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Profile of Christopher Cross
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3rd May 1951 |
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San Antonio, Texas, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia Christopher Cross (born May 3, 1951 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American singer and songwriter. Christopher has written all his own songs, other than "Nature's Way" that appears on his "Window" album. He is best known for composing Arthur's Theme from the Dudley Moore film Arthur which won the Academy Award for best song in 1981 (with co-composers Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen.)
Cross released his self-titled debut album Christopher Cross in 1979 which garnered him 5 Grammy Awards. Hits from this album included "Sailing", "Ride Like the Wind" and "Never Be the Same". His second album, Another Page, which came out in 1982, included the hit songs "Think Of Laura" and "All Right". Many people associate "Think of Laura" with the "Luke and Laura" plotline of the soap opera General Hospital, which was very popular at the time, but it was actually written about a girl of that name who had recently died in an accident.
The Family Guy character Chris Griffin is thought to be named after Cross, with his full name being "Christopher Cross Griffin". The other possibility is an homage to rap duo Kris Kross.
Discography
- Christopher Cross (1979 in the US and 1980 in the UK)
- Another Page (1982)
- Every Turn of the World (1985)
- Back of My Mind (1988)
- Rendezvous (1992)
- The Best of Christopher Cross (1993)
- Window (1995)
- Walking in Avalon (1998)
- Greatest Hits Live (1999)
- Red Room (2000)
- The Very Best of Christopher Cross (2002)
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