The group's first release was a single consisting of a cover of Rock and Roll Music backed by Just A Thought.[2] It failed to chart.
Thereafter, the group released a self-titled album on the Atco Records label, featuring a top 40 cover of Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour".[1] The Cross Country version is altogether different from Pickett's 1965 soul hit. The first two minutes of the Cross Country single is considerably slower with an acoustic backdrop, picking up a bit with some psychedelic touches in the last third of the track, which was a little over three minutes in length (3:14). This single reached No. 30 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in late 1973.[1]
Two non-LP singles followed, Tastes So Good to Me/A Ball Song, and Penny Whistle Band/Lord Can't Sing a Solo, neither of which charted.
The trio disbanded in 1974, with the members moving on to either record production and/or song writing duties.[1]
^Hill, Randall C. (1982). The Official 1982 Price Guide to Collectible Rock Records (Third ed.). Orlando, FL: The House of Collectibles. p. 144. ISBN0-87637-180-2.
^"Cross Country - Cross Country | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
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cross, country, band, cross, country, american, harmony, trio, from, brooklyn, york, united, states, folk, rock, band, formed, side, project, tokens, featured, three, members, siegel, mitch, margo, phil, margo, group, first, release, single, consisting, cover,. Cross Country was an American harmony trio from Brooklyn New York United States 1 The folk rock band was formed as a side project of The Tokens and featured three of its members Jay Siegel Mitch Margo and Phil Margo 1 The group s first release was a single consisting of a cover of Rock and Roll Music backed by Just A Thought 2 It failed to chart Thereafter the group released a self titled album on the Atco Records label featuring a top 40 cover of Wilson Pickett s In the Midnight Hour 1 The Cross Country version is altogether different from Pickett s 1965 soul hit The first two minutes of the Cross Country single is considerably slower with an acoustic backdrop picking up a bit with some psychedelic touches in the last third of the track which was a little over three minutes in length 3 14 This single reached No 30 in the U S Billboard Hot 100 in late 1973 1 Two non LP singles followed Tastes So Good to Me A Ball Song and Penny Whistle Band Lord Can t Sing a Solo neither of which charted The trio disbanded in 1974 with the members moving on to either record production and or song writing duties 1 Track listing edit Today 2 47 Just a Thought 3 18 Cross Country 3 49 In the Midnight Hour 3 14 Thing With Wings 2 00 Extended Wings 2 35 Tastes So Good to Me 3 10 A Fall Song 2 49 Choirboy 3 20 A Ball Song 2 50 A Smile Song 4 28 3 References edit a b c d e Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing p xx ISBN 0 85112 939 0 Hill Randall C 1982 The Official 1982 Price Guide to Collectible Rock Records Third ed Orlando FL The House of Collectibles p 144 ISBN 0 87637 180 2 Cross Country Cross Country Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved August 21 2021 External links editThe Tokens official website nbsp This article on a United States band or other musical ensemble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cross Country band amp oldid 1213530143, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
