Crying Laughing Loving Lying

Crying Laughing Loving Lying is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Labi Siffre, released in 1972, by Pye International.

Crying Laughing Loving Lying
Studio album by Labi Siffre
Released	1972 (1972)
Studio	Chappell, London
Genre	Folk rock[1] folk[1] folk-pop[2]
Length	39:29
Label	Pye International
Producer	Labi Siffre
Labi Siffre chronology
The Singer and the Song (1971) Crying Laughing Loving Lying (1972) For the Children (1973)
Singles from Crying Laughing Loving Lying
"It Must Be Love" Released: 1971

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	9.0/10[1]

All songs were written, performed and produced by Siffre, and 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 US by Bell Records but failed to chart. The album was never released in the US. Siffre had his first US singles success as a songwriter when, in 1983, the cover version of "It Must Be Love" by Madness peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 33.

Olivia Newton-John covered "Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying" on her 1975 album, Clearly Love, Whitney covered "Crying Laughing Loving Lying" on their 2020 album Candid,^[3] and Peach Pit covered "Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying" on the 2025 expansion version of their album Magpie.^[4]

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

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Labi Siffre

1. "Saved" – 2:11
2. "Cannock Chase" – 4:07
3. "Fool Me a Good Night" – 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

13. "You Make It Easy" – 4:12
14. "Good Old Days" – 3:12
15. "Pristine Verses" – 3:03
16. "You'll Let Me Know" – 3:50
17. "Oh Me Oh My Mr City Goodbye" – 3:52
18. "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