The Crossing is the fifth studio album by English singer Paul Young. Released in 1993, the album peaked at No. 27 on the UK Albums Chart.[1]
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Released | 11 October 1993 | |||
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Length | 48:34 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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The album contains three UK singles: "Now I Know What Made Otis Blue" (UK No. 14), "Hope in a Hopeless World" (UK No. 42), and "It Will Be You" (UK No. 34).[1]
Critical reaction
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AllMusic | [2] |
Aaron Badgley of AllMusic writes that The Crossing is a "very consistent, smooth, well-produced album ... "Now I Know What Made Otis Blue" is worth the price of the CD alone, but the other songs are top-notch as well."[3]
Track listing
No. | Titel | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hope in a Hopeless World" | Bob Thiele, Phil Roy | Don Was | 4:13 |
2. | "Now I Know What Made Otis Blue" | Mick Leeson, Peter Vale | Peter Vale | 3:51 |
3. | "Bring Me Home" | George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam | Christopher Neil | 4:00 |
4. | "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" | Doug James, Paul Young | Was | 4:13 |
5. | "Won't Look Back" | Drew Barfield, Young | Was | 5:20 |
6. | "Only Game in Town" | Martin Page, Paul Young | Was | 4:11 |
7. | "Love Has No Pride" | Eric Kaz, Libby Titus | Was | 3:44 |
8. | "Down in Chinatown" | Don Was, Barfield, Young | Was | 5:26 |
9. | "Half a Step Away" | Barfield, Young | Was | 4:55 |
10. | "Follow On" | Paul Brady | Was | 4:05 |
11. | "It Will Be You" | Thiele, Roy | Steve Lindsey | 4:36 |
Personnel
- Paul Young – lead vocals, backing vocals (6)
- Roy Hay – keyboards (1), guitar (1)
- Bob Thiele Jr. – keyboards (1), backing vocals (1)
- Billy Preston – Hammond B3 organ (1)
- Peter Vale – keyboards (2), programming (2), guitar (2), bass (2), backing vocals (2)
- Adrian Lee – keyboards (3), bass (3)
- Louis Biancaniello – keyboards (4, 8), Fairlight programming (4), synth bass (4), drum programming (4), sequencing (4), arrangements (4, 8), programming (8)
- Jamie Muhoberac – additional keyboards (4)
- Larry Knechtel – acoustic piano (5, 7, 9, 10)
- Benmont Tench – Hammond B3 organ (5, 7, 9, 10)
- Don Was – Mellotron (5), vibraphone (8)
- Martin Page – keyboards (6), acoustic piano (6), programming (6), backing vocals (6)
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (9, 10)
- Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (11)
- Jim Cox – organ (11)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitar (1, 4), guitars (11)
- Phil Roy – guitar (1), backing vocals (1)
- Neil Hubbard – rhythm guitar (2)
- Tim Renwick – guitars (3)
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (5, 7, 9, 10), slide guitar (7), guitar solo (7), electric guitar (8)
- Reggie Young – electric guitar (5, 7, 9, 10)
- Mark Goldenberg – guitars (6)
- Davey Faragher – bass (1)
- James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass (5, 9)
- Pino Palladino – bass (6, 7, 10)
- Ken Wild – bass (10)
- Freddie Washington – bass (11)
- Jeff Porcaro – drums (1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Peter Van Hooke – drums (3)
- Ed Greene – drums (11)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 5-10)
- Luis Conte – tambourine (1), congas (4), shaker (4), timbales (4)
- Alan Estes – vibraphone (11)
- Mark Feltham – harmonica (2)
- Tommy Morgan – bass harmonica (10)
- Kirk Whalum – saxophone (4, 5)
- Jon Clarke – woodwind (5, 7, 10)
- Andrew Love – saxophone (7)
- Steve Kujala – flute (9)
- Gary Herbig – saxophone solo (11)
- Wayne Jackson – trombone (7), trumpet (7)
- Mark Isham – trumpet (8)
- David Campbell – string arrangements (5, 7, 10, 11), conductor (11)
- Larry Corbett – cello (5, 7, 10)
- Suzie Katayama – cello (5, 7, 10)
- Novi Novog – viola (5, 7, 10)
- Charlie Bisharat – violin (5, 7, 10)
- Ron Clark – violin (5, 7, 10)
- Lee Thornberg – horn arrangements (11)
- Angel Rogers – backing vocals (1)
- Billy Valentine – backing vocals (1)
- Sylvia Mason-James – backing vocals (2)
- Beverley Skeete – backing vocals (2)
- Pam Sheyne – backing vocals (3)
- Linda Taylor – backing vocals (3)
- Willie Greene Jr. – backing vocals (5, 7, 9, 10)
- Arno Lucas – backing vocals (5, 9)
- Leslie Smith – backing vocals (5, 9)
- Everette Drake – backing vocals (7, 10)
- Wayne Murry – backing vocals (7, 10)
- Francine Reed – backing vocals (7, 10)
- Delta Dickerson – backing vocals (8)
- Portia Griffin – backing vocals (8)
- Anita Sherman – backing vocals (8)
- Myrna Smith – backing vocals (8)
- Jessica Williams – backing vocals (8)
- Kathleen Turner – special guest vocal appearance (8)
- Patty Smith – backing vocals (10)
- Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals (11)
- Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (11)
- Dorian Holley – backing vocals (11)
- Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals (11)
Production
- Paul Young – executive producer
- Don Was – producer (1, 4-10)
- Peter Vale – producer (2)
- Christopher Neil – producer (3), mixing (3)
- Steve Lindsey – producer (11)
- Rik Pekkonen – recording (1, 4-10), mixing (9, 10)
- Richard Whaley – engineer (2)
- Simon Hurrell – engineer (3)
- Gabe Veltri – engineer (11), recording (11)
- Bob Clearmountain – mixing (1)
- Laurie Latham – mixing (2), additional vocal mixing (4), additional recording production (5)
- Ken Kessie – mixing (4, 8)
- George Massenburg – mixing (5)
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (6)
- Ed Cherney – mixing (7)
- Bill Schnee – mixing (11)
- Dan Bosworth – recording assistant (1, 4-10), mix assistant (4, 9, 10)
- Alex Reed – mix assistant (1)
- Randy Wine – mix assistant (1)
- Paul Mortimer – assistant engineer (3)
- Marnie Riley – mix assistant (5, 7)
- Talley Sherwood – mix assistant (6)
- Danny Alonso – mix assistant (8)
- Noel Hazen – recording assistant (11)
- Vince Frost – art direction, design
- Douglas Brothers – photography
References
- ^ a b "PAUL YOUNG - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Badgley, Aaron. "Review: The Crossing – Paul Young". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Crossing - Paul Young - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
External links
- The Crossing at Discogs (list of releases)