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Christopher Cross
$39.98
Double vinyl LP pressing. Deluxe expanded edition of Cross' multi-platinum debut, containing four Top 20 hits including the #1 chart-topping "Sailing." Includes 11 rare and previously unissued tracks including the previously unreleased songs "What Am I Supposed To Believe, " "Smiles Of Angels, " and "Passenger." On February 25, 1981, Christopher Cross achieved something no one had ever done before at the music industry's annual gathering to recognize the best in music, the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards. Cross swept the "Big Four" awards which included not only Best Record and Best Song, but also Best Album and Best New Artist. In total, Cross and his stellar debut album collected five of the six Grammys for which they were nominated. Over 45 years after this unprecedented achievement, Omnivore Recordings is proud to release an expanded edition of Christopher Cross. In addition to the Bernie Grundman mastered original album, this deluxe edition includes 11 extra tracks, including seven previously unissued demos from the original recording sessions painstakingly restored by multi-Grammy Award winning engineer Michael Graves. The collection also includes Japanese-only A-Side, three songs never issued before-"What Am I Supposed To Believe, " "Smiles Of Angels" and "Passengers, " demos of classic album tracks, and new liner notes by music journalist (Crawdaddy, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Cream, etc.), Gene Sculatti who also served as the editorial director at Warner Bros. Records. His notes are informed by a fresh interview with the album's producer, Michael Omartian. Christopher Cross is a classic album that has truly stood the test of time. Now fans can explore the development of the album for the first time with the expanded edition of this towering musical achievement.