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Christopher Cross

Christopher Cross (born Christopher Charles Geppert; May 3, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from San Antonio, Texas. He won five Grammy Awards for his eponymous debut album released in 1979. The singles "Sailing" (1980), and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (from the 1981 film Arthur) peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2][3][4] "Sailing" earned three Grammys in 1980,[5] while "Arthur's Theme" won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1980 (with co-composers Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Peter Allen).

Christopher Cross
Cross in 2022
Background information
Birth nameChristopher Charles Geppert
Born (1951-05-03) May 3, 1951 (age 72)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1971–present
Labels
Websitechristophercross.com

Career edit

Early musical career edit

Geppert, bassist Andy Salmon, and keyboardist Rob Meurer met in San Antonio when they were still teens. Geppert and Salmon became bandmates in Flash, with Geppert on guitar. Together, they formed Christopher Cross as a band and moved to Austin, where they added drummer Tommy Taylor. There, they played covers for cash while recording demo versions of original songs at Austin's Odyssey Sound, which later became Pecan Street Studio, which they shopped to record labels.[6][7] Though they considered themselves a band, Warner Bros. signed Christopher Cross as a solo artist in early 1979.[6][7][8]

Although best known for his vocals and songwriting, Cross is also a skilled guitarist. Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan invited Cross to play on their albums, but Cross declined.[9] Cross also substituted for Richie Blackmore during a Deep Purple concert in 1970 when Blackmore fell ill.[7][10]

Cross was the original owner of fellow Austin guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan’s legendary “Number One” 1962/1963 hybrid Fender Stratocaster. Vaughan purchased the guitar at Ray Hennig’s Heart of Texas Music in Austin in 1974, only one day after Cross had traded the guitar for a Gibson Les Paul.[11]

First album and immediate success edit

Cross released his self-titled debut album, Christopher Cross, on December 20, 1979.[12] Billboard Hot 100 top 20 hits from this album included "Ride Like the Wind" (featuring backing vocals by Michael McDonald), "Sailing", "Never Be the Same" and "Say You'll Be Mine" (featuring backing vocals by Nicolette Larson). "Ride Like the Wind" hit number two on the U.S. Hot 100, while "Sailing" topped the chart for one week.[2] "Never Be The Same" went number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. Cross, the album, and the song "Sailing" were nominated for six Grammy Awards in 1980 and won five.[13] Cross was the first artist in Grammy history to win all four general field awards in a single ceremony, bringing home Record of the Year ("Sailing"), Album of the Year (Christopher Cross), Song of the Year ("Sailing") and Best New Artist at the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards.[a] This feat was not replicated for 39 years, until Billie Eilish won all four awards at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020.[14][15] In addition, "Sailing" won for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s). Christopher Cross has been certified platinum five times in the U.S., selling over 5 million copies.[16]

Later in 1981, Cross released "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)", co-written by Burt Bacharach and Peter Allen, which was the main theme for the 1981 film Arthur. The song won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1981,[17] and was nominated for three Grammys, but did not win.[18][b] In the U.S., it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the Hot Adult Contemporary charts in October 1981, remaining at the top of the Hot 100 for three weeks while it also was a top-ten hit in several other countries. The song became the second and last American number-one hit by Christopher Cross.[19]

Second album edit

Cross's second album, Another Page (1983), produced "All Right", "No Time for Talk", and "Think of Laura". "All Right" was used by CBS Sports for its highlights montage following the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, while "Think of Laura" is used as a reference to characters on the soap opera General Hospital. Cross allowed ABC to use his song in this context; however, he has stated that he wrote "Think of Laura" not in reference to the television characters, but to celebrate the life of Denison University college student Laura Carter who was killed when she was struck by a stray bullet. Another Page sold well, getting Gold certification.[20] He also co-wrote and sang the song "A Chance For Heaven" for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games.

