Christopher Cross

Christopher Cross (nama lahir: Christopher Charles Geppert; ) adalah penyanyi dan penulis lagu berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat dari San Antonio, Texas. Cross memenangkan lima Grammy Awards untuk album debutnya yang dirilis pada tahun 1979. Lagu singel "Sailing" (1980), dan "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (dari film 1981 Arthur) meraih peringkat pertama tangga lagu Billboard Hot 100. "Sailing" meraih tiga Grammy pada 1981, sementara "Arthur's Theme" memenangkan Oscar untuk Best Original Song pada 1981 (dengan co-komposer Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, dan Peter Allen).

 Diskografi 

 Album studio 
YearAlbumLabelChart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds)AUSNote: This reference gives Australian albums and singles information. It is used for chart peak positions as the early albums were released before ARIA regulated the Australian charts itself (1989)CANGERJPNNote: Reference indicates chart positions from 1988 onwards, and  part of the information are currently unavailableNLDNZSWEUKUS1979Christopher CrossWarner Bros.626—181416—146 RIAA: 5 × Platinum
 BPI: Platinum1983Another Page623217912411 RIAA: Gold
 BPI: Gold1985Every Turn of the World——4427—3437—1271988Back of My Mind——4527—9349——1993RendezvousCMC———96—————1995Window———91—————1998Walking in Avalon—————————2000Red Room—————————2007A Christopher Cross ChristmasEar—————————2008The Café Carlyle Sessions—————————2010Christmas Time Is Here—————————2011Doctor Faith——48——————2013A Night in Paris—————————2014Secret LadderChristopher Cross Records—————————2017Take Me As I Am—————————

 Album kompilasi 

 1991: The Best of Christopher Cross (WEA)
 1999: Greatest Hits Live (CMC)
 2001: Definitive Christopher Cross (Warner Bros./Asia)
 2002: The Very Best of Christopher Cross (Warner Bros.)
 2011: Crosswords: The Best of Christopher Cross (101 Distribution)

 Lagu tema 

 1981: Arthur (Motion picture soundtrack) "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
 1983: General Hospital (TV series soundtrack) "Think of Laura"
 1984: Official Music of the XXIIIrd Olympiad "A Chance For Heaven" (lagu tema cabang olahraga renang)
 1986: Nothing in Common (Motion picture soundtrack) "Loving Strangers (David's Theme)"
 2010: 30 Rock (TV series soundtrack) "Lemon's Theme"

 Singel 
YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds)AlbumCANGERIRENEDNORAUSNZSWIUKUSU.S.<br id="mwAh0"><br>AC1980"Ride Like the Wind"3————2531—69224Christopher Cross"Sailing"1—2118—468—48110"Never Be the Same"——25——4241——151"Say You'll Be Mine"33————————2015"Mary Ann" (Japan only)———————————Single only1981"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"2—7—113106711 RIAA: GoldArthur (soundtrack)1983"All Right"1323141653044551123Another Page"No Time for Talk"—————————3310"Think of Laura"9————100———911984"A Chance for Heaven" (swimming theme from 1984 Summer Olympics)—————————7616The Official Music Of The XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 19841985"Charm the Snake"—————————68—Every Turn of the World"Every Turn of the World"———————————1986"Love Is Love (In Any Language)"———————————"Loving Strangers"94—————————27Nothing in Common (soundtrack)1988"Swept Away"———————————Back of My Mind"I Will (Take You Forever)" (with Frances Ruffelle)—————47————411993"In the Blink of an Eye" (Germany only)—51—————————Rendezvous (Germany & Japan only)"Nothing Will Change" (Germany only)———————————"Is There Something" (Germany only)———————————1994"Been There, Done That" (Germany only)—55—————————Window (Germany & Japan only)"Wild, Wild West" (Germany only)———————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart

 Penampilan lainnya 

 1974: Electromagnets, (with Eric Johnson) - "Motion"
 1981: Chris Christian, (Boardwalk Records) - "Don't Give Up on Us" (guitar solo)
 1982: Long Time Friends, Alessi Brothers - "Forever" (background vocals)
 1985: Soul Kiss, Olivia Newton-John - "You Were Great, How Was I?" (background vocals)
 1985: Crazy from the Heat, David Lee Roth - "California Girls" (background vocals)
 1988: Brian Wilson, Brian Wilson - "Night Time" (background vocals)
 1989: Christmas at My House, Larry Carlton - "Ringing the Bells of Christmas"
 1991: Love Can Do That, Elaine Paige - "Same Train"
 1994: Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III - "Arthur's Theme" (live version)
 1996: Venus Isle, Eric Johnson - "Lonely in the Night" (background vocals)
 1996: On Air, Alan Parsons - "So Far Away"
 1998: Imagination, Brian Wilson (special edition "Words and Music" bonus disc) - "In My Room"
 2001: A Gathering of Friends, Michael McDonald - "Ride Like the Wind"
 2001: When It All Goes South, Alabama - "Love Remains"
 2004: Confidential, Peter White - "She's in Love"
 2006: Skylark, Gigi Mackenzie - "That's All"
 2008: Soundstage: America Live in Chicago - "Lonely People", "A Horse with No Name"
 2013: Train Keeps a Rolling, Jeff Golub - "How Long"
 2013: Imagination of You, Eric Johnson - "Imagination of You"

 Penghargaan 

 Academy Award untuk lagu orisinal terbaik, 1981, " Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) " "Arthur's Theme" Wins Original Song: 1982 Oscars-YouTube
 Golden Globe Award untuk lagu orisinal terbaik, 1981, " Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) "
 Grammy, 1980 - Rekaman Terbaik Tahun Ini - "Sailing"
 Grammy, 1980 - Lagu terbaik tahun ini - "Sailing"
 Grammy, 1980 - Album terbaik tahun ini - Christopher Cross Grammy Album of the Year winners 1959 – 2018-The Telegraph
 Grammy, 1980 - Artis Baru Terbaik - Christopher Cross Best New Artists Who Also Won Album Of The Year|GRAMMY.com
 Grammy, 1980 - Pengaturan Terbaik - "Sailing"
 Penghargaan Musik Film dan Televisi ASCAP, 1981, "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"

Referensi:Christopher Cross|Artist|www.grammy.com23rd Annual GRAMMY Awards|1980|Grammy.com23rd Annual GRAMMY Awards|GRAMMY.com

 Nominasi 

 Primetime Emmy Awards, 1988 - Prestasi Luar Biasa dalam Musik dan Lirik, Growing Pains (1985) episode Aloha - "Swept Away" 

 Referensi 

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