Christopher Cross (album)
1979 studio album by Christopher Cross / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christopher Cross is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross. It was released on December 27, 1979, by Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Michael Omartian and recorded in mid-1979, the album was one of the first in popular music to be digitally recorded, utilizing the 3M Digital Recording System.[4]
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Released | December 27, 1979 (1979-12-27)[1] | |||
Recorded | July 1979 | |||
Studio | Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California) Pecan Street Studios (Austin, Texas) | |||
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Length | 38:32 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Michael Omartian | |||
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Cited as one of the most influential soft rock albums of the late 1970s and early 1980s,[5][6] it won five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist, with Cross becoming the first artist to win the four major categories in the same year — a feat not replicated until Billie Eilish in 2020.