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Crying Laughing Loving Lying is a 1972 release by Labi Siffre.

Crying Laughing Loving Lying
Studio album by Labi Siffre
Released	1972
Recorded	1972
Studio	Chappell Studio, London
Genre	Pop
Label	Pye International - U.K. 1972 CD Reissue 2006 - EMI
Producer	Labi Siffre
Labi Siffre chronology
The Singer and the Song (1971) Crying Laughing Loving Lying (1972) For the Children (1973)

All songs written, performed and produced by Labi Siffre. The album was recorded at Chappell Studios in London.

The record contains two of Labi's best known songs: "It Must Be Love" (No. 14, 1971) (later covered by and a No. 4 hit for Madness, for which Siffre himself appeared in the video) and "Crying Laughing Loving Lying" (No. 11, 1972).

Both "It Must Be Love" and "Crying Laughing Loving Lying" were released as singles in the U.S. by Bell Records but failed to chart. The album was never released in the U.S. Siffre had his first U.S. singles success as a songwriter when, in 1983, the cover version of "It Must Be Love" by Madness peaked in the Billboard Magazine chart at #33.

Olivia Newton-John covered the song on her 1975 album Clearly Love.

Kanye West sampled "My Song" on his track "I Wonder".

The remastered album was released on CD in 2006 by EMI featuring 6 bonus tracks and liner notes by Labi Siffre.

"Gimme Some More" was used in a 2020 Hershey's commercial.[1]

Whitney covered "Crying Laughing Loving Lying" on their 2020 album Candid.[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Labi Siffre

1. "Saved" – 2:11
2. "Cannock Chase" – 4:07
3. "Fool Me a Goodnight" – 3:45
4. "It Must Be Love" – 3:57
5. "Gimme Some More" – 2:55
6. "Blue Lady" – 5:06
7. "Love Oh Love Oh Love" – 4:27
8. "Crying Laughing Loving Lying" – 3:03
9. "Hotel Room Song" – 2:54
10. "My Song" – 4:44
11. "Till Forever" – 1:15
12. "Come On Michael" - 2:58

Bonus Tracks on 2006 CD Reissue

1. "You Make It Easy" - 4:12
2. "Good Old Days" - 3:12
3. "Pristine Verses" - 3:03
4. "You'll Let Me Know" - 3:50
5. "Oh Me Oh My Mr City Goodbye" - 3:52
6. "For The Lovin'" - 4:30

Personnel

• Labi Siffre - vocals, guitar, bass, piano, electric piano, organ, celesta
• Les Hurdle, Dave Richmond - bass
• Brian Bennett, Barry De Souza - drums
• Francis Monkman, Peter Robinson - electric piano
• Richard Tattersall - ukulele
• Harry Cornet, Ray Warleigh, Alan Skidmore, Don Fay - flute
• Hugh Potts, Jeff Bryant, Martyn Ford - French horn
• Stephen Maw, Vanessa Poole, Robin Thompson - bassoon
• Richard Studt - string leader
• Nick Ingman - conductor

References

External links

• Labi Siffre's own website

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