Christopher Cross

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It's more than All Right: Omnivore Recordings is revisiting Christopher Cross' major label years for a first-time collection of his original single releases.  The Worldwide Singles 1980-1988 offers 20 classic tracks - many in rare single edit or mix form - from Cross' tenure on the Warner Bros. and Reprise labels, along with a few curios from compilations. The defining hits from his self-titled debut ("Ride Like the Wind," "Sailing," "Never Be the Same") are all here, along with the Oscar-winning "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)," "All Right," "Think of Laura," "Charm the Snake" and "Every Turn of the World." (True to its name, a few ex-U.S. A-sides are in the mix, like the rare Japan-only track "Mary Ann," plus deeper cuts like "Deal 'Em Again," "That Girl," and "Someday.") The 2LP set includes all those A-sides, while a 2CD set adds 10 more tracks from the albums included as B-sides (including a rare edit of Christopher Cross closer "Minstrel Gigolo"). Garrett Price, director of last year's intriguing Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (in which Cross is featured as an interviewee), provides liner notes to the set, remastered by Michael Graves and produced by Omnivore's Cheryl Pawelski and Brad Rosenberger. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.