Christopher Cross is the debut studio album by Christopher Cross and was released on December 20, 1979 through Warner Bros. Records. It went to number 6 in the United States, number 14 in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and number 16 in New Zealand. It won 5 Grammy Awards in 1981.[1]

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Christopher Cross
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 20, 1979
RecordedJuly 1979
StudioWarner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California)
Pecan Street Studios (Austin, Texas)
GenreSoft rock
Length38:32
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerMichael Omartian
Christopher Cross chronology
Christopher Cross
(1979)
Another Page
(1983)
Singles from Christopher Cross
  1. "Ride Like the Wind"
    Released: February 15, 1980
  2. "Sailing"
    Released: June 15, 1980
  3. "Never Be the Same"
    Released: October 1980
  4. "Say You'll Be Mine"
    Released: March 1981
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Track listing

All tracks composed by Christopher Cross.

Side one

  1. "Say You'll Be Mine" – 2:53
  2. "I Really Don't Know Anymore" – 3:49
  3. "Spinning" (duet with Valerie Carter) – 3:59
  4. "Never Be the Same" – 4:40
  5. "Poor Shirley" – 4:20

Side two

  1. "Ride Like the Wind" – 4:32
  2. "The Light Is On" – 4:07
  3. "Sailing" – 4:14
  4. "Minstrel Gigolo" – 6:00
  5. "Mary Ann" (bonus track on the 2012 Japanese remastered CD) – 2:52

"Mary Ann" was originally written for the YAMAHA World Music Festival in Japan and was only released in 1980 as a single in Japan.

References

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