1980s edit

After 1984, Cross's commercial success faded. As music television channel MTV grew to dominate the mainstream music scene in the United States, Cross's style of music proved to be a bad fit for the network, and Cross's brand of adult contemporary music declined in popularity.[21]

Cross's next two albums, 1985's Every Turn of the World and 1988's Back of My Mind did not produce any top 40 hits or reach Gold or Platinum status.

He did, however, place the song "Swept Away" in the TV show Growing Pains. It was used during a video montage while Kirk Cameron's character Mike fell in love with a local girl while vacationing with the family in Hawaii.

1990s edit

Cross made three more albums in the 1990s, and although some of his releases gained critical response, he was not able to attract the mass audience he once enjoyed. After his decline in fame in the mid to late 1980s, he toured and opened for various acts during the 1990s.[22][23]

2000s edit

 
Cross in 2008

The year 2002 saw the release of the Very Best of... album, and in 2007 he completed a Christmas album titled A Christopher Cross Christmas. In 2008, Cross recorded a new acoustic album of his hits titled The Cafe Carlyle Sessions.[24][25]

2010s edit

In 2011, Cross released a new studio album titled Doctor Faith.[26]

In 2013, he released A Night in Paris, a 2-CD live album he recorded and filmed in April 2012 at the Theatre Le Trianon in Paris, France.[27]

The song "Ride Like the Wind" was featured on the Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues original movie soundtrack, released in 2013.

In September 2014, he released Secret Ladder, followed in November 2017 by Take Me as I Am.[28]

In 2017, he played a concert in his hometown, at the Tobin Center, San Antonio, Texas.[29] In 2018, he joined with other musicians in Austin to form the band Freedonia.[30]

In late 2019, Cross toured with Todd Rundgren, Jason Scheff, Micky Dolenz and Joey Molland of Badfinger in celebration of the Beatles' White Album on the "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today – A Tribute to the Beatles' White Album". Cross performed "Sailing" and "Ride Like the Wind".[31]

Since 2018, Cross has been playing in a band called Freedonia. They have 2 full length albums: "Freedonia" and "Firefly" and an EP titled "Bring Back The Dinosaurs".

2020s edit

During 2021–2022, Cross played in his 40th anniversary tour which had been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Flamingo edit

One common feature of Cross's album covers is the appearance of a flamingo. According to Cross, there is no meaning behind this other than the painting chosen for his first album cover featured the bird, which has been used as a motif ever since.[32]

Personal life edit

A self-described "Army brat", Cross is the son of a U.S. Army pediatrician stationed at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C., in the mid-1950s, acting as physician for President Dwight Eisenhower's grandchildren.[33] He attended Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio and graduated in 1969. He was involved in football and track and field.[34] Cross was married to Roseanne Harrison from 1973 until the couple divorced in 1982. His 1988 marriage to Jan Bunch ended in a 2007 divorce.[35]

On April 3, 2020, Cross confirmed through his Facebook page that he had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, and was ill, but was recovering. Cross later reported on Twitter that he had lost the use of his legs, but his doctors told him he should fully recover. Physicians told him his illness triggered an episode of Guillain–Barré syndrome that caused the nerves in his legs to stop functioning properly.[36] By October 2020, he was able to walk with a cane, but said his memory and speech had been affected.[37] In 2021 and 2022 he played his 40th anniversary concert tour, which had originally been planned for 2020.[38]

He is Catholic.

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

Year Album Label Chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[39]
CAN
[40]
GER
[41]
JPN
[42][43]
NLD
[44]
NZ
[45]
SWE
[46]
UK
[47]
US
[48]
1979 Christopher Cross Warner Bros. 6 26 18 14 16 14 6
1983 Another Page 6 23 2 1 7 9 12 4 11
1985 Every Turn of the World 44 27 34 37 127
1988 Back of My Mind 45 27 93 49
1992 Rendezvous CMC 96
1994 Window 91
1998 Walking in Avalon
1999 Red Room
2007 A Christopher Cross Christmas Ear
2008 The Café Carlyle Sessions
2010 Christmas Time Is Here
2011 Doctor Faith 48
2013 A Night in Paris
2014 Secret Ladder Christopher Cross Records
2017 Take Me As I Am
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilations edit

