When the Children Cry

Name: When the Children Cry
Duration: 4 min 20 s

~ Recording by White Lion

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
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1.10	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	Pride	White Lion	Album	XE1987-04	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	7567-81768-2
1.10	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	Pride	White Lion	Album	US1987-06-21	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	7 81768-2, A2 81768
1.10	When the Children Cry	4:20	White Lion	Pride	White Lion	Album	XE1987-06-21	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	781 768-1
1.10	When the Children Cry	4:22	White Lion	Pride	White Lion	Album	JP1987-09-21	Victor (Japanese “His Master’s Voice” imprint)	VDP-1274
1.10	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	Pride	White Lion	Album	US1987
1.10	When the Children Cry	4:20	White Lion	Pride	White Lion	Album	US1987	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	81768-1
1.14	When the Children Cry	4:16	White Lion	Metal Ballads, Vol. 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1989	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	PD 74219
1.16	When the Children Cry	4:18	White Lion	Ronny's Pop Show 13	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1989	CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)	465065 2
1.5	When the Children Cry	4:23	White Lion	The Very Best of Soft Metal	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1990	TELDEC	9548-30096-2 XJ
1.15	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	Power Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	SE1991-01-25	EVA Records (Sweden)	261 350
2.8	When the Children Cry	4:21	White Lion	Heart Rock: Rock für’s Herz, Volume 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1991-09-16	Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past)	354 232
2.13	When Children Cry	4:23	White Lion	Soft, Hard & Heavy	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1991	Sonocord	281/46 099-8
1.8	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	The Best of White Lion (Club Edition)	White Lion	Album + Compilation	US1992-09-15	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	7 82425-2, 82425-2
1.8	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	The Best of White Lion	White Lion	Album + Compilation	US1992-09-15	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	7 82425-2
2.11	When the Children Cry	4:17	White Lion	Kuschelrock 6	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1992-09-23	Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 472444 2
2.11	When the Children Cry	4:17	White Lion	Knuffelrock 4	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE1992	Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 472650 2
1.8	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	The Best of White Lion (BMG club edition)	White Lion	Album + Compilation	US1992	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)	7 82425-2, D 193654
2.5	When the Children Cry	4:21	White Lion	Rock ’n’ Romance	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1993	Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past)	74321 13505 2
2.3	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	American Top 40: The Best of Pop, Rock & Soul	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994	Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	477696 2
4.12	When the Children Cry	4:20	White Lion	Heavy 100	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1994	Sounds Direct	A094/9031 79509 4
2.11	When the Children Cry	4:17	White Lion	KuschelRock 6 (Gold-Edition)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AT1994	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	472444 9
17.5	When the Children Cry	4:21	White Lion	Moments of Love	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1994	SR International	37 666 5
1.10	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	Best of 80's Metal, Volume Three: Bang Your Head	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997	PolyGram Records, Priority Records (US hip hop)	P2 50938
1.9	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	Monsters of Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997	Razor & Tie	A-28806, A-28807, A2-28805
1.14	When the Children Cry	4:22	White Lion	The Power of Love: Soul to Soul	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1997	Time–Life Music	TL629/22
2.6	When the Children Cry	4:18	White Lion	The Very Best of Rock 1987‐89	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DK1997 FI1997 NO1997 SE1997	The Very Best of Music	EMC8789120
2.5	When the Children Cry	4:20	White Lion	Classic Rock: 1985–1989	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1999 DE1999	Time–Life Music	TL 559/24, TL559/24
2.11	When the Children Cry	4:17	White Lion	Kuschelrock 6	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1999	Sony Music Media	472444 2, SMM 472444 2
1.11	When the Children Cry	4:18	White Lion	Love Flashback 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BR1999	Cutting Records (Brazilian bootleg label), MNF Brazil	BM5149
1.12	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	Mega Rock Ballads 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	7243 5227572 4
1.2	When the Children Cry	4:21	White Lion	Monsters of Rock, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000-02-22	Razor & Tie	7930189027-2
1.15	When the Children Cry	4:17	White Lion	80's Rock Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CL2000
1.7	When the Children Cry	4:21	White Lion	Power Ballads 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000	Warner Special Products, Compass Productions (budget compilations)	OPCD-1937
1.3	When the Children Cry	4:21	White Lion	Monster Ballads, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2001-02-20	Sony Music Special Products	A-51527
