Subscribe
now to receive all the new
music
Brian Campbell creates,
including
10 back-catalog releases,
delivered instantly to you via the Bandcamp app for iOS and Android.
Learn more.
Cry baby cry, cry baby cry
Cry baby cry, cry baby cry
Just let the teardrops fall
Feel the sting of their healing salt
Oh-oh-oh, cry, cry baby cry
Just feel your tears dripping down on the stones
Just feel the pain ooze all through your bones
That’s all that you can do
Let it flow through you
Oh, cry, cry baby cry
You’ve been through a lifetime of abuse
First it was your family, now it’s you
And the circle goes around
To the loves that you have found
Oh, cry, cry baby cry
Cry baby cry, cry baby cry oooooh
Just let the teardrops fall
Feel the sting of their healing salt
Oh, cry, cry baby cry
Oh, it’s a long long long suffering world
Sometimes it’s hardly worth living if the truth be told
But when you dry your eyes
You’ll see that sun still in the sky
Oh, cry, cry baby cry
Cry baby cry, cry baby cry oooooh
Just let the teardrops fall
Feel the sting of their healing salt
Oh, cry, cry baby cry,
Cry, cry baby cry,
Cry, cry baby cry
credits
released December 19, 2019
Brian Campbell: guitar, voice
Chard Chénier: harmonica
Martin Bennett: arrangements, sampled bass and percussion
Recorded at Studio Loco, Montreal
Cover image: József Rippl-Rónai (1861 – 1927): Sorrow
Listener comments:
I spent much of last evening listening to your music. It’s wonderful. My favourite song is probably Cry Baby Cry. Why didn’t that one make the EP? The harmonica player and backup are excellent, but it’s you, the ringleader, who steals the show. Congratulations on this remarkable achievement. I’m going to listen it the EP again as I take a walk on the mountain this afternoon.
- Joshua L., Montreal
Seems like Brian's best original composition. Third verse is remarkable. Chard Chenier on harmonica is very good. - Ross M., Toronto
Very sweet and beautiful....the harmonica adds the perfect touch throughout. Bravo to Brian and to Chard Chenier! - Davetta F., Montreal
I've heard this before live and the recording seems very polished. Congratulations! - Louise C., St-Lazare, Quebec
So beautiful. Love the harmonica and the bongo and the lyrics!!! - Susan D., Montreal
Brian Campbell is a song-poet, dexterous finger-stylist, and impassioned, heart-felt singer. A widely published poet,
Campbell has several critically acclaimed collections to his name. On stage he is relaxed and natural, an entertaining storyteller who spellbinds with his songs. He performs regularly, mostly in the Montreal area. To learn more about him, see campbellmuse.com...more
Tompkins Square present a nine-track intro to the gorgeous American Primitive stylings of Wall Matthews—soothing, rustic, and peaceful. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 25, 2020
The Imaginational Anthem series comes to Bandcamp. Vol. 9 features an eclectic array of songs selected by Tompkins Square alum Ryley Walker. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 15, 2019
Recorded in Oakland, “After the Rain” pays tribute to the spirit and sound of John Coltrane in its deft, melodic tunes. Bandcamp New & Notable May 18, 2019