Christopher Cross (album)
Released December 1979
Recorded 1979
Studio Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California);
Pecan Street Studios
(Austin, Texas)
Genre
Pop rock soft rock
Length 38:32
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Michael Omartian
Christopher Cross is the self-titled debut album by Christopher Cross, released in December 1979. Recorded in mid-1979, the album was one of the early digitally recorded albums, utilizing the 3M Digital Recording System. In 1981, it won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, famously beating Pink Floyd’s The Wall. It has been noted for being one of the most influential soft rock albums of the early 1980s.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Christopher Cross.
“Say You’ll Be Mine” – 2:53
“I Really Don’t Know Anymore” – 3:49
“Spinning” (Duet with Valerie Carter) – 3:59
“Never Be the Same” – 4:40
“Poor Shirley” – 4:20
“Ride Like the Wind” – 4:30
“The Light Is On” – 4:07
“Sailing” – 4:14
“Minstrel Gigolo” – 6:00
Personnel
Larry Carlton – guitar solo (2, 7)
Valerie Carter – lead and background vocals (3)
Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 4-7, 9)
Christopher Cross – arrangements, lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar (1, 4, 6-9), background vocals (1, 5-8), guitar solo (5, 6)
Assa Drori – concertmaster
Victor Feldman – vibraphone (3, 4), percussion (3, 7, 8)
Chuck Findley – trumpet, flugelhorn (3)
Jay Graydon – guitar solo (1, 4)
Don Henley – background vocals (7)
Jim Horn – saxophone
Eric Johnson – guitar solo (9)
Jackie Kelso – saxophone
Nicolette Larson – background vocals (1)
Myrna Matthews – background vocals (4)
Marty McCall – background vocals (4)
Lew McCreary – trombone
Michael McDonald – background vocals (2, 6)
Rob Meurer – arrangements, synthesizer (2-4, 6-8), electric piano (3, 4, 7, 8), celesta (3), acoustic piano (5, 9), organ (5)
Michael Omartian – arrangements, acoustic piano (1-4, 6, 7, 8), synthesizer (9), background vocals (9)
Stormie Omartian – background vocals (4)
Tomás Ramírez – saxophone (9)
Don Roberts – saxophone
Andy Salmon – bass
J.D. Souther – background vocals (7)
Tommy Taylor – drums
Production
Producer – Michael Omartian
Assistant Producer – Michael Ostin
Engineer and Mix – Chet Himes
Second Engineer – Stuart Gitlin
Mastering – Bobby Hata
Artwork – Danny Henderson and James Flournoy Holmes
Design – James Flournoy Holmes and Wonder Graphics
Flamingo Concept – Jim Newhouse
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