1.7	When the Children Cry	4:17	White Lion	20 Heavy Fra Kassen	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DK2001	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	SMCD 8209
2.7	When the Children Cry	4:22	White Lion	Ultimate Metal Classics, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2001	Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.)	OPCD-3582
2.8	When the Children Cry	4:18	White Lion	Absolute Rock Ballads Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	SE2002-01-21	Absolute (compilation series brand used by Stockholm-based EVA Records)	ACCD 3002
1.3	When the Children Cry	4:22	White Lion	The Essentials	White Lion	Album + Compilation	US2002-09-03	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	R2 76077
1.6	When the Children Cry	4:18	White Lion	Power Ballads, Volume 2 & 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2002	Warner Special Products	OPCD-1134, OPCD-1985
2.11	When the Children Cry	?:??	White Lion	Kuschelrock 6	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2004	Sony Music Media	SMM 4724445
1.15	When the Children Cry	4:20	White Lion	Power Ballads Gold	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2005-07-26	Hip‐O Records	B0005013-02
1.3	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	Monster Ballads (platinum edition)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2005-12-01	Razor & Tie
2.12	When the Children Cry	4:14	White Lion	Heart Rock Cafe	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GR2005	Compact Disc Club	62
1.6	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	Monster Ballads (platinum edition)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2006-01-31	Razor & Tie	7930189107-2
1.11	When the Children Cry	4:18	White Lion	Absolute Power Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	SE2006-07-26	EVA Records (Sweden)	EVACD 4060
1.5	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	The Definitive Rock Collection (Remastered)	White Lion	Album + Compilation	US2007-01-23	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label)	R2 74768
1.5	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	The Definitive Rock Collection	White Lion	Album + Compilation	DE2007-08-31 GB2007-09-03 XE2007	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label)	8122-74768-2
1.1	When The Children Cry	4:20	White Lion	When The Children Cry And Other Hits	White Lion	Album + Compilation	US2007-12-27	Collectables (US reissue label), Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino)	COL-CD-8595, R2 79875
2.12	When the Children Cry	4:17	White Lion	Old Skoöl of Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2007	Universal Music Australia (see annotation before using)
2.9	When the Children Cry	4:18	White Lion	The Ultimate Rock Ballads Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2007	Time–Life Music	21868-1
2.15	When the Children Cry	4:21	White Lion	The Ultimate Rock Ballads Collection: The Flame	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2007	Time–Life Music	TL URB/03
10.11	When the Children Cry	4:17	White Lion	Ultimate Love Songs Collection: Greatest Love of All	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2007	Time–Life Music
1.10	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	Pride	White Lion	Album	-2008-07-15	Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
1.16	When the Children Cry	4:21	White Lion	80's Mega Metal	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2008	Compass Productions (budget compilations), Rhino (reissue label)	OPCD-8230M
2.11	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	Absolute Rock Ballads Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	SE2008	EVA Records (Sweden)	EVACD 4083
2.13	When the Children Cry	4:15	White Lion	Bayern 3: Los Rockos! Vol. 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2009-05-08	Bayerischer Rundfunk	88697 37420 2
1.3	When the Children Cry	4:20	White Lion	Monster Ballads: The Ultimate Set (“As Seen on TV” 4‐disc set)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2009	Razor & Tie	6983681397-2
1.12	When the Children Cry	4:22	White Lion	Simply the Best 80’s Rock Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NZ2009	Warner Music New Zealand
2.7	When the Children Cry	4:18	White Lion	Die Hit-Giganten: Best of Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2011-09-16	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88697942162
1.10	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	Pride	White Lion	Album	JP2011	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	WQCP-1134
1.38	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	Born to Rock: 60 Tracks of Classic Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2012-11-16	Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International)
2.18	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	Classic Rock: The Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2012-11-19	Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom	5310547165
2.9	When the Children Cry	4:18	White Lion	The Ultimate Rock Ballads Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2012 US2012	Time–Life Music
2.9	When the Children Cry	4:16	White Lion	Der letzte Bulle, Volume 4	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	DE2013-02-15	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
1.30	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	Rock Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2014-01-08	Rhino (reissue label)
2.11	When the Children Cry	4:17	White Lion	Rock Ballads: The Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2014-01-20 DE2014-03-12 XE2014	Rhino (reissue label)	825646337781
1.10	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	Pride	White Lion	Album	GB2015-08-14	Rock Candy (UK reissue label)	CANDY268
