The Crybaby is the twelfth studio album by the Melvins, released in February 7, 2000, through Ipecac Recordings. It is the last part of a trilogy preceded by The Maggot and The Bootlicker. The trilogy was later released on vinyl by Ipecac Recordings (The Trilogy Vinyl, November 27, 2000), although the song “Divorced” was edited down and the last four tracks were excluded.
Tracklist:
- Smells Like Teen Spirit: Nirvana
- Blockbuster: Jesus Lizard
- Ramblin’ Man: Hank Williams
- G.I. Joe: Mike Patton, Kevin Rutmanis
- Mine Is No Disgrace: Buzz Osborne, J. G. Thirlwell
- Spineless: Erik Sanko
- Divorced w/ Tool: Dale Crover, Melvins
- Dry Drunk: (with Interlude by Godzik Pink) Osborne, David Yow
- Okie from Muskogee: Merle Haggard
- The Man with the Laughing Hand Is Dead: Osborne, Bliss Blood
- Moon Pie: Osborne, Sharp
The Melvins
King Buzzo: guitar (1–3, 5–11), bass (1), noise (4)
Dale Crover: drums (1, 3, 5–11), Mattel drums & guitar (2), noise (4), vocals (9)
Kevin Rutmanis: bass (2–11), slide bass (2 & 8); oscillator, harmonica, metronome, voice, guitar & engineer (4); vocals (8)
Guests
Leif Garrett: vocals (1)
David Yow: vocals (2 & 8)
Hank Williams III: guitar (3), vocals (3 & 9)
Henry Bogdan: steel guitar (3 & 9)
Mike Patton: vocals, sampler, guitar, percussion & engineer (4)
J. G. Thirlwell: vocals, samples, engineer & mixing (5)
Erik Sanko: guitar & vocals (6)
Rick Lee: trash & samples (6)
Amanda Ferguson: vocals (6)
Bruce Bromberg: guitar (6)
Tool: producer (7)
Godzik Pink: “Interlude” (8)
Bliss Blood: vocals, Wurlitzer treated vocal, electric sitar, musical saws & Señor Wences samples (10)
Kevin Sharp: vocals & samples (11)
Additional personnel
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
