Tony McGuinness Releases ‘Crying’ As Final Single From Acclaimed Album Salt

“But inside, I was crying too…“

What if we closed the year on a slightly tangential note to our usual coverage? Have a look at this. Above & Beyond member Tony McGuinness, who you may know has a long and fruitful story in the music world, released a long-locked-away project of his halfway through the year, a Folk/Rock album titled Salt. And just before the year is over, both he and his team decided they’d give a little more love to one of the best-received songs of the album: ‘Crying‘.

They’ve now released the single on its own, own artwork and all, to give the corresponding starring role to a track which stuck with listeners of the body of work around the world. I’d understand the feeling: from what’s perhaps my most played album this year, ‘Crying’ is, also, my favourite track.

‘Crying’

About the single, Tony recalls, “Crying was my first attempt to write a song on the piano, and I think the nature of writing on the piano tends to make the whole thing sound more traditional, at least for me. And so I decided to write a more traditional song, but with a sort of twist at the end which is a classic songwriting motif“.

Falling slightly outside the whole Shelley connection of the concept behind Salt, given the fact that this particular song was not born from recalling moments in the relationship of both, “it’s a nice traditional song about a man not showing his emotions. And while it wasn’t strictly written about Shelley, I always felt it deserved to be on the album“.

“it’s a nice traditional song about a man not showing his emotions.”

-Tony McGuinness, on ‘Crying’.

Nevertheless, the lyrics are not completely disjointed from Shelley. T adds, “When we said goodbye at Gatwick Airport, I probably lost a stone in tears“. ‘Crying’ gives a bit of an insight into the male response of simply not breaking down when situations call for it, not meaning that it isn’t painful or tear-inducing, instead being a reflex some of us involuntarily exercise. Not crying, says Tony, is “something that men tend to be very good at“.

Listen to Tony McGuinness‘ heartfelt single ‘Crying’, as made famous through his solo album Salt, by hitting the ‘Play‘ button on the Spotify player below. Also, click here to listen to the entire LP. Be sure to follow our page to stay up to date on the latest news and views regarding our beloved Dance music industry.