Cross Words: The Best of Christopher Cross

Compilation by Christopher Cross

Released 28 June 2011

rock pop soft rock

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Tracklist

CD 1
1
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
3:55
5.0 ★
2
Sailing
4:16
4.2 ★
3
Say You'll Be Mine
2:54
3.0 ★
4
Never Be the Same
4:43
4.5 ★
5
No Time for Talk
4:22
3.0 ★
6
Think of Laura
3:22
4.5 ★
7
Spinning
4:01
2.0 ★
8
Every Turn of the World
4:03
4.0 ★
9
Love Is Love (in Any Language)
4:28
10
I Hear Your Call
3:43
11
I Will (Take You Forever)
4:14
12
Swept Away
4:23
13
Back of My Mind
3:56
4.0 ★
14
Don't Say Goodbye
3:38
15
It's You That Really Matters
4:03
16
Never Stop Believing
3:57
17
She Told Me So
4:06
18
Charm the Snake
4:26
CD 2
1
Ride Like the Wind
4:31
4.2 ★
2
All Right
4:16
5.0 ★
3
That Girl
3:29
4
Someday
3:11
5
Any Old Time
4:03
6
The Light Is On
4:08
2.0 ★
7
I Really Don't Know Anymore
3:49
2.0 ★
8
Minstrel Gigolo
5:55
2.5 ★
9
Baby Says No
6:04
10
What Am I Supposed to Believe
4:23
11
Deal 'em Again
3:10
12
Talking in My Sleep
3:35
13
Nature of the Game
3:55
14
Long World
3:32
15
Words of Wisdom
5:52
16
Love Found a Home
3:33
17
Swing Street
4:15
18
Just One Look
4:39

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Release credits

Andy Salmon
bass guitar [1.2-4, 1.7, 2.1, 2.6-8]
Art Garfunkel
additional [12]
Assa Drori
concertmaster [2.2, 2.9-15, 1.1, 1.4-6]
Carl Wilson
additional [9]
Chet Himes
audio [4], engineer [1.2-3, 1.7, 2.1, 2.6-8], mix [1.1-3, 1.5-7, 2.1-2, 2.6-15], recording [1.5-6, 2.2, 2.9-15]
Christopher Cross
acoustic guitar [1.2-4, 2.1, 2.6-8], arranger [1.1-7, 2.1-2, 2.6-15], background vocals [2.1, 2.6, 1.2-3], electric guitar [2.1, 2.6, 1.2-3], guitar [1, 15], lead vocals [1.1-3, 1.5-7, 2.1-2, 2.6-15], solo [1, 15]
Chuck Findley
flugelhorn [7], trumpet [4]
Don Henley
additional [11, 13], background vocals [6]
Don Roberts
saxophone [4]
Eric Johnson
guitar [8], solo [8]
Ernie Watts
saxophone [10], solo [10]
J.D. Souther
additional [11, 13], background vocals [6]
Jackie Kelso
saxophone [4]
Jay Graydon
guitar [1.3-4, 2.11], solo [1.3-4, 2.11]
Jim Horn
saxophone [4]
John Guess
additional [2.2, 2.9-15, 1.1, 1.5-6]
Karla Bonoff
additional [10]
Larry Carlton
guitar [6-7], solo [6-7]
Lee Herschberg
additional [1.1, 1.5-6, 2.2, 2.9-15]
Lenny Castro
percussion [2.1, 2.6-8, 1.3-4]
Lew McCreary
trombone [4]
Margaret Gwynne
assistant [1.1, 1.5-6, 2.2, 2.9-15]
Mark Linett
additional [2.2, 2.9-15, 1.1, 1.5-6]
Marty McCall
background vocals [4]
Michael McDonald
additional [2.2, 1.5], background vocals [1, 7]
Michael Omartian
arranger [2.1-2, 2.6-15, 1.1-7], background vocals [8], conductor [2.2, 2.9-15, 1.1, 1.5-6], electric piano [1], piano [1.2-4, 1.7, 2.1, 2.6-7], producer [1.1-3, 1.5-7, 2.1-2, 2.6-15], strings [2.2, 2.9-15, 1.1, 1.5-6], synthesizer [8]
Michael Ostin
assistant [2.2, 2.9-15, 1.4-6]
Myrna Mathews
background vocals [4]
Nicolette Larson
background vocals [3]
Richard Mullen
additional [1.1, 1.5-6, 2.2, 2.9-15]
Rob Meurer
arranger [1.1-7, 2.1-2, 2.6-15], assistant [1.5-6, 2.2, 2.9-15], celesta [7], electric piano [2.6, 1.2, 1.4, 1.7], piano [8], synthesizer [1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.1, 2.6-7]
Steve Lukather
guitar [2], solo [2]
Stormie Omartian
background vocals [4]
Stuart Gitlin
assistant [1.1-3, 1.5-7, 2.1-2, 2.6-15]
Tom Scott
saxophone [5], solo [5]
Tommy Taylor
drums (drum set) [1.2-4, 1.7, 2.1, 2.6-8]
Tomás Ramírez
saxophone [8]
Valerie Carter
vocal [7]
Victor Feldman
percussion [1.2, 1.7, 2.6], vibraphone [4, 7]

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Cross Words: The Best of Christopher Cross
2x CD
28 June 2011