  • 1991: The Best of Christopher Cross (WEA)
  • 1999: Greatest Hits Live (CMC)
  • 2001: Definitive Christopher Cross (Warner Bros./Asia)
  • 2002: The Very Best of Christopher Cross (Warner Bros.)
  • 2011: Crosswords: The Best of Christopher Cross (101 Distribution)

Soundtracks edit

Singles edit

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
CAN
[52]
GER
[53]
IRE
[54]
NED
[55]
NOR
[56]
AUS
[39]
NZ
[57]
SWI
[58]
UK
[59]
US
[60]
US
A/C

[61]
1980 "Ride Like the Wind" 3 25 31 69 2 24 Christopher Cross
"Sailing" 1 21 18 46 8 48 1 10
"Never Be the Same" 25 42 41 15 1
"Say You'll Be Mine" 33 20 15
"Mary Ann" (Japan only) Single only
1981 "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" 2 7 1 13 10 6 7 1 1 Arthur (soundtrack)
1983 "All Right" 13 23 14 16 5 30 44 5 51 12 3 Another Page
"No Time for Talk" 33 10
"Think of Laura" 9 100 9 1
1984 "A Chance for Heaven" (swimming theme from 1984 Summer Olympics) 76 16 The Official Music of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984
1985 "Charm the Snake" 68 Every Turn of the World
"Every Turn of the World"
1986 "Love Is Love (In Any Language)"
"Loving Strangers" 94 27 Nothing in Common (soundtrack)
1988 "Swept Away" Back of My Mind
"I Will (Take You Forever)" (with Frances Ruffelle) 90 47 41
1993 "In the Blink of an Eye" (Germany only) 51 Rendezvous (Germany & Japan only)
"Nothing Will Change" (Germany only)
"Is There Something" (Germany only)
1994 "Been There, Done That" (Germany only) 55 Window (Germany & Japan only)
"Wild, Wild West" (Germany only)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other appearances edit

  • 1974: Electromagnets, (with Eric Johnson) – "Motion"
  • 1981: Chris Christian, (Boardwalk Records) – "Don't Give Up on Us" (guitar solo)
  • 1982: Long Time Friends, Alessi Brothers – "Forever" (background vocals)
  • 1985: Soul Kiss, Olivia Newton-John – "You Were Great, How Was I?" (background vocals)
  • 1985: Crazy from the Heat, David Lee Roth – "California Girls" (background vocals)
  • 1988: Brian Wilson, Brian Wilson – "Night Time" (background vocals)
  • 1989: Christmas at My House, Larry Carlton – "Ringing the Bells of Christmas"
  • 1991: Love Can Do That, Elaine Paige – "Same Train"
  • 1994: Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III – "Arthur's Theme" (live version)[62]
  • 1996: Venus Isle, Eric Johnson – "Lonely in the Night" (background vocals)
  • 1996: On Air, Alan Parsons – "So Far Away"
  • 1998: Imagination, Brian Wilson (special edition "Words and Music" bonus disc) – "In My Room"
  • 2001: A Gathering of Friends, Michael McDonald – "Ride Like the Wind"
  • 2001: When It All Goes South, Alabama – "Love Remains"
  • 2004: Confidential, Peter White – "She's in Love"
  • 2006: Skylark, Gigi Mackenzie – "That's All"
  • 2008: Soundstage: America Live in Chicago – "Lonely People", "A Horse with No Name"
  • 2013: Train Keeps a Rolling, Jeff Golub – "How Long"
  • 2013: Imagination of You, Eric Johnson – "Imagination of You"Golden Globe Award for best original song

