When She Cries

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"When She Cries"
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Single by Restless Heart
from the album Big Iron Horses
B-side
  • "We're Gonna Be OK"
  • "Meet Me on the Other Side"
ReleasedAugust 31, 1992
Recorded1992
Genre
Length3:42
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Restless Heart singles chronology
"Familiar Pain"
(1992)
"When She Cries"
(1992)
"Mending Fences"
(1993)
Music video
"When She Cries" on YouTube

"When She Cries" is a song written by Sonny LeMaire and Marc Beeson, and recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in August 1992 as the first single from the album Big Iron Horses , the band's first album not to feature lead singer Larry Stewart. In his place, drummer John Dittrich sings lead.

Contents

The song reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It also reached number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 making it their highest peaking crossover single. [1] Instead of a B-side, the cassette single features snippets of other songs on the album. [1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Wayne Miller and features the band performing in a warehouse of Eagle Built Systems Inc.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 97
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [3] 6
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [4] 29
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 9
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 11
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [7] 2
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 9
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [9] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) [10] 68
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 76
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [12] 11

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