When a Blind Man Cries
| "When a Blind Man Cries" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Deep Purple | ||||
| A-side | "Never Before" | |||
| Released | 17 March 1972 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 6–21 December 1971 Montreux, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | EMI (U.K.) Warner Bros. (U.S.) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice | |||
| Producer(s) | Deep Purple | |||
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"When a Blind Man Cries" is a 1972 song by British rock band Deep Purple and was originally released as a B-side to the single Never Before. It was recorded during the sessions to their sixth studio album Machine Head in 1971. It has been covered by Bon Jovi and Metallica for their album Re-Machined: A Tribute to Deep Purple's Machine Head.