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1981 Academy Awards Best Original Song "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (from Arthur) Won [63]
1991 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Most Performed Feature Film Standards Won
1981 Golden Globe Awards Best Original Song Won [64]
1980 Grammy Awards Album of the Year Christopher Cross Won [65]
Record of the Year "Sailing" Won
Song of the Year Won
Best New Artist Won
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male Christopher Cross Nominated
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) "Sailing" Won
1981 Record of the Year "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male Nominated
1988 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics "Swept Away" (from Growing Pains – Episode: "Aloha") Nominated [66]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Cross and producer Michael Omartian also won Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), he was nominated for but did not win Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male. The album was also nominated for Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical (Chet Himes).[13]
  2. ^ The song was nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male[18]

References edit

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External links edit

  • Official website
  • Christopher Cross at IMDb
  • Christopher Cross at AllMusic  
  • Living Legends – Christopher Cross Interview Series
  • at the Wayback Machine (archived January 6, 2006)

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For other people named Christopher Cross see Christopher Cross disambiguation Christopher Cross born Christopher Charles Geppert May 3 1951 is an American singer songwriter and guitarist from San Antonio Texas He won five Grammy Awards for his eponymous debut album released in 1979 The singles Sailing 1980 and Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do from the 1981 film Arthur peaked at number one on the U S Billboard Hot 100 2 3 4 Sailing earned three Grammys in 1980 5 while Arthur s Theme won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1980 with co composers Burt Bacharach Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen Christopher CrossCross in 2022Background informationBirth nameChristopher Charles GeppertBorn 1951 05 03 May 3 1951 age 72 San Antonio Texas U S GenresRock pop soft rockOccupationsMusician singer songwriter composerInstrumentsVocals guitarYears active1971 presentLabelsWarner Bros Priority CMC InternationalWebsitechristophercross wbr com Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early musical career 1 2 First album and immediate success 1 3 Second album 1 4 1980s 1 5 1990s 1 6 2000s 1 7 2010s 1 8 2020s 2 Flamingo 3 Personal life 4 Discography 4 1 Studio albums 4 2 Compilations 4 3 Soundtracks 4 4 Singles 4 5 Other appearances 5 Awards and nominations 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksCareer editEarly musical career edit Geppert bassist Andy Salmon and keyboardist Rob Meurer met in San Antonio when they were still teens Geppert and Salmon became bandmates in Flash with Geppert on guitar Together they formed Christopher Cross as a band and moved to Austin where they added drummer Tommy Taylor There they played covers for cash while recording demo versions of original songs at Austin s Odyssey Sound which later became Pecan Street Studio which they shopped to record labels 6 7 Though they considered themselves a band Warner Bros signed Christopher Cross as a solo artist in early 1979 6 7 8 Although best known for his vocals and songwriting Cross is also a skilled guitarist Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan invited Cross to play on their albums but Cross declined 9 Cross also substituted for Richie Blackmore during a Deep Purple concert in 1970 when Blackmore fell ill 7 10 Cross was the original owner of fellow Austin guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan s legendary Number One 1962 1963 hybrid Fender Stratocaster Vaughan purchased the guitar at Ray Hennig s Heart of Texas Music in Austin in 1974 only one day after Cross had traded the guitar for a Gibson Les Paul 11 First album and immediate success edit Cross released his self titled debut album Christopher Cross on December 20 1979 12 Billboard Hot 100 top 20 hits from this album included Ride Like the Wind featuring backing vocals by Michael McDonald Sailing Never Be the Same and Say You ll Be Mine featuring backing vocals by Nicolette Larson Ride Like the Wind hit number two on the U S Hot 