Another Page

Another Page
Christopher Cross studio album
Publication (s)	January 31, 1983
admission	1982
Label (s)	Warner bros.
Format (s)	CD, record
Genre (s)	Soft rock , melodic pop
Title (number)	10
running time	43:04
production	Michael Omartian
chronology Christopher Cross (1979) Another Page Every Turn of the World (1985)

Another Page is the second album by Christopher Cross , which was released in January 1983 and was able to continue the soaring of Cross's career.

history

After the release of his debut album in 1979, Christopher Cross posted four top 40 hits in the USA, including the single Sailing . Cross won in four categories by debuting at the 1981 Grammy Awards : Album Of The Year , Record Of The Year , Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist Artist).

For the second album, Cross took three years and was able to engage numerous prominent guest musicians for the recordings. Despite the long time span, the album sounds largely like its successful predecessor. For William Ruhlmann from Allmusic , this is hardly surprising; he assumed Cross lacked passion in the production ("No one would confuse the result with anything truly heartfelt"). Cross mostly provided the album with soft pop sounds .

Track list

1. "No Time for Talk" - 4:22
2. "Baby Says No" - 6:04
3. "What Am I Supposed to Believe" - ​​4:22
4. "Deal 'Em Again" - 3:10
5. "Think of Laura" - 3:22
6. "All Right" - 4:18
7. "Talking in My Sleep" - 3:34
8. "Nature of the Game" - 3:55
9. "Long World" - 3:32
10. "Words of Wisdom" - 5:52

All the songs were written by Christopher Cross, except for Deal 'Em Again, which he wrote with Michael Maben.

Charts

Despite the commercial success, Cross was only able to tie in with the chart successes of the debut album to a limited extent. Although the song All Right is the commercial success carrier of the album (which was also able to place in the German charts for the first time), he again reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 with Think of Laura , because it became General for the US television series Hospital used.

album

year	title	Chart positions
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1983	Another Page	2	18th	/	4th	11

The album was awarded a gold record in the United States and Great Britain .

Singles

year	title	Chart positions
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1983	All Right "Another Page"	23	/	5	51	12
1983	No Time for Talk "Another Page"	/	/	/	/	33
1983	Think of Laura "Another Page"	/	/	/	/	9

occupation

Musician

Singing : Christopher Cross, Karla Bonoff , Don Henley , Art Garfunkel , Michael McDonald , JD Souther , Carl Wilson , Michael Omartian

Background vocals : Don Henley

Synthesizer : Assa Drori, Rob Meurer, Michael Omartian

Keyboards : Rob Meurer

Guitar : Christopher Cross, Steve Lukather , Jay Graydon

Bass : Abe Laboriel , Mike Porcaro , Andy Salmon

Drums : Steve Gadd , Jeff Porcaro , Tommy Taylor

Percussion : Paulinho da Costa , Lenny Castro , Rob Meurer, Michael Omartian

Saxophone : Tom Scott , Ernie Watts

production

Producer : Michael Omartian

Sound engineer : Chet Himes

Arrangers : Rob Meurer, Michael Omartian

reception

William Ruhlmann from Allmusic succeeded in his review of the album on Cross' concentration for smooth pop arrangements ("smooth pop arrangements") and his innocent tenor reminiscent of Brian Wilson ("innocent, Brian Wilson-like tenor").

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} William Ruhlmann: Another Page - Christopher Cross. In: allmusic.com. Retrieved December 19, 2011 . 
2. ↑ Gold / Platinum Database. In: riaa.com. Accessed December 19, 2011 (English, keyword: Christopher Cross). 
3. ↑ Certified Awards Search. In: bpi.co.uk. Accessed December 19, 2011 (English, keyword: Christopher Cross).