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Christopher Cross (born Christopher Charles Geppert; May 3, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He won five Grammy Awards for his eponymous debut album released in 1979. The singles " Sailing " (1979), and " Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) " (from the 1981 film Arthur ) peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 .
Christopher Thomas Allen (14 July 1952 – 25 March 2024), known professionally as Chris Cross, [1] was an English musician, best known as the bass guitarist in the new wave band Ultravox. After starting his music career with Stoned Rose, a band in Preston, Lancashire , he was one of the founding members of the band Tiger Lily in April 1974 ...
40 years ago, Cross was the first artist to sweep the "Big Four" — and he was the only artist to achieve that feat until Billie Eilish pulled it off last year. Christopher Cross reflects on ...
“I always wanted to stick with the Mount Rushmore — Steely Dan, Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins and Toto,” he says. At first, Cross says he found the newly invented phrase ...
"Ride Like the Wind" was the first song recorded for Cross's eponymous album and was tracked by Cross's band of Tommy Taylor on drums, Andy Salman on bass, and Rob Meurer on synthesizers. After the first day of recording, Cross's producer Michael Omartian noticed that the band had struggled to become accustomed to the studio. "They were great ...
Christopher Cross and the Columbus Symphony performance at Picnic With the Pops highlighted the singer-songwriter's poignant and familiar catalog.
"Sailing" is a 1979 soft rock song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross. It was released in June 1980 as the second single from his self-titled debut album (1979), which was already certified gold by this time.
When Christopher Cross burst onto the music scene at the end of 1979 with his Grammy-winning self-titled debut album, he seemed like a banker or someone who'd be selling insurance door-to-door. He ...