''Every Turn of the World'' is the third studio album by
Christopher Cross, 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,
John Bettis
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) - 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
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) - 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,
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Michael Omartian – keyboards, synthesizers, horn arrangements
* Marcus Ryle – synthesizer programming
*
Joe Chemay
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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 –
congas (1)
* Gary Herbig – saxophones, sax solo (7, 10)
* Kim Hutchcroft – saxophones
*
Chuck Findley – trumpet
*
Jerry Hey
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– trumpet
*
Gary Grant – trumpet
* Alexandra Brown – backing vocals
*
Lynn Davis – backing vocals
* Khalig Glover – backing vocals
* Portia Griffin – backing vocals
*
Richard Marx – backing vocals
*
Vesta Williams
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– 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
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1985 albums
Christopher Cross albums
Albums produced by Michael Omartian
Warner Records albums