100 while Sailing topped the chart for one week 2 Never Be The Same went number one on the Adult Contemporary chart Cross the album and the song Sailing were nominated for six Grammy Awards in 1980 and won five 13 Cross was the first artist in Grammy history to win all four general field awards in a single ceremony bringing home Record of the Year Sailing Album of the Year Christopher Cross Song of the Year Sailing and Best New Artist at the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards a This feat was not replicated for 39 years until Billie Eilish won all four awards at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020 14 15 In addition Sailing won for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist s Christopher Cross has been certified platinum five times in the U S selling over 5 million copies 16 Later in 1981 Cross released Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do co written by Burt Bacharach and Peter Allen which was the main theme for the 1981 film Arthur The song won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1981 17 and was nominated for three Grammys but did not win 18 b In the U S it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the Hot Adult Contemporary charts in October 1981 remaining at the top of the Hot 100 for three weeks while it also was a top ten hit in several other countries The song became the second and last American number one hit by Christopher Cross 19 Second album edit Cross s second album Another Page 1983 produced All Right No Time for Talk and Think of Laura All Right was used by CBS Sports for its highlights montage following the 1983 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament while Think of Laura is used as a reference to characters on the soap opera General Hospital Cross allowed ABC to use his song in this context however he has stated that he wrote Think of Laura not in reference to the television characters but to celebrate the life of Denison University college student Laura Carter who was killed when she was struck by a stray bullet Another Page sold well getting Gold certification 20 He also co wrote and sang the song A Chance For Heaven for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games 1980s edit After 1984 Cross s commercial success faded As music television channel MTV grew to dominate the mainstream music scene in the United States Cross s style of music proved to be a bad fit for the network and Cross s brand of adult contemporary music declined in popularity 21 Cross s next two albums 1985 s Every Turn of the World and 1988 s Back of My Mind did not produce any top 40 hits or reach Gold or Platinum status He did however place the song Swept Away in the TV show Growing Pains It was used during a video montage while Kirk Cameron s character Mike fell in love with a local girl while vacationing with the family in Hawaii 1990s edit Cross made three more albums in the 1990s and although some of his releases gained critical response he was not able to attract the mass audience he once enjoyed After his decline in fame in the mid to late 1980s he toured and opened for various acts during the 1990s 22 23 2000s edit nbsp Cross in 2008 The year 2002 saw the release of the Very Best of album and in 2007 he completed a Christmas album titled A Christopher Cross Christmas In 2008 Cross recorded a new acoustic album of his hits titled The Cafe Carlyle Sessions 24 25 2010s edit In 2011 Cross released a new studio album titled Doctor Faith 26 In 2013 he released A Night in Paris a 2 CD live album he recorded and filmed in April 2012 at the Theatre Le Trianon in Paris France 27 The song Ride Like the Wind was featured on the Anchorman 2 The Legend Continues original movie soundtrack released in 2013 In September 2014 he released Secret Ladder followed in November 2017 by Take Me as I Am 28 In 2017 he played a concert in his hometown at the Tobin Center San Antonio Texas 29 In 2018 he joined with other musicians in Austin to form the band Freedonia 30 In late 2019 Cross toured with Todd Rundgren Jason Scheff Micky Dolenz and Joey Molland of Badfinger in celebration of the Beatles White Album on the It Was Fifty Years Ago Today A Tribute to the Beatles White Album Cross performed Sailing and Ride Like the Wind 31 Since 2018 Cross has been playing in a band called Freedonia They have 2 full length albums Freedonia and Firefly and an EP titled Bring Back The Dinosaurs 2020s edit During 2021 2022 Cross played in his 40th anniversary tour which had been rescheduled due to the COVID 19 pandemic Flamingo editOne common feature of Cross s album