Back of My Mind (Christopher Cross album)

Back of My Mind

Studio album by

Christopher Cross

Released

October 6, 1988^[1]

Recorded

December 1987–August 1988

Studio

Pop 'n' Roll, Santa Monica
The Lighthouse, North Hollywood
Homelands, Los Angeles
Lion Share, Los Angeles
Angel, London

Genre

Soft rock

Length

42:10

Christopher Cross chronology

Every Turn of the World
(1985)

Back of My Mind
(1988)

Rendezvous
(1993)

Singles from Back of My Mind

"I Will (Take You Forever)" / "Just One Look"
Released: October 1988^[2]
"Swept Away" / "Alibi"
Released: December 1988^[3]
"Someday"
Released: March 1989^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Back of My Mind is the fourth studio album by singer Christopher Cross, released in 1988 through Warner Bros. Records. After both the album and its singles failed to chart in the United States (although "I Will (Take You Forever)" did chart in several other countries^[5]) and due in large part to the general decline in sales beginning with Another Page (1983),^{[citation needed]} Cross was soon released from Warner Bros. "Swept Away" was previously heard on a few episodes of the TV show Growing Pains in 1987. It would be nearly three years until Cross signed a new recording contract with BMG and release a new album, Rendezvous, in 1992.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Someday"	Christopher Cross, Rob Meurer	3:12
2.	"Never Stop Believing"	Cross, Erich Bulling, John Bettis	4:00
3.	"Swept Away"	Cross, Bettis, Steve Dorff	4:23
4.	"Any Old Time"	Cross, Bettis	4:05
5.	"I Will (Take You Forever)"	Cross, Michael Omartian, Meurer (duet with Frances Ruffelle)	4:15
6.	"She Told Me So"	Cross, Omartian, Bettis	4:08
7.	"Back of My Mind"	Cross, Meurer	3:55
8.	"I'll Be Alright"	Cross, Omartian, Meurer	4:54
9.	"Alibi"	Cross, Meurer	4:41
10.	"Just One Look"	Cross	4:37
Total length:			42:10

Personnel

Christopher Cross – vocals, guitars, arrangements
Michael Omartian – keyboards, drum programming, string arrangements, arrangements
Rob Meurer – additional keyboards (1, 9), arrangements
Jay Dee Maness – steel guitar (4)
Joe Chemay – bass guitar
Alex Acuña – percussion (2, 8)
Judd Miller – electronic valve instrument solo and pads (7)
Dan Higgins – baritone saxophone (8)
Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (8)
Tom Scott – lyricon (9), saxophone (10)
Michael McDonald – backing vocals (1)
Christine McVie – backing vocals (2)
Frances Ruffelle – vocals (5)
Andraé Crouch – backing vocals (8)
Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals (8)
Lue McCrary – backing vocals (8)
Ricky Nelson – backing vocals (8)
Quartario Tucker – backing vocals (8)
Fred White – backing vocals (8)
Karen Blake – backing vocals (10)

Production

Producer – Michael Omartian
Recorded and Mixed by Terry Christian
Additional Recording – Tom Fouce and Mark Linett
Assistant Engineers – Doug Carleton, Tom Leader, Laura Livingston, and Jeffrey Woodruff.
Production Coordination – Janet Southwell
Photography – Peter Lavery

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
German albums chart^[5]	45
Swedish albums chart^[5]	49
Dutch albums chart^[5]	93

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[6]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b "Back of My Mind - Christopher Cross". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
^ "Christopher Cross – I Will (Take You Forever)". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
^ "Christopher Cross – Swept Away". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
^ "Christopher Cross – Someday". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Christopher Cross - Back of My Mind (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 923. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

External links

Back of My Mind at christophercross.com

v t e Christopher Cross
Studio albums	Christopher Cross Another Page Every Turn of the World Back of My Mind Rendezvous Window Walking in Avalon
Singles	"Ride Like the Wind" "Sailing" "Never Be the Same" "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" "All Right" "Think of Laura"

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