Christopher Cross (2019 Remaster) Christopher Cross

• 1Say You'll Be Mine (2019 Remaster)02:54
• 2I Really Don't Know Anymore (2019 Remaster)03:49
• 3Spinning (2019 Remaster)04:00
• 4Never Be the Same (2019 Remaster)04:41
• 5Poor Shirley (2019 Remaster)04:21
• 6Ride Like the Wind (2019 Remaster)04:30
• 7The Light Is On (2019 Remaster)04:08
• 8Sailing (2019 Remaster)04:16
• 9Minstrel Gigolo (2019 Remaster)05:56
• Total Runtime38:35

Info for Christopher Cross (2019 Remaster)

The 1980 Grammy winner for Album of the Year, this #6 smash shot Cross into the soft-rock stratosphere. The big hits Sailing; Ride Like the Wind; Never Be the Same, and Say You'll Be Mine join Spinning; Poor Shirley, and the rest of the original album!

„Christopher Cross' debut was a huge hit and widely acclaimed, at least among industry professionals (critics didn't give it a second listen), leading to multi-platinum success and Grammys. In retrospect, it might seem like the kind of success that's disproportional to the record itself, especially to hipper-than-thou younger generations, but in truth, Christopher Cross was a hell of a record -- it just was a hell of a soft rock record, something that doesn't carry a lot of weight among most audiences. That doesn't erase Cross' considerable gifts as a craftsman. Yes, he does favor sentimentality and can be very sweet on the ballads, but his melodicism is rich and construction tight, so there's a sturdy foundation for the classy professional gloss provided by his studio pros and friends, including indelible backing vocals by Michael McDonald. And while the hits like the dreamy 'Sailing' and the surging 'Ride Like the Wind' deserved all the attention, they're hardly the only highlights here -- to borrow a sports metaphor, this has a deep bench, and there's not a weak moment here. In fact, soft rock albums hardly ever came better than this, and it remains one of the best mainstream albums of its time.“ (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG)

Christopher Cross, guitar, vocals
Larry Carlton, guitar
Jay Graydon, guitar
Eric Johnson, guitar
Chuck Findley, trumpet
Jim Horn, saxophone
Jackie Kelso, saxophone
Tomás Ramírez, saxophone
Don Roberts, saxophone
Lew McCreary, trombone
Rob Meurer, synthesizer, keyboards
Michael Omartian, synthesizer, keyboards, background vocals
Andy Salmon, bass
Tommy Taylor, drums
Lenny Castro, percussion
Victor Feldman, percussion
Michael McDonald, background vocals
Don Henley, background vocals
Valerie Carter, background vocals
J.D. Souther, background vocals
Nicolette Larson, background vocals
Myrna Matthews, background vocals
Marty McCall, background vocals
Stormie Omartian, background vocals
Assa Drori, concertmaster

Recorded Summer 1979, Warner Brothers Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Engineered by Chet Himes
Produced by Michael Omartian

Digitally remastered

Christopher Cross
burst onto the music scene with his 1980 self-titled debut album, winning five Grammy Awards, including—for the first time in Grammy history—the “Big Four” most prestigious awards: Record of the Year (for the single “Sailing”), Album of the Year, Song of the Year (also “Sailing”), and Best New Artist.

In a career spanning more than four decades, Cross has sold over 10 million albums. His music has garnered five Grammys, an Oscar, a Golden Globe, an Emmy nomination and five Top 10 singles.

Within a year of the first album’s release, Cross joined music royalty Burt Bacharach to write “Arthur’s Theme,” for the movie Arthur, which won an Academy Award for Best Song. With his 1983 release, Another Page, Cross was again in the Top 10 with the singles “All Right” and “Think of Laura.” His song, “Swept Away,” composed for the hit television series, Growing Pains, was nominated for an Emmy.

Cross started his own label and, since 2007, has released 8 albums of new material, including A Christopher Cross Christmas and The Café Carlyle Sessions, jazz treatments of hits and favorites born out of a residency at the famous Hotel Carlyle in New York City. Take Me as I Am, released in 2018, features richly-crafted melodies and elegant guitar work. The latest project for Christopher Cross Records is aptly titled The Complete Works. Released in 2020, it celebrates his 40th anniversary as a recording artist and is a collection of all 12 previously-released CDs, one CD of singles and bonus tracks, and a pink vinyl containing one track from each album chosen by Christopher.

Even though the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the 40th Anniversary tour, starting in 2021, he is once again performing the carefully-crafted songs and music his fans enjoy, starting with “Sailing” and “Ride Like the Wind” from his Grammy-winning debut album and continuing through the decades of his ever-changing but always excellent material. More 40th Anniversary concert dates will be announced soon. Dates can be found on the tour section of his website, christophercross.com.

All in all, it’s been quite a ride, one that has taken Cross from his early days in Texas where he once served as a drum tech for Ginger Baker, bought gear from Jimmy Page, and played lead guitar for Deep Purple on a night when Ritchie Blackmore fell ill, to this place as a respected singer-songwriter-guitar player who continues to share his original music with the world.

This album contains no booklet.