Every Turn of the World

Every Turn of the World is the third studio album by Christopher Cross, recorded and released in 1985. The album has a harder rocking sound, lacking the pop ballads that dominated the sound of Cross's previous albums. The album peaked at No. 127 on the Billboard 200, while the single "Charm the Snake" peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100, the only single to chart from the album. Two other singles, the title track and "Love Is Love (In Any Language)", were also released.

Every Turn of the World
Studio album by Christopher Cross
Released	November 4, 1985[1]
Recorded	April–August 1985
Studio	Lion Share Studios (Los Angeles, California) Pop 'n' Roll Studios (Santa Monica, California)
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock, yacht rock
Length	41:30
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Michael Omartian
Christopher Cross chronology
Another Page (1983) Every Turn of the World (1985) Back of My Mind (1988)
Singles from Every Turn of the World
"Charm the Snake" Released: October 26, 1985 "Every Turn of the World" Released: 1985 "Love is Love (In Any Language)" Released: 1986 "That Girl" Released: 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Reception

In a retrospective review, William Ruhlmann of AllMusic noted that following the commercial decline of Another Page, which was dominated by ballads, Christopher Cross adopted a more rock-oriented sound on Every Turn of the World. He highlighted the absence of Los Angeles session musicians and backing vocals from prominent Southern California pop singers, with Cross instead using a SynthAxe and producer Michael Omartian contributing keyboards alongside a rhythm section. The album featured mostly up-tempo tracks with "save-the-world" lyrical themes. Ruhlmann wrote that the change in direction "didn't work," citing the commercial underperformance of the lead single, Charm the Snake, and the loss of Cross's core adult contemporary audience. He added that although songs like Love Found a Home were more in line with Cross’s earlier work, they were largely overlooked, and the album was ultimately a commercial failure.^[2]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Every Turn of the World"	Cross, Michael Omartian, John Bettis	4:02
2.	"Charm the Snake"	Cross, Omartian	4:22
3.	"I Hear You Call"	Cross, Omartian, Bettis	3:41
4.	"Don't Say Goodbye"	Cross, Billy Alessi, Bettis	3:32
5.	"It's You That Really Matters"	Cross, Will Jennings	3:59

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Love is Love (In Any Language)"	Cross, Omartian, Bettis	4:27
7.	"Swing Street"	Cross, Omartian, Jennings	4:14
8.	"Love Found a Home"	Cross	3:29
9.	"That Girl"	Cross, Bettis	3:28
10.	"Open Your Heart"	Cross, Jennings	5:39
Total length:			41:30

Personnel

• Christopher Cross – vocals, guitars, SynthAxe
• Michael Omartian – keyboards, synthesizers, horn arrangements
• Marcus Ryle – synthesizer programming
• Joe Chemay – bass guitar
• John Robinson – drums
• Paulinho da Costa – congas (1)
• Gary Herbig – saxophones, sax solo (7, 10)
• Kim Hutchcroft – saxophones
• Chuck Findley – trumpet
• Jerry Hey – trumpet
• Gary Grant – trumpet
• Alexandra Brown – backing vocals
• Lynn Davis – backing vocals
• Khalig Glover – backing vocals
• Portia Griffin – backing vocals
• Richard Marx – backing vocals
• Vesta Williams – backing vocals

Production

• Producer – Michael Omartian
• Engineer and Mixing – John Guess
• Assistant Engineer – Mark Linett
• Second Engineers – Tom Fouce, Laura Livingston, and James Wofford.
• Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (Hollywood, CA)
• Production Coordination – James Wofford
• Art Direction and Design – Jen McManus and Laura LiPuma
• Logo Design – Margo Chase
• Photography – Steve Sakai
• Linguistics Advisor – John Accomando

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3]	34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4]	44
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5]	37
US Billboard 200[6]	127