"When She Cries" is the title of a song written by Sonny LeMaire and Marc Beeson

Marc Beeson

Marc Beeson is an American country music singer and songwriter. Beeson has co-written several singles which have reached the Hot Country Songs charts.Beeson moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1990...

, and recorded by American country music group Restless Heart

Restless Heart

Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's original members were John Dittrich , Paul Gregg , Dave Innis , Greg Jennings , and Verlon Thompson...

. It was released in August 1992 as the first single from the album Big Iron Horses

Big Iron Horses

Big Iron Horses is the fifth studio album by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released by RCA Records in 1992. "When She Cries," "Mending Fences," "We Got the Love" and the title track were released as singles. The album reached #26 on the Top Country Albums chart and has been...

. The song reached #9 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

Hot Country Singles & Tracks

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

chart. It also reached #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 making it their highest peaking crossover single.

Music video

The music video was directed by Wayne Miller and features the band performing in a warehouse.

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	9
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	11
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	9
Canadian RPM Top Singles	6
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	29