"When She Cries" is a song written by

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and

Marc Beeson Marc Beeson (born December 20, 1954 in Champaign, Illinois) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Beeson has co-written several singles which have reached the Hot Country Songs charts. Life and career Beeson moved to Nashville, Te ...

, and recorded by American

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group

Restless Heart Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's members are Larry Stewart (lead vocals), John Dittrich (drums, vocals), Paul Gregg (bass guitar, vocals), Dave Innis (piano, keyboards, guitar, vocals), and Greg Je ...

. It was released in August 1992 as the first single from the album ''

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'', the band's first album not to feature lead singer Larry Stewart. In his place, drummer John Dittrich sings lead. The song reached number 9 on the ''

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chart. It also reached number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 making it their highest peaking crossover single. Instead of a

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, the cassette single features snippets of other songs on the album.

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

Year-end charts

References

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