CHRISTOPHER CROSS

Press Kit    

 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS  

5 GRAMMY AWARDS

1 OSCAR AWARD

1 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD

9 MILLION WORLDWIDE ALBUM SALES

4 #1 SINGLES

9 TOP 20/AC HITS

Biography    

Christopher Cross was by far the biggest new star of 1980, virtually defining adult contemporary radio with a series of smoothly sophisticated ballads including the #1 hit, “Sailing.”

Christopher Cross’ 1980 self-titled debut album with the lead single “Ride Like the Wind” rocketed to the #2 spot; the massive success of the second single “Sailing” made Cross a superstar, and in the wake of two more Top 20 hits, “Never Be the Same” and “Say You'll Be Mine,” he walked off with an unprecedented and record-setting five Grammys in 1981, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for “Sailing.” He soon scored a second #1, as well as an Academy Award, with “Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do),” which he co-wrote with Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Peter Allen for the smash Dudley Moore film comedy Arthur. (Excerpt from Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide)

Christopher’s much-anticipated second album Another Page came out in 1983 and produced the hits “All Right,” “No Time for Talk,” and a Top Ten entry for “Think of Laura,” a song featured prominently in the daytime drama, General Hospital.

Amazingly, he charted 8 songs into the Billboard Top-40 charts between 1980 and 1983. Four years, two albums, eight hit singles, several world tours, five Grammy's, and one Oscar marked Christopher’s meteoric rise to the top. At this writing, Christopher has released eight albums (not counting hits packages), a body of work revealing a steady, focused dedication to that oh-so-rare commodity of the latter-day popster – artistic growth. Eight albums. Those who have followed Cross have reaped the rewards of set after set of intelligently written and performed melodic pop. Throughout the years, he has remained a unique artist, replete with that confounding blend of sensitivity, determination and conviction of his own artistry. Beyond the Cross-mania years, Christopher co-wrote and sang the song that helped define the 1984 Summer Olympics, “A Chance for Heaven;” he co-wrote and sang the delightful “Loving Strangers” for the hit 1986 Tom Hanks movie, Nothing in Common; and the following year he presented “I Will (Take You Forever),” a lovely duet with international Les Miserables star Frances Ruffelle, which tune has graced many a wedding (and is still a staple of radio worldwide). Singles from most all of his albums charted in Japan and elsewhere in East; and the rollicking “In the Blink of an Eye” enjoyed a smashing top-ten success in Germany and surrounding territories in 1992.

Biography   Christopher Cross’ string of post-megahit albums from the mid-1980s to the present represents, in a consistent manner, a hard-travelled road of integrity, a refusal to compromise: Every Turn of the World, Christopher’s foray into a harder rocking style which delighted fans; Back of My Mind, a collection of breezy pop perfection with a foreshadowing of the deeper range to come; Rendezvous, the insightful, landmark Cross set that found him tackling thoughtful subjects; Window, a heartfelt, acoustic-pop of the era; and Walking In Avalon / Red Room, arguably the very pinnacle of sophisticated, mature – and, lest we forget, fun – Christopher Cross music. Christopher continues to record and perform, averaging about 100 live shows per year. Every few years, the world has been gifted with a new set of songs, each of the albums growing innately from the last while resolutely advancing the state of his art. And he has continued to seek out his fans worldwide by regularly hitting the concert road, never depriving those fans of the early hits (played note-perfect), as well as a broad range of his latest work – the songs where his heart (and his art) truly lies. The audience response is never less than rapturous. That later work, much of it in collaboration with longtime cohort Rob Meurer, stands up to the best of better-known contemporary pop; some would say it stands a bit taller. It also stands as a testament to an artist who strives to deepen. Christopher Cross has many a laurel, none of which has ever been rested on.

         

Cross Statistics ALBUM/Single   Peak  Position   Date  of  Peak   #  weeks  on  Chart          CHRISTOPHER  CROSS   Billboard  #6   5/10/80            Ride  Like  the  Wind   Hot  100  #2   5/17/80   21  weeks          Sailing   Hot  100  #1   8/30/80   21  weeks          Never  Be  the  Same   Hot  100  #15   12/6/80   19  weeks          Say  You’ll  Be  Mine   Hot  100  #20   5/23/81   14  weeks          Arthur’s  Theme   Hot  100  #1   10/17/81   24  weeks          ANOTHER  PAGE   Billboard  #10   4/83            All  Right   Hot  100  #12   3/19/83   10  weeks          No  Time  for  Talk   Hot  100  #33   6/11/83   10  weeks          Think  of  Laura   Hot  100  #9   2/4/84   11  weeks     AC  Chart  #1   2/14/84   9  weeks          Chance  for  Heaven     AC  #16   8/4/84   8  weeks     Hot  100  #76   7/7/84            Charm  the  Snake   Hot  100  #68   11/9/85   5  weeks          Loving  Strangers   AC  Chart  #27   11/8/86   8  weeks  

 AWARDS    GRAMMY’S  -­1980      Album  of  the  Year  –  Christopher  Cross      Song  of  the  Year  –  Sailing      Record  of  the  Year  –  Sailing      Best  New  Artist        Best  Arrangement  Accompanying  Vocalist  –  Sailing  (Michael  Omartian,  arranger)    ACADEMY  AWARD  –  1981      Best  Song  –  Arthur’s  Theme    GOLDEN  GLOBE  –  1981    Best  Song  –  Arthur’s  Theme    

Sailing  ranked  #1  of  VH1’s  40  Most  Softsational  Soft-­‐Rock  Songs  

Discography    

 Christopher  Cross  –  Warner  Brothers  –  1979  

Christopher’s  landmark  debut  album,  winner  of  five  Grammy  awards,  including  Best  Album,    Best  Song  (“Sailing”),  and  Best  New  Artist.  