covers is the appearance of a flamingo According to Cross there is no meaning behind this other than the painting chosen for his first album cover featured the bird which has been used as a motif ever since 32 Personal life editA self described Army brat Cross is the son of a U S Army pediatrician stationed at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington D C in the mid 1950s acting as physician for President Dwight Eisenhower s grandchildren 33 He attended Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio and graduated in 1969 He was involved in football and track and field 34 Cross was married to Roseanne Harrison from 1973 until the couple divorced in 1982 His 1988 marriage to Jan Bunch ended in a 2007 divorce 35 On April 3 2020 Cross confirmed through his Facebook page that he had tested positive for the COVID 19 virus and was ill but was recovering Cross later reported on Twitter that he had lost the use of his legs but his doctors told him he should fully recover Physicians told him his illness triggered an episode of Guillain Barre syndrome that caused the nerves in his legs to stop functioning properly 36 By October 2020 he was able to walk with a cane but said his memory and speech had been affected 37 In 2021 and 2022 he played his 40th anniversary concert tour which had originally been planned for 2020 38 He is Catholic Discography editStudio albums edit Year Album Label Chart positions Certifications sales thresholds AUS 39 CAN 40 GER 41 JPN 42 43 NLD 44 NZ 45 SWE 46 UK 47 US 48 1979 Christopher Cross Warner Bros 6 26 18 14 16 14 6 RIAA 5 Platinum 49 ARIA 2 Platinum 50 BPI Platinum 51 1983 Another Page 6 23 2 1 7 9 12 4 11 RIAA Gold 49 BPI Gold 51 1985 Every Turn of the World 44 27 34 37 127 1988 Back of My Mind 45 27 93 49 1992 Rendezvous CMC 96 1994 Window 91 1998 Walking in Avalon 1999 Red Room 2007 A Christopher Cross Christmas Ear 2008 The Cafe Carlyle Sessions 2010 Christmas Time Is Here 2011 Doctor Faith 48 2013 A Night in Paris 2014 Secret Ladder Christopher Cross Records 2017 Take Me As I Am denotes releases that did not chart Compilations edit 1991 The Best of Christopher Cross WEA 1999 Greatest Hits Live CMC 2001 Definitive Christopher Cross Warner Bros Asia 2002 The Very Best of Christopher Cross Warner Bros 2011 Crosswords The Best of Christopher Cross 101 Distribution Soundtracks edit 1981 Arthur Motion picture soundtrack Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do 1983 General Hospital TV series soundtrack Think of Laura 1984 Official Music of the XXIIIrd Olympiad A Chance For Heaven swimming theme 1986 Nothing in Common Motion picture soundtrack Loving Strangers David s Theme 2010 30 Rock TV series soundtrack Lemon s Theme Singles edit Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications sales thresholds Album CAN 52 GER 53 IRE 54 NED 55 NOR 56 AUS 39 NZ 57 SWI 58 UK 59 US 60 USA C 61 1980 Ride Like the Wind 3 25 31 69 2 24 Christopher Cross Sailing 1 21 18 46 8 48 1 10 Never Be the Same 25 42 41 15 1 Say You ll Be Mine 33 20 15 Mary Ann Japan only Single only 1981 Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do 2 7 1 13 10 6 7 1 1 RIAA Gold 49 Arthur soundtrack 1983 All Right 13 23 14 16 5 30 44 5 51 12 3 Another Page No Time for Talk 33 10 Think of Laura 9 100 9 1 1984 A Chance for Heaven swimming theme from 1984 Summer Olympics 76 16 The Official Music of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984 1985 Charm the Snake 68 Every Turn of the World Every Turn of the World 1986 Love Is Love In Any Language Loving Strangers 94 27 Nothing in Common soundtrack 1988 Swept Away Back of My Mind I Will Take You Forever with Frances Ruffelle 90 47 41 1993 In the Blink of an Eye Germany only 51 Rendezvous Germany amp Japan only Nothing Will Change Germany only Is There Something Germany only 1994 Been There Done That Germany only 55 Window Germany amp Japan only Wild Wild West Germany only denotes releases that did not chart Other appearances edit 1974 Electromagnets with Eric Johnson Motion 1981 Chris Christian Boardwalk Records Don t Give Up on Us guitar solo 1982 Long Time Friends Alessi Brothers Forever background vocals 1985 Soul Kiss Olivia Newton John You Were Great How Was I background vocals 1985 Crazy from the Heat David Lee Roth California Girls background vocals 1988 Brian Wilson Brian Wilson Night Time background vocals 1989 Christmas at My House Larry Carlton Ringing the Bells of Christmas 1991 Love Can Do That Elaine Paige Same Train 1994 Grammy s Greatest Moments Volume III Arthur s Theme live version 62 1996 Venus Isle Eric Johnson Lonely in the Night