- Who's Crying Now
"Who's Crying Now" is a song recorded by the American rock band Journey. It was written by
Jonathan Cain and Steve Perry. It was released in 1981 as the first single from "Escape" and became the album's second most successful single, reaching #4 on both theBillboard Hot 100 and theMainstream Rock Tracks charts.The song is highlighted by Steve Perry's smooth, soulful lyrics, piano playing by
Jonathan Cain which interludes with a bass riff byRoss Valory , and acoustic guitars. There are no electric guitars until the end of the song, whenNeal Schon plays a repeating guitar solo. Originally, according to Schon onIn the Studio with Redbeard (which devoted an entire episode to the making of Escape), he recorded an aggressive guitar solo which he liked but Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain didn't like. Then Schon added that the final solo on the record, which was done in a half-hearted fashion but Cain and Perry loved it. Additionally, drum playing by Steve Smith is only found in the choruses and towards the end of the song.Randy Crawford did a cover version on her 1991 album [http://www.answers.com/topic/through-the-eyes-of-love-rhythm-blues-album Through The Eyes Of Love] .
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