 

       Another  Page  –  Warner  Brothers  –  1983  

A  star-­‐studded  second  release  featuring  Art  Garfunkel,  Carl  Wilson,  Karla  Bonoff,    Steve  Gadd  and  members  of  Toto,  Michael  McDonald,  Don  Henley  and  J.D.  Souther.      

It  contains  the  hit  “Think  of  Laura.”        

         Every  Turn  of  the  World  –  Warner  Brothers  –  1985  

Enriched  by  new  writing  partnerships  with  renowned  lyricists,  Christopher’s  third  album  sets  forth  an  intriguing  array  of  up-­‐tempo  styles  and  moods,  and  includes  a  couple  of  Cross  ballads  for  good  measure.  

 

 

 

Discography    

 Back  of  My  Mind  –  Reprise  –  1988  

Christopher’s  fourth  album  features  such  songs  as  “Swept  Away”,  written  for  a  special  episode    of  the  hit  TV  series  Growing  Pains,  and  “Never  Stop  Believing”  with  a  fine  vocal  turn  by    

Fleetwood  Mac  veteran  Christine  McVie,  as  well  as  the  duet  with    Frances  Ruffelle  of  Les  Miserables  fame,  “I  Will  (Take  You  Forever).”  

 Rendezvous  –  BMG  Records  –  1991  

Christopher’s  fifth  album  is  considered  by  many  to  be  his  finest  collection  of  material  to  date.      Chocked  full  of  reflective,  passionate  songs  standing  as  a  shining  labor  of  love,  it  features    “Is  There  Something”  and  the  rocking  “In  the  Blink  of  an  Eye,”  both  major  hits  abroad.  

   

 Window  –  Priority  Records  –  1994  

At  the  time  of  release,  this  was  surely  Christopher’s  most  personal  album.    Its  sparse  production  gives  a  deep  sense  of  thematic  definition  to  the  songs  and  Christopher  has  never  been  in  finer  voice.    It  boasts  the  hit  duet  with  Gigi  Worth,  “Open  Up  My  Window”  and  a  modern  reworking  of  the  old  Spirit  chestnut,  

“Nature’s  Way.”      

 

       

Discography        

 Walking  in  Avalon  –  CMC  International  –  1998  

Christopher’s  seventh  album  release  is  without  a  doubt  his  crowning  achievement  to  date.  The  first  CD  of  this  two-­‐set  effort  is  a  showcase  for  Cross’  formidable  vocal,  aggravation,  love  and  

lust.    The  second  CD  contains  a  74-­‐minute  live  concert  in  which  Christopher  performs  virtually  all  of  his  hits  including  “Sailing,”  “Ride  Like  the  Wind”  and  “Arthur’s  Theme.”    

Bonus  guest  performance  by  Michael  McDonald.    

                 The  Very  Best  of  Christopher  Cross  –  Rhino/Warner  Brothers  –  2002  The  Definitive  Christopher  Cross  –  WEA  –  2001  (International  version)  

Enjoy  all  the  hits  from  Christopher  Cross  that  are  digitally  re-­‐mastered,  as  well  as  some  of  Christopher’s  favorites  from  his  non-­‐Warners  albums.  

   

                                   A  Christopher  Cross  Christmas  –  U.S.  2007  and  European  Version  2009  

Christopher  sings  the  best  that  Christmas  has  to  offer,  including  two  original  compositions.    

Discography  

 The  Café  Carlyle  Sessions  –  Edel  Records  –  2008  

The  concept  for  Christopher’s  most  recent  release  came  out  of  his  shows  in  April  2008  at  the  legendary  and  intimate  Café  Carlyle  at  the  Carlyle  Hotel  in  New  York  City.    He  presents  the  music  in  a  more  free,  

jazz-­‐inflected  style  quite  different  from  his  traditional  pop  rhythm  section  format.    

Video Links CHRISTOPHER  CROSS  PERFORMS  "RIDE  LIKE  THE  WIND"  WITH  THE  ROOTS  AND  MICHAEL  MCDONALD  ON  LATE  

NIGHT  WITH  JIMMY  FALLON  

 

CHRISTOPHER  CROSS  PERFORMS  "SAILING"  ON  LATE  NIGHT  WITH  JIMMY  FALLON  

CHRISTOPHER  CROSS  PERFORMS  "ARTHUR'S  THEME"  

CHRISTOPHER  CROSS  PERFORMS  "NEVER  BE  THE  SAME"    

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