Christopher Cross (album)

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Released December 1979 Genre Pop rock, soft rock Label Warner Bros. Release date December 1979		Recorded 1979 Length 38:32 Artist Christopher Cross Producer Michael Omartian

Studio Warner Brothers Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California; Pecan Street Studios, Austin, Texas Awards Grammy Award for Album of the Year Nominations Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Similar Christopher Cross albums, Pop music albums

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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. It has been noted for being one of the most influential soft rock albums of the early 1980s and famously beat Pink Floyd's The Wall for that year's Grammy.

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

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

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Songs

1Say You'll Be Mine2:58
2I Really Don't Know Any3:53
3Spinning4:06

References

Christopher Cross (album) Wikipedia

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