The Crossing (Paul Young album)
The Crossing is the fifth studio album by English singer Paul Young. Released in 1993, the album peaked at #27 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]
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| Released | 26 October 1993 | |||
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| Length | 51:01 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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The album contains three UK singles: "Now I Know What Made Otis Blue" (UK #14), "Hope in a Hopeless World" (UK #42), and "It Will Be You" (UK #34).[2]
Critical reaction
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. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hope in a Hopeless World" | Bob Thiele, Phil Roy | Don Was | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Now I Know What Made Otis Blue" | Mick Leeson, Peter Vale | Peter Vale | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Bring Me Home" | George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam | Christopher Neil | 4:03 |
| 4. | "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" | Doug James, Paul Young | Was | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Won't Look Back" | Drew Barfield, Young | Was | 5:23 |
| 6. | "Only Game in Town" | Martin Page, Paul Young | Was | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Love Has No Pride" | Eric Kaz, Libby Titus | Was | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Down in Chinatown" | Don Was, Barfield, Young | Was | 5:36 |
| 9. | "Half a Step Away" | Barfield, Young | Was | 5:00 |
| 10. | "Follow On" | Paul Brady | Was | 4:10 |
| 11. | "It Will Be You" | Thiele, Roy | Steve Lindsey | 4:41 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]
- Paul Young – vocals
- Roy Hay – guitar, keyboards
- Adrian Lee – bass guitar, keyboards, piano, programming
- Larry Knechtel, Greg Phillinganes – piano
- Paul Jackson Jr., Reggie Young – electric guitar
- Benmont Tench, Billy Preston – Hammond B3 organ
- Peter Vale – keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals, programming
- Novi Novog – viola
- Jamie Muhoberac – additional keyboards
- Martin Page – keyboards, piano, programming
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Jeff Porcaro, Peter Van Hooke, Ed Greene – drums
- Bob Thiele Jr. – keyboards
- Neil Hubbard – rhythm guitar
- Don Was – vibraphone, mellotron
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar
- Phil Roy, Mark Goldenberg – guitar
- Luis Conte – congas, tambourine, shaker, timbales
- Louis Biancaniello - keyboards, sequencer, synthesizer, programming
- Jim Cox – Hammond organ
- Larry Corbett, Suzie Katayama – cello
- Davey Faragher, James "Hutch" Hutchinson, Freddie Washington, Pino Palladino, Ken Wild – bass guitar
- Alan Estes – vibraphone
- Mark Feltham, Tommy Morgan – harmonica
- Kirk Whalum – saxophone on tracks 4 and 5
- Andrew Love – saxophone on track 7
- Gary Herbig – saxophone on track 11
- Wayne Jackson – trumpet, trombone on track 7
- Mark Isham – trumpet on track 8
- Kathleen Turner – special guest vocal appearance on track 8
- Charlie Bisharat, Ron Clark – violin
- Angel Rogers, Billy Valentine, Bob Thiele, Phil Roy, Beverley Skeete, Peter Vale, Sylvia Mason-James, Linda Taylor, Pam Sheyne, Martin Page, Anita Sherman, Delta Dickerson, Jessica Williams, Myrna Smith, Portia Griffin, Arno Lucas, Lesley Smith, Everette Drake, Francine Reed, Patty Smith, Wayne Murry, Willie Greene, Darryl Phinnessee, Dorian Holley, Jim Gilstrap, Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals
Production team
- Produced by Don Was, Peter Vale, Christopher Neil, Steve Lindsey
- Engineers: Rik Pekkonen, Richard Whaley, Simon Hurrell, Gabe Veltri
- Mixed by Bob Clearmountain (1), Laurie Latham (2), Christopher Neil (3), Ken Kessie (4 and 8), George Massenburg (5), