Laughing Down Crying

Laughing Down Crying is the fifth solo album by American recording artist Daryl Hall. It was released on September 27, 2011, on Verve Records.^[1][2] Co-producer and bandmate T-Bone Wolk died during early recording sessions for the disc; Hall dedicated the record to him.^[3] Hall debuted the album on a two-part episode of his series Live from Daryl's House.^[4]

Laughing Down Crying
Studio album by Daryl Hall
Released	September 27, 2011
Recorded	2010–2011
Genre	Pop rock, rock, R&B, soul
Length	44:48
Label	Verve, Verve Forecast
Producer	Greg Bieck John Fields Daryl Hall Paul Pesco T-Bone Wolk
Daryl Hall chronology
Can't Stop Dreaming (1996) Laughing Down Crying (2011) BeforeAfter (2022)

Track listing

• All tracks written and composed by Daryl Hall except as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Laughing Down Crying"		4:11
2.	"Talking To You (Is Like Talking To Myself)"		4:26
3.	"Lifetime Of Love"	Hall, Billy Mann	3:48
4.	"Eyes For You (Ain't No Doubt About It)"		5:34
5.	"Save Me"		4:17
6.	"Message to Ya"	Hall, Paul Pesco	4:15
7.	"Wrong Side of History"		3:45
8.	"Get Out of the Way"		4:59
9.	"Crash & Burn"		4:44
10.	"Problem With You"		4:38
11.	"Don't Wait Too Long (bonus track)" (Japanese edition only)		4:09
Total length:			48:57

Singles

The lead single, "Talking To You (Is Like Talking To Myself)",^{[citation needed]} reached number 16 on the Adult Contemporary chart on the November 12, 2011 issue, it stayed there for two weeks and remained on the chart for twenty weeks and it was the most successful song of the album.^[5]

The album's single of the same name peaked at number five on the Billboard's Smooth Jazz Songs chart on November 26, 2011 staying there for a week and remaining on the chart for 20 weeks.^[6]

"Eyes For You" went to number 23 on the Adult Contemporary chart on July 14, 2012 staying there for a week and remained on the chart for 14 weeks.^[7]

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[8]	142

Personnel

• Daryl Hall – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, synth bass, percussion
• Greg Bieck – keyboards, drum programming
• John Fields – keyboards (3), synth bass (10), drum programming (10)
• Paul Pesco – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass (1, 6)
• T-Bone Wolk – acoustic guitar (3, 7, 10), bass (3, 7, 10)
• Zev Katz – bass (1, 2, 9)
• Jerry Duplessis – bass (9)
• Shawn Pelton – drums (1, 3, 6, 7, 9)
• Mickey Curry – drums (2, 8, 10)
• John Scarpulla – baritone saxophone (3, 5, 6), tenor saxophones (3, 5, 6)
• Charles DeChant – tenor saxophone (3, 5, 6)
• David Mann – tenor saxophone (3, 5, 6)
• Barry Danielian – trumpet (3, 5, 6)
• Larry Gold – horn arrangements (3, 5, 6), string arrangements (9)
• March Fry – backing vocals (3-5)
• Klyde Jones – backing vocals (3), bass (5, 6)
• Everett Bradley – backing vocals (6)

Production

• Producers – Daryl Hall, Greg Bieck and Paul Pesco.
• Additional Producers – John Fields and T-Bone Wolk
• Engineers – Greg Bieck and Peter Moshay
• Recorded at A-Pawling Studios (Pawling, NY); Red House Studios (Bedfordshire, England); Studio 44 (Monster, Holland); Afro Head Studios.
• Mixed by Michael H. Brauer at Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY).
• Package Design – Kathy Phillips at Phillips Design.
• Photography – Mark Maglio (cover and interior shots); Elliot Lewis (back cover interior shots); Paul Pesco and Peter Moshay.
• Management – Jonathan Wolfson at Wolfson Entertainment, Inc.

References

1. "iTunes Music - Laughing Down Crying by Daryl Hall". iTunes Store. 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
2. "Laughing Down Crying: Daryl Hall: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
3. Jurek, Thom (2011-09-27). "Laughing Down Crying - Daryl Hall : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
4. "Live from Daryl's House: This Month's Episode".
5. "Daryl Hall - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
6. "Daryl Hall - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
7. "Daryl Hall - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
8. "Daryl Hall Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2022.