Another Page

Performer: Christopher Cross
Engineer: Chet Himes
Producer: Michael Omartian
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Also available with "Christopher Cross" on 1 cassette Personnel: Christopher Cross (vocals, guitar); Michael Omartian (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion); Don Henley, J.D. Souther, Karla Bonoff, Michael McDonald , Art Garfunkel, Carl Wilson (vocals); Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather (guitar); Ernie Watts, Tom Scott (saxophone); Rob Meurer (keyboards, synthesizer, percussion); Assa Drori (synthesizer); Jeff Porcaro, Steve Gadd , Tommy Taylor (drums); Lenny Castro, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion). Recording information: Warner Brothers Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA. Arrangers: Michael Omartian; Rob Meurer. Christopher Cross had a lot to live up to following his self-titled debut album, which had sold a million copies (now up to four million), spawned four Top 40 hits, including the number one hit, "Sailing," and won him five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year (the last two for "Sailing"), and Best New Artist. So, he took three years to make Another Page, which, unsurprisingly, sounded a lot like its predecessor. Cross concentrated on smooth pop arrangements, over which be sang greeting-card romantic sentiments in an innocent, Brian Wilson-like tenor. No one would confuse the result with anything truly heartfelt, or with real rock & roll, but Cross' soothing approach was still good enough to put two of his songs, "All Right" and "No Time for Talk," into the Top 40 and earn a gold record certification. Then, nearly a year after the album's release, TV soap opera General Hospital began featuring the maudlin ballad "Think of Laura," and Another Page suddenly had a third single, this one a Top Ten hit. ~ William Ruhlmann

Christopher Cross shot to stardom with the release of his self-titled debut album in 1980. Cross's smooth brand of adult contemporary pop set the standard for the genre in the `80s, as the singles "Ride Like the Wind" and "Sailing" were a constant presence on the radio. Cross walked away with an unprecedented five Grammys for the album, and shortly after had another smash hit with "Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)," a song he co-wrote with Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Peter Allen for the film ARTHUR. The single "Think of Laura" from his sophomore effort ANOTHER PAGE cracked the Top Ten, but otherwise Cross never repeated the phenomenal success of his debut. He continued to record and tour throughout the `90s and 2000s, releasing the albums EVERY TURN OF THE WORLD and THE RED ROOM, among others.

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