''Every Turn of the World'' is the third studio album by

Christopher Cross Christopher Cross (born Christopher Charles Geppert; May 3, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter from San Antonio, Texas. He won five Grammy Awards for his eponymous debut album released in 1979. The singles "Sailing" (1980), and "Arthur's T ...

, recorded and released in 1985. The album is notable for its harder rocking sound, lacking the pop ballads that dominated the sound of previous albums. Though the album itself peaked at No. 127 on the ''Billboard'' 200, the only single from the album to chart, "Charm the Snake", peaked only at No. 68 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The other two singles from the album, the title track and "Love Is Love (In Any Language)", failed to chart.

Track listing

#"Every Turn of the World" (Christopher Cross,

Michael Omartian Michael Omartian (born November 26, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, keyboardist, and music producer. He produced number-one records in three consecutive decades. He has earned 11 Grammy Awards nominations and won three. He sp ...

John Bettis John Gregory Bettis (born October 24, 1946) is an American lyricist. He was originally part of the band Spectrum, which also featured Richard and Karen Carpenter. He wrote the lyrics for " Top of the World", a hit for both Lynn Anderson and Th ...

) - 4:02 #"Charm the Snake" (Christopher Cross, Michael Omartian) - 4:24 #"I Hear You Call" (Christopher Cross, Michael Omartian, John Bettis) - 3:41 #"Don't Say Goodbye" (Christopher Cross, Billy Alessi, John Bettis) - 3:32 #"It's You That Really Matters" (Christopher Cross,

Will Jennings Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings (born June 27, 1944) is an American lyricist. He is popularly known for writing the lyrics for the songs "Tears in Heaven" and "My Heart Will Go On". He has been inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and has won s ...

) - 3:59 #"Love Is Love (In Any Language)" (Christopher Cross, Michael Omartian, John Bettis) - 4:27 #"Swing Street" (Christopher Cross, Michael Omartian, Will Jennings) - 4:14 #"Love Found a Home" (Christopher Cross) - 3:29 #"That Girl" (Christopher Cross, John Bettis) - 3:28 #"Open Your Heart" (Christopher Cross, Will Jennings) - 5:39

Personnel

* Christopher Cross – vocals, guitars, SynthAxe *

– keyboards, synthesizers, horn arrangements * Marcus Ryle – synthesizer programming *

Joe Chemay Joe Chemay is an American bassist and background singer, known for his recording session work. Biography Chemay started out working as a session and touring support musician in Los Angeles, but moved to Nashville in 1989. Chemay has worked wi ...

– bass guitar * John Robinson – drums * Paulinho da Costa –

conga The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest). ...

s (1) * Gary Herbig – saxophones, sax solo (7, 10) * Kim Hutchcroft – saxophones *

Chuck Findley Charles B. Findley (born December 13, 1947 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is an American trumpet player known for his diverse work as a session musician. He also plays other brass instruments such as flugelhorn and trombone. His technical abilities ...

– trumpet *

Jerry Hey Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's '' Thriller'', ''Rock with You'', ...

– trumpet * Gary Grant – trumpet * Alexandra Brown – backing vocals * Lynn Davis – backing vocals * Khalig Glover – backing vocals * Portia Griffin – backing vocals *

Richard Marx Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963) is an American adult contemporary music, adult contemporary and pop rock singer-songwriter. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Marx's Richard Marx (album), self-titled debut album went tri ...

– backing vocals *

Vesta Williams Mary Vesta Williams (December 1, 1957 – September 22, 2011) was an American singer-songwriter, who performed across genres such as pop, jazz, adult contemporary and R&B. Originally credited as Vesta Williams, she was simply known as Vesta begin ...

– backing vocals

Production

* Producer – Michael Omartian * Production Coordination – James Wofford * Engineer and Mixing – John Guess * Assistant Engineer – Mark Linett * Second Engineers – Tom Fouce, Laura Livingston, and James Wofford. * Recorded and Mixed at Lion Share Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA). * Additional recording at Pop 'N' Roll Studios (Santa Monica, CA). * Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (Hollywood, CA). * Art Direction and Design – Jen McManus and Laura LiPuma * Logo Design – Margo Chase * Photography – Steve Sakai * Linguistics Advisor – John Accomando

References

{{Authority control 1985 albums Christopher Cross albums Albums produced by Michael Omartian Warner Records albums