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"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.
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 Cross is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross, 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.
This award is for a song's recording and goes to the performing artist, producer, recording engineer and/or mixer. ... "Sailing" – Christopher Cross (23rd Grammy Awards in 1981) "Bette Davis ...
Michael McDonald became a pivotal figure in Yacht Rock by singing and sometimes playing keyboards with Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, Toto, Kenny Loggins and Christopher Cross.
Christopher Cross in 'Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary' "The original demos I did, all the songs ended up on the record," Cross, 73, says in the documentary, which premiered Nov. 13 at the DOC NYC festival.
Album of the Year went to Michael Omartian and Christopher Cross for Christopher Cross, Record and Song of the Year went to Christopher Cross for "Sailing". Cross was the first artist in Grammy history to win all four General Field awards in a single ceremony, bringing home Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New ...
"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 ...