1.13	When the Children Cry	4:19	White Lion	Classic Power Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2015-10-09	UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)	UWCLA015
1.13	When the Children Cry	4:20	White Lion	Classic Power Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2015-10-09	Universal UMC
3.8	When the Children Cry	4:18	White Lion	Classic Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2016-09-30	Rhino (reissue label)
1.28	When the Children Cry	4:18	White Lion	Rock Classics: The Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2017-05-05	Rhino (reissue label)
2.8	When the Children Cry	4:15	White Lion	Rock Classics: The Ultimate Rock Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2017-05-12	Rhino (reissue label)	0190295828196
5.9	When the Children Cry	?:??	White Lion	100 Greatest Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2017-11-10	Rhino (reissue label)	0190295734466
1.89	When the Children Cry	4:18	White Lion	100 Greatest Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DZ2017-11-10 AO2017-11-10 (show 141 more) ZW2017-11-10	Rhino (reissue label)
3.6	When the Children Cry	4:20	White Lion	Classic Rock Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2017	Rhino (reissue label), Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)	UWCLA031
1.11	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	Best Power Ballads Ever!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2018-02-27	X5 Music Group
1.6	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	Power Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2018-06-22	X5 Music Group
1.58	When the Children Cry	4:17	White Lion	Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DZ2018-08-03 AO2018-08-03 (show 143 more) ZW2018-08-03	Rhino (reissue label)
1.10	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	80s Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2018-08-07 AL2018-08-07 (show 201 more) ZW2018-08-07	X5 Music Group
1.12	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	Hard Rock Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2018-08-24 US2018-08-24	X5 Music Group
1.9	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	80s Rock Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2018-09-21 US2018-09-21	X5 Music Group
1.36	When the Children Cry	4:17	White Lion	Planet Rock: The Best Rock Album in the Universe	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2018-11-09	Rhino (reissue label)
2.18	When the Children Cry	4:17	White Lion	Planet Rock: The Best Rock Album in the Universe	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2018-11-09	Rhino (reissue label)
1.9	When the Children Cry	4:23	White Lion	Semi-Charmed Life: Radio Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2018-12-07	X5 Music Group
1.10	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	Metal Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2019-01-25	X5 Music Group
1.25	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	Ballads – 100 Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2019-03-08	X5 Music Group
1.2	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	Absolute Power Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2019-03-22 US2019-03-22	X5 Music Group
1.33	When the Children Cry	4:18	White Lion	100 Greatest Classic Rock Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2019-04-05 AL2019-04-05 (show 213 more) ZW2019-04-05	Rhino (reissue label)
1.71	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	100 Greatest Soft Rock Anthems Ever..	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2019-08-23	X5 Music Group
1.7	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	50 Hair Metal Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2019-10-18	X5 Music Group
2.13	When the Children Cry	4:16	White Lion	Die Hit Giganten Best of Lovesongs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AT2019-10-18 DE2019-10-18 LI2019-10-18 CH2019-10-18	NITRON media
1.19	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	I’ll Stand by You: Timeless Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2020-01-24	X5 Music Group
1.26	When the Children Cry (2006 remaster)	4:24	White Lion	80s Rock Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2020-02-21 AL2020-02-21 (show 216 more) SR2020-04-21	Rhino (reissue label)
1.21	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	100 Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2020-03-06	X5 Music Group
1.12	When the Children Cry	4:23	White Lion	Achtziger Musik	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2020-03-13	Warner Music Group Germany
1.9	When the Children Cry	4:17	White Lion	I Love Power Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2020-03-13 AL2020-03-13 (show 213 more) SR2020-04-21	Rhino (reissue label)
1.11	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	US Rock Hits of the 1980s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2020-03-13 CA2020-03-13 (show 3 more) US2020-03-13	X5 Music Group
1.35	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	80 from the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2020-04-10	X5 Music Group
1.71	When the Children Cry	4:24	White Lion	100 Greatest Soft Rock Anthems Ever..	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2020-04-10	X5 Music Group
Promotion
1.2	When the Children Cry (LP version)	4:20	White Lion	When the Children Cry	White Lion	Single	US1987	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	PR 2461-2

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assistant engineer:	Garth Richardson (Canadian music producer and engineer)
engineer, producer and mixer:	Michael Wagener
guitar:	Vito Bratta
lead vocals:	Mike Tramp

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1987)

recording of:	When the Children Cry

When the Children Cry

lyricist and composer:	Vito Bratta
writer:	Mike Tramp

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