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  • Release Date: 10/13/1998
  • Sales Rank: 12,586
  • Label: RAZOR & TIE
  • UPC: 793018284028

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Cry Cry Cry

1LISTENFall on Me 2:56
2LISTENCold Missouri Waters 4:32
3LISTENSpeaking with the Angel 3:58
4LISTENThe Kid 5:39
5LISTENShades of Gray 4:58
6LISTENLord, I Have Made You a Place in My Heart 3:34
7LISTENBy Way of Sorrow 3:03
8LISTENMemphis 4:46
9LISTENNorthern Cross 2:55
10LISTENDown by the Water 3:12
11LISTENI Know What Kind of Love This Is 4:25
12LISTENThe Ballad of Mary Magdalen 5:22

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This is an album of folk-rock covers performed by the Big Three singer/songwriters of the most recent folk revival, and it works well, if not perfectly. It starts off with the most risky number, a shimmering version of R.E.M.'s "Fall on Me." Dar Williams doesn't quite have the right voice for this song, but the band arrangements and backing vocals work nicely and the track ends up being very pretty in its way. The rest of the program is more of what you'd expect: story-songs by songwriters admired by the three performers, including James Keelaghan (whose "Cold Missouri Waters" is a harrowing firefighting tale), Robert Earl Keen ("Shades of Gray"), and Greg Brown ("Lord, I Have Made You a Place in My Heart"). Lucy Kaplansky, who has the best voice of the three, sings the heartbreakingly sweet "Speaking with the Angel," and there's a very interesting a cappella version of Leslie Smith's "Northern Cross," sung here in wide-open, medieval-sounding harmony. A couple of tunes rock out in a country-ish sort of way, and there's a nice version of Richard Shindell's "Ballad of Mary Magdalene." At times it sounds like the group members are still trying to figure out how best to work together, but fans of these artists won't be disappointed. Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

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September 28, 2002: i love this cd, my personal favorite is the song "cold missouri waters" which Richard Shindell sings. i would recommend this cd to anyone!

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October 14, 2001: It's so easy to criticize the state of popular music today with its honoring of flash over substance. But look a little deeper past the surface bubblegum, and you will see a vibrant community of artists writing songs that still mean something. The album CRY, CRY, CRY is the perfect entry into this world. The group of the same name consists of Dar Williams, Richard Shindell, and Lucy Kalplansky, three of the most talented singer/songwriters of this generation. In this collection of a dozen cover songs, predominantly from lesser-known artists, they show that popular music still has a beating heart and voice. ''Cold Missouri Waters'', written by James Keelaghan, is a true tale of the 1949 Mann Gulch forest fire disaster. Keelaghan starts his story six years after the fire with the foreman Wag Dodge dying of cancer. Dodge tells a priest about the decisions he made at Mann Gulch and the consequences of those decisions. Richard Shindell, who sings lead on this one, seems to channel Wag Dodge masterfully allowing the intensity build in each successive verse. Dar's and Lucy's wonderful harmonies convey the burning fire outracing the young ''smoke jumpers''. ''Cold Missouri Waters'' alone is worth the price of the album. Another highlight is Dar Williams' cover of Richard Shindell's Biblical love story, ''The Ballad of Mary Magdalen''. Dar's Mary is a world-weary woman who had the perfect man and let him get away (''it was his career or mine''). In the wistful Buddy Mondlock ''The Kid'', Dar Williams and Lucy Kaplansky seem to blend their voices into a seemless one. Other artists with works covered on this album include Nerissa Nields, Robert Earl Keen, and Cliff Eberhardt. Call it contemporary folk, call it adult alternative, but don't CRY, CRY, CRY for the state of modern music.


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