The Crybaby

The Crybaby
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2000
Recorded1999–2000
GenreSludge metal, alternative metal, alternative rock, country
Length73:03
LabelIpecac
ProducerMelvins, Tim Green, Tool, Ryeland Allison, Vince DeFranco
Melvins chronology
The Bootlicker
(1999)
The Crybaby
(2000)
The Trilogy Vinyl
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork6.7/10[2]
Spin5/10[3]

The Crybaby is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Melvins, released in 2000 through Ipecac Recordings. It is the last part of a trilogy preceded by The Maggot and The Bootlicker. The trilogy was released on vinyl by Ipecac Recordings on the same day The Crybaby was released (The Trilogy Vinyl, February 7, 2000), although the song "Divorced" was edited down and the last four tracks were excluded.

Track listing

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The Crybaby track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Smells Like Teen Spirit"Nirvana5:01
2."Blockbuster"The Jesus Lizard3:09
3."Ramblin' Man"Hank Williams3:14
4."G.I. Joe"Mike Patton, Kevin Rutmanis3:59
5."Mine Is No Disgrace"Buzz Osborne, J. G. Thirlwell8:21
6."Spineless"Erik Sanko4:01
7."Divorced w/ Tool"Dale Crover, Melvins14:42
8."Dry Drunk" (with Interlude by Godzik Pink)Osborne, David Yow4:03
9."Okie from Muskogee"Merle Haggard2:10
10."The Man with the Laughing Hand Is Dead"Osborne, Bliss Blood11:26
11."Moon Pie"Osborne, Sharp12:44
Total length:73:03

Personnel

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Guests

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Additional personnel

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  • Tim Green – producer, engineer (1 [drums only], 4 & 5), mixing (6)
  • Billy Howerdel – mixing (1), guitar & bass engineer (1)
  • Roderick Kohn – engineer (6)
  • Vince DeFranco – producer (7)
  • Ryeland Allison – producer (7)
  • Sir David Scott Stone – engineer (8 ["Interlude"])
  • Kurt Wolf – engineer (10)
  • Mackie Osborne – art

References

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  1. ^ Phares, Heather. The Crybaby at AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Ott, Chris (February 7, 2000). "Melvins - The Crybaby". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  3. ^ Fine, Jon (September 2000). "Melvins - The Crybaby". Spin. Retrieved November 3, 2019.