"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. 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. Instead of a B-side, 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 1992 songs 1992 singles Restless Heart songs Song recordings produced by Josh Leo Songs written by Marc Beeson RCA Records Nashville singles Songs written by Sonny LeMaire 1990s ballads Country ballads Rock ballads