Music for Crying
{{Infobox album
| name = Music for Crying
| type = Compilation
| artist = Kramer
| cover = Kramer - Music for Crying.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1995|8}}
| recorded = {{Start date|1985}} – {{Start date|1994}}
| venue =
| studio = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|Various}}|{{Plainlist|
- Noise New York
- {{small|(New York City, NY)}}
- Noise New Jersey
- {{small|(Jersey City, NJ)}}
}}}}
| genre = Experimental rock
| length = 65:34
| label = Creativeman Disc.
| producer = Kramer
| prev_title = Black Power
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Gunsmoke
| next_year = 1996
}}
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Music for Crying is a compilation album by Kramer, released in August 1995 by Creativeman Disc.{{cite magazine |first=Terry |last=Rompers |url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=kramer |title=Kramer |magazine=Trouser Press |year=2007 |accessdate=March 9, 2016}} It comprises recordings made between 1985 and 1994, covering both his solo and collaborative work.
Track listing
{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Artist (recording date)
| title1 = We Can Work It Out
| note1 = from A Remark Hugh Made
| writer1 = Lennon–McCartney
| extra1 = Hugh Hopper & Kramer (1994)
| length1 = 2:23
| title2 = Stupid Summer
| note2 = from The Guilt Trip
| writer2 = Mark Kramer
| extra2 = Kramer (1992)
| length2 = 2:54
| title3 = Tears Come Down
| note3 = from Black Power
| writer3 = Ralph Carney, Daved Hild, Mark Kramer
| extra3 = Carney • Hild • Kramer (1994)
| length3 = 2:26
| title4 = The Juliet E-Mail
| note4 = from Tattoo of Blood
| writer4 = Penn Jillette, Mark Kramer
| extra4 = Captain Howdy (1993)
| length4 = 3:08
| title5 = Palm Wine on Palm Sunday
| note5 = from Hot Day in Waco
| writer5 = Dogbowl
| extra5 = Dogbowl & Kramer (1993)
| length5 = 4:14
| title6 = You Don't Know
| note6 = from The Guilt Trip
| writer6 = Mark Kramer
| extra6 = Kramer (1992)
| length6 = 3:06
| title7 = Slowly
| note7 = from Happiness Finally Came to Them
| writer7 = Ralph Carney, Mark Kramer
| extra7 = Carney • Hild • Kramer (1987)
| length7 = 2:31
| title8 = Nine Minus Seven Is Two
| note8 = from The Secret of Comedy
| writer8 = Mark Kramer
| extra8 = Kramer (1994)
| length8 = 4:58
| title9 = The Raven
| note9 = from Egomaniacs
| writer9 = Kim Fahy, Jamie Harley, Mark Kramer
| extra9 = Fahy • Harley • Kramer (1993)
| length9 = 3:18
| title10 = Thinking Thoughts
| note10 = from Who's Afraid?
| writer10 = Daevid Allen, Mark Kramer
| extra10 = Daevid Allen and Kramer (1993)
| length10 = 3:14
| title11 = Birth
| note11 = from The 20th Anniversary of the Summer of Love 1987-1967
| writer11 = Coby Batty, Mark Kramer, David Licht
| extra11 = The Moon (1987)
| length11 = 3:02
| title12 = Strings
| note12 = from The Secret of Comedy
| writer12 = Mark Kramer
| extra12 = Kramer (1994)
| length12 = 3:35
| title13 = Subterranean Homesick Blues
| note13 = from Roll Out the Barrel
| writer13 = Bob Dylan
| extra13 = Jad Fair and Kramer (1988)
| length13 = 1:21
| title14 = End
| note14 = from Happiness Finally Came to Them
| writer14 = Ralph Carney, Daved Hild, Mark Kramer, Pete Plumbly
| extra14 = Carney • Hild • Kramer (1987)
| length14 = 2:32
| title15 = Rain
| note15 = Beatles cover from Double Bummer
| writer15 = John Lennon
| extra15 = Bongwater (1988)
| length15 = 5:38
| title16 = Next Time, Try Compassion
| note16 = from The Guilt Trip
| writer16 = Mark Kramer
| extra16 = Kramer (1992)
| length16 = 3:53
| title17 = Tattoo of Blood
| note17 = from Tattoo of Blood
| writer17 = Lou Reed
| extra17 = Captain Howdy (1993)
| length17 = 4:24
| title18 = Free Will & Testament
| note18 = from A Remark Hugh Made
| writer18 = Mark Kramer, Robert Wyatt
| extra18 = Hugh Hopper & Kramer (1994)
| length18 = 3:17
| title19 = I Can Watch
| note19 = from The Secret of Comedy
| writer19 = Mark Kramer
| extra19 = Kramer (1994)
| length19 = 5:40
}}
Personnel
Adapted from Music for Crying liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Music for Crying |others=Kramer |year=1995 |type=booklet |publisher=Shimmy Disc |location=New York City}}
- Kramer – vocals, instruments, production, engineering
Release history
class="wikitable"
! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog |
Japan
| 1995 | Creativeman Disc. | CD | CMDD-00011 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/Kramer-Music-For-Crying/release/2993634 Music for Crying] at Discogs (list of releases)
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