Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 28 (2)
  • All I Do Is Dream of You
  • 1:44
  • Sound Clip for All I Do Is Dream of You from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 29 (2)
  • Nobody's Sweetheart
  • 2:15
  • Sound Clip for Nobody's Sweetheart from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 30 (2)
  • I Can't Escape from You
  • 3:34
  • Sound Clip for I Can't Escape from You from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 31 (2)
  • Somebody Stole My Gal
  • 2:23
  • Sound Clip for Somebody Stole My Gal from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 32 (2)
  • Satisfied
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Satisfied from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 33 (2)
  • I'm Gonna Walk and Talk with My Lord
  • 2:20
  • Sound Clip for I'm Gonna Walk and Talk with My Lord from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 34 (2)
  • With These Hands
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for With These Hands from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 35 (2)
  • The Touch of God's Hand
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for The Touch of God's Hand from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 36 (2)
  • It's the Talk of the Town
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for It's the Talk of the Town from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 37 (2)
  • Ma Says, Pa Says
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Ma Says, Pa Says from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 38 (2)
  • A Full Time Job
  • 2:10
  • Sound Clip for A Full Time Job from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 39 (2)
  • Glad Rag Doll
  • 2:18
  • Sound Clip for Glad Rag Doll from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 40 (2)
  • Oh, What a Sad, Sad Day
  • 2:16
  • Sound Clip for Oh, What a Sad, Sad Day from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 41 (2)
  • Sweet Evening Breeze
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Sweet Evening Breeze from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 42 (2)
  • She Didn't Say Nothin' at All
  • 2:06
  • Sound Clip for She Didn't Say Nothin' at All from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 43 (2)
  • Tell the Lady I Said Goodbye
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Tell the Lady I Said Goodbye from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 44 (2)
  • Whiskey and Gin
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Whiskey and Gin from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 45 (2)
  • An Orchid for the Lady
  • 2:23
  • Sound Clip for An Orchid for the Lady from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 46 (2)
  • Let's Walk That-A-Way
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Let's Walk That-A-Way from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 47 (2)
  • Candy Lips
  • 2:07
  • Sound Clip for Candy Lips from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 48 (2)
  • The Others I Like
  • 2:11
  • Sound Clip for The Others I Like from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 49 (2)
  • Destiny
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for Destiny from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 50 (2)
  • Why Should I Be Sorry?
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Why Should I Be Sorry? from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 51 (2)
  • As Time Goes By
  • 3:16
  • Sound Clip for As Time Goes By from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 52 (2)
  • You'd Be Surprised
  • 1:58
  • Sound Clip for You'd Be Surprised from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 53 (3)
  • Such a Night
  • 2:15
  • Sound Clip for Such a Night from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 54 (3)
  • To Ev'ry Girl -- To Ev'ry Boy (The Meaning of Love)
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for To Ev'ry Girl -- To Ev'ry Boy (The Meaning of Love) from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 55 (3)
  • Hey There
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Hey There from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 56 (3)
  • Hernando's Hideaway
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Hernando's Hideaway from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 57 (3)
  • Going, Going, Gone
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Going, Going, Gone from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 58 (3)
  • If You Believe
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for If You Believe from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 59 (3)
  • Alexander's Ragtime Band
  • 2:27
  • Sound Clip for Alexander's Ragtime Band from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 60 (3)
  • The Only Girl I'll Ever Love
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for The Only Girl I'll Ever Love from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 61 (3)
  • Thine Eyes Are as the Eyes of a Dove
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Thine Eyes Are as the Eyes of a Dove from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 62 (3)
  • Papa Loves Mambo
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for Papa Loves Mambo from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 63 (3)
  • Paths of Paradise
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Paths of Paradise from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 64 (3)
  • Parade of Broken Hearts
  • 2:09
  • Sound Clip for Parade of Broken Hearts from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 65 (3)
  • Ooh! Aah! Oh! (This Is Love)
  • 1:57
  • Sound Clip for Ooh! Aah! Oh! (This Is Love) from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 66 (3)
  • Flip Flop and Fly
  • 2:16
  • Sound Clip for Flip Flop and Fly from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 67 (3)
  • Why Does Your Daddy Have to Go?
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Why Does Your Daddy Have to Go? from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 68 (3)
  • Taking a Chance on Love
  • 1:54
  • Sound Clip for Taking a Chance on Love from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 69 (3)
  • My Love for You
  • 2:31
  • Sound Clip for My Love for You from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 70 (3)
  • Song of the Dreamer
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Song of the Dreamer from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 71 (3)
  • I've Got So Many Million Years (That I Can't Count Them)
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for I've Got So Many Million Years (That I Can't Count Them) from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 72 (3)
  • A Heart Comes in Handy
  • 2:20
  • Sound Clip for A Heart Comes in Handy from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 73 (3)
  • Johnnie's Comin' Home
  • 2:25
  • Sound Clip for Johnnie's Comin' Home from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 74 (3)
  • Who's Sorry Now?
  • 2:16
  • Sound Clip for Who's Sorry Now? from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 75 (3)
  • Love, Love, Love
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Love, Love, Love from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 76 (3)
  • Goodbye, Au Revoir, Adios
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Goodbye, Au Revoir, Adios from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 77 (3)
  • Because I Love You
  • 2:25
  • Sound Clip for Because I Love You from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 78 (3)
  • Walk Along with Kings
  • 2:15
  • Sound Clip for Walk Along with Kings from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 79 (3)
  • Ain't Misbehavin'
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Ain't Misbehavin' from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 80 (4)
