When a Blind Man Cries

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"When a Blind Man Cries"
Cover of the 1972 German single
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
Deep Purple singles chronology
"Strange Kind of Woman" (1971) "Never Before" / "When a Blind Man Cries" (1972) "Smoke on the Water" (1973)

"When a Blind Man Cries" is a song by English rock band Deep Purple, originally only available as the B-side of the single "Never Before", released in 1972. It was recorded during the Machine Head sessions in December 1971.

According to Ian Gillan, "It’s just an example, for example, if you think of the phrase 'if a blind man cries' then it's pretty sad, those who are disadvantaged tend to be less complaining than those who are able-bodied".^[2]