Christopher Cross
Biography
Christopher Cross was far and away the biggest new star of 1980, virtually defining adult contemporary radio with a series of smoothly sophisticated ballads including the chart-topping "Sailing"; seemingly as quickly as he shot to fame, however, his star descended, although he continued recording and touring for years to come. Born Christopher Geppert in San Antonio, TX on May 3, 1951, Cross first surfaced in the Austin-based cover band Flash before signing a solo contract with Warner Bros. in the autumn of 1978. His self-titled debut LP appeared two years later, with the lead single "Ride Like the Wind" rocketing to the number two 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 a record-setting five Grammys in 1981, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Sailing." He soon scored a second number one 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.
Selected Discography
I hear Micheal Mcdonald in the back ground vocals. Can anyone confirm this. nevertheless I love this song but I also like Michael Mcdonald and the Doobie Bros.
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that voice just melts me away...a dream vacation is what it reminds me of...Sailing is one my all time favorites!
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I 'sentimental i z e ' with all of you. Chris not only composed some terrific tunes and lyrics, but had a great voice - wow, those upper registers(!) , he could really reach them. A wonderful time in our lives then - and thanks to Tim Westergren's 'Pandora' - now. Thanks for the Music Genome Project, Tim! And, yes, I was sailing my 26' Catalina in Huntington Beach Harbor then.
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brings back many good memories wore this album out
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This is one of the best melodies I have ever heard. He is too great to be ignored
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I always think it's disappointin g that he was shoved aside by the MTV generation - such a fine tenor voice & superb songwriting. He deserved better, but I'm sure glad we can still hear him on Pandora!
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Yes, I sail and when my girlfriend now wife sailed, we played this song shamelessly. Great escape music for sure.
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My absolute favorite of all songs ever song!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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Brings a little peace and calmness to my world at work. Soothing to the soul after a hard work week.
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i remember waking up to this song when I was about 9 or 10 years old, my older brother was playing it full blast. Im 38 years old now, and when I hear "Sailing" it just brings back so many fond memories.
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He didn't write "Think of Laura" for General Hospital.
It was about a woman killed in a car accident--ha d nothing to do with the soap, they just picked it up. Another Page is outstanding. |
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MMerritts,
Quite correct. In a timely manner, several recent (this past week) interviews with Neil Diamond unveil the same sentiment. He notes that at the time, he rebelled against MTV-style videos and it hurt his career for many years to come. Almost overnight his sales slumped and he practically faded. The ol' Chris Crossman suffered a similar fate. We loved his music for a couple years but soon he seemed to disappear from sight. Hindsight is always easier than foresight. |
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I think everyone forgets that he wrote the song.."Think of Laura" from way back in 1979/80 when "Luke & Laura" from General hospital was big. Remember when she was there in town but Luke had thought all this time she was dead? Them almost running into eachother. His heart greiving but she was RIGHT THERE and he didnt even know! OMG.. talk about memories.. I watched that show when I was a 10 yr old.. haha Drama queen!
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I'm not sure how accurate this is, but I had heard that many of the great singer/songw r i t e r s of the late-70's & early-80's suffered hard losses due to the inception of MTV. That is, many artists didn't want to do videos, which ultimately would BOLSTER their careers. Apparently, a bad decision...
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.......have always been easily transported by well-crafted vocals like ccross...... a n d amazed by guys with upper range like this......an d he's not using falsetto! ......anyway s , thanks, pandora..... . t h i s really is a grand experiment.
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Back in the day I detested this kind of music. But now, quite a bit older, I rather like it, much to my surprise. Of course, I also listen to AC/DC.
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Wow, That 1980 album was solid gold stuff. You don't hear this much on the oldies stations, wonder why, it's gold.
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