  • If I Had You
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for If I Had You from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 81 (4)
  • In the Candlelight
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for In the Candlelight from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 82 (4)
  • Look Homeward Angel
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Look Homeward Angel from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 83 (4)
  • Weaker Than Wise
  • 2:28
  • Sound Clip for Weaker Than Wise from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 84 (4)
  • Just Walking in the Rain
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Just Walking in the Rain from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 85 (4)
  • Up Above My Head (I Hear Music in the Air)
  • 2:15
  • Sound Clip for Up Above My Head (I Hear Music in the Air) from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 86 (4)
  • Good Evening Friends
  • 2:20
  • Sound Clip for Good Evening Friends from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 87 (4)
  • How Long, How Long Blues
  • 2:27
  • Sound Clip for How Long, How Long Blues from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 88 (4)
  • You Don't Owe Me a Thing
  • 2:25
  • Sound Clip for You Don't Owe Me a Thing from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 89 (4)
  • No Wedding Today
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for No Wedding Today from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 90 (4)
  • Trouble in Mind
  • 4:47
  • Sound Clip for Trouble in Mind from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 91 (4)
  • I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)
  • 2:27
  • Sound Clip for I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You) from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 92 (4)
  • I Miss You So
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for I Miss You So from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 93 (4)
  • Every Day I Have the Blues
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Every Day I Have the Blues from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 94 (4)
  • I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 95 (4)
  • Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today) from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 96 (4)
  • Pretty Eyed Baby
  • 2:20
  • Sound Clip for Pretty Eyed Baby from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 97 (4)
  • Shake a Hand
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Shake a Hand from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 98 (4)
  • I'll Never Be Free
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for I'll Never Be Free from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 99 (4)
  • So Long
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for So Long from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 100 (4)
  • Lotus Blossom
  • 3:46
  • Sound Clip for Lotus Blossom from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 101 (4)
  • Lotus Blossom
  • 2:20
  • Sound Clip for Lotus Blossom from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 102 (4)
  • In the Candlelight
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for In the Candlelight from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 103 (4)
  • Up Above My Head (I Hear Music in the Air)
  • 2:13
  • Sound Clip for Up Above My Head (I Hear Music in the Air) from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 104 (5)
  • Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
  • 2:08
  • Sound Clip for Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 105 (5)
  • Glad Rag Doll
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Glad Rag Doll from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 106 (5)
  • A Hundred Years from Today
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for A Hundred Years from Today from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 107 (5)
  • Somebody Stole My Gal
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Somebody Stole My Gal from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 108 (5)
  • With These Hands
  • 3:24
  • Sound Clip for With These Hands from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 109 (5)
  • Walkin' My Baby Back Home
  • 1:59
  • Sound Clip for Walkin' My Baby Back Home from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 110 (5)
  • As Time Goes By
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for As Time Goes By from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 111 (5)
  • Such a Night
  • 5:27
  • Sound Clip for Such a Night from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 112 (5)
  • The Little White Cloud That Cried
  • 2:03
  • Sound Clip for The Little White Cloud That Cried from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 113 (5)
  • Cry
  • 1:55
  • Sound Clip for Cry from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 114 (5)
  • I'm Gonna Walk and Talk with My Lord
  • 3:41
  • Sound Clip for I'm Gonna Walk and Talk with My Lord from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 115 (5)
  • Should I?
  • 2:00
  • Sound Clip for Should I? from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 116 (5)
  • Shake a Hand
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Shake a Hand from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 117 (5)
  • Ain't Misbehavin'
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Ain't Misbehavin' from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 118 (5)
  • As Time Goes By
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for As Time Goes By from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 119 (5)
  • Coquette
  • 1:49
  • Sound Clip for Coquette from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 120 (5)
  • Just Walking in the Rain
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Just Walking in the Rain from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 121 (5)
  • Yes, Tonight Josephine
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Yes, Tonight Josephine from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 122 (5)
  • Yesterdays
  • 3:21
  • Sound Clip for Yesterdays from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 123 (5)
  • Up Above My Head (I Hear Music in the Air)
  • 2:13
  • Sound Clip for Up Above My Head (I Hear Music in the Air) from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 124 (5)
  • Don't Worry 'Bout Me
  • 3:26
  • Sound Clip for Don't Worry 'Bout Me from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 125 (5)
  • Medley: The Little White Cloud That Cried/Cry (Medley)
  • 4:22
  • Sound Clip for Medley: The Little White Cloud That Cried/Cry (Medley) from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 126 (5)
  • I'm Gonna Walk and Talk with My Lord
  • 3:22
  • Sound Clip for I'm Gonna Walk and Talk with My Lord from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 127 (5)
  • If You Believe
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for If You Believe from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 128 (5)
  • Alexander's Ragtime Band, Pt. 1
  • 5:53
  • Sound Clip for Alexander's Ragtime Band, Pt. 1 from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


  • 129 (5)
  • Alexander's Ragtime Band (Conclusion)
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for Alexander's Ragtime Band (Conclusion) from Cry (Bear Family Box Set)


    • Credits of Cry (Bear Family Box Set)

    • Johnny Whiteside
    • Liner Notes, Illustrations, Biographical Information, Photography
    • Richard Weize
    • Producer, Discography, Reissue Producer, Tape Research
    • Brian Henson
    • Producer, Illustrations, Discography, Tape Comparison, Reissue Producer, Photography

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