background vocals 1996 On Air Alan Parsons So Far Away 1998 Imagination Brian Wilson special edition Words and Music bonus disc In My Room 2001 A Gathering of Friends Michael McDonald Ride Like the Wind 2001 When It All Goes South Alabama Love Remains 2004 Confidential Peter White She s in Love 2006 Skylark Gigi Mackenzie That s All 2008 Soundstage America Live in Chicago Lonely People A Horse with No Name 2013 Train Keeps a Rolling Jeff Golub How Long 2013 Imagination of You Eric Johnson Imagination of You Golden Globe Award for best original songAwards and nominations editYear Award Category Nominated work Result Ref 1981 Academy Awards Best Original Song Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do from Arthur Won 63 1991 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Most Performed Feature Film Standards Won 1981 Golden Globe Awards Best Original Song Won 64 1980 Grammy Awards Album of the Year Christopher Cross Won 65 Record of the Year Sailing Won Song of the Year Won Best New Artist Won Best Pop Vocal Performance Male Christopher Cross Nominated Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist s Sailing Won 1981 Record of the Year Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do Nominated Song of the Year Nominated Best Pop Vocal Performance Male Nominated 1988 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics Swept Away from Growing Pains Episode Aloha Nominated 66 Notes edit Cross and producer Michael Omartian also won Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist s he was nominated for but did not win Best Pop Vocal Performance Male The album was also nominated for Best Engineered Recording Non Classical Chet Himes 13 The song was nominated for Record of the Year Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance Male 18 References edit Giles Jeff February 26 2018 The Night Christopher Cross Sat in With Deep Purple Ultimate Classic Rock a b Christopher Cross Billboard Retrieved July 28 2022 New York Times Movies amp TV Dept Baseline amp All Movie Guide 2008 Archived from the original on February 5 2008 Retrieved October 11 2011 Holden Stephen April 17 2008 New York Times Retrieved October 11 2011 23rd Annual GRAMMY Awards GRAMMY com grammy com Retrieved February 19 2024 a b Frolik Joe March 10 1979 Christopher Cross may let secret out of bag Austin American Statesman p 29 a b c Margaret Moser The Reluctant Celebrity Christopher Cross The Austin Chronicle January 20 2012 Retrieved July 25 2022 Christopher Cross amp Flash Archived from the original on July 15 2011 Retrieved April 26 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Flans Robyn September 25 2015 Classic Track Ride Like the Wind Christopher Cross Mixonline Cross Christopher October 18 2013 Christopher Cross Songfacts Interview Interviewed by Greg Prato Retrieved June 21 2022 Gear Blog Stevie Ray Vaughan s Number One Acltv com October 3 2012 Retrieved April 22 2021 Gold amp Platinum RIAA Retrieved July 28 2022 a b 23rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Grammy com Retrieved July 25 2022 A Virtual College of Grammy Knowledge by Wook Kim Entertainment Weekly 2007 Retrieved January 7 2008 Sisario Ben January 26 2020 Billie Eilish Sweeps Top Awards at the Grammys The New York Times Retrieved January 27 2020 American certifications Christopher Cross Christopher Cross Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved July 24 2022 Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 136 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 a b 24th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Grammy com Retrieved July 25 2022 Christopher Cross Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny Awards Allmusic com Retrieved March 30 2014 American certifications Christopher Cross Another Page Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved July 24 2022 Christopher Cross has his first of two 1 hits with Sailing History com This Day in History 8 30 1980 History com Retrieved March 29 2015 Classicbands com Classicbands com Retrieved October 11 2011 Weingarten Marc May 10 1998 Los Angeles Times Articles latimes com Retrieved October 11 2011 Westcoastmusic Noted blogs com October 2 2008 Retrieved October 11 2011 Insidemusicast com Inside Musicast May 4 2009 Retrieved October 11 2011 Christopher Cross Website Doctor Faith Release Christophercross com Archived from the original on September 27 2011 Retrieved October 11 2011 Christopher Cross Returns with his First Live Release A Night in Paris Archived from the original on July 13 2013 Christopher Cross Official Web Site Christophercross com David Hendricks Christopher Cross returns to San Antonio better than ever my SA June 5 2017 Christopher Cross Official Web Site Christophercross com Dolenz Rundgren Molland Begin Beatles Tribute Tour July 30 2015 Christopher Cross Official Website FAQs Christophercross com Archived from the original on June 29 2018 Retrieved May 17 2018 Christopher Cross Comments during Concert at Wolf Trap Performing Arts Center Vienna Virginia January 19 2013 Christopher Cross Yearbook Photo amp School Pictures Classmates Retrieved February 19 2024 Christopher Cross files for divorce USA Today April 27 2007 Retrieved December 18 2011 Lisa Respers France Christopher Cross says Covid 19 paralyzed him temporarily CNN Retrieved October 16 2020 France Lisa Respers October 16 2020 Christopher Cross says Covid 19 paralyzed him temporarily CNN Retrieved March 10 2023 Where it all started Christopher Cross is grateful to have sailed back into Austin Austin American Statesman Retrieved February 27 2023 a b Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Note This reference gives Australian albums and singles information It is used for chart peak positions as the early albums were released before ARIA regulated the Australian charts itself 1989 Canadian Albums peaks Collectionscanada gc ca Archived from the original on May 25 2016 Retrieved May 17 2018 Album Search Christopher Cross in German Media Control Retrieved May 20 2011 dead link Okamoto Satoshi 2006 Oricon Album Chart Book Complete Edition 1970 2005 Roppongi Tokyo Oricon Entertainment ISBN 4 87131 077 9 クリストファー クロスのCDアルバムランキング ORICON STYLE oricon co jp in Japanese Original Confidence Retrieved August 8 2011 Note Reference indicates chart positions from 1988 onwards and part of the information are currently unavailable Dutchcharts nl Christopher Cross discography Hung Medien MegaCharts Retrieved August 8 2011 chart org nz Christopher Cross discography Hung Medien RIANZ Retrieved August 8 2011 swedishcharts com Discography Christopher Cross Retrieved November 3 2010 The Official Charts Company Christopher Cross Official Charts Retrieved November 3 2010 Christopher Cross Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved January 3 2021 a b c American certifications Cross Christopher Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved August 9 2011 ARIA Charts Accreditations 1996 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved November 28 2021 a b British certifications Christopher Cross British Phonographic Industry Retrieved August 19 2010 TypeChristopher Crossin the Search BPI Awards field and then press Enter Canadian Top Singles peaks Archived from the original on March 14 2016 Retrieved May 17 2018 Home Offizielle Deutsche Charts Officialcharts de Archived from the original on September 3 2014 Retrieved May 17 2018 Search for Irish peaks Archived from the original on August 30 2012 Retrieved August 25 2012 Christopher Cross Top40 nl Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 Retrieved May 17 2018 Hung Steffen norwegiancharts com Norwegian charts portal norwegiancharts com Retrieved May 17 2018 New Zealand peaks Retrieved April 24 2019 Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community hitparade ch Retrieved April 24 2019 Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited ISBN 1 904994 10 5 Christopher Cross Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved January 3 2021 Christopher Cross Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved January 3 2021 Grammy s Greatest Moments Volume III Various Artists Amazon Retrieved November 23 2011 The 54th Academy Awards 1982 Nominees and Winners Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Retrieved August 24 2011 Arthur Golden Globe Awards Retrieved August 6 2023 Christopher Cross Grammy Awards Retrieved August 6 2023 Christopher Cross Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences Retrieved August 6 2023 External links editChristopher Cross at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Definitions from Wiktionary nbsp Media from Commons nbsp News from Wikinews nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Texts from Wikisource nbsp Textbooks from Wikibooks nbsp Resources from Wikiversity Official website Christopher Cross at IMDb Christopher Cross at AllMusic nbsp Living Legends Christopher Cross Interview Series Elixir Strings Interview at the Wayback Machine archived January 6 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christopher Cross amp oldid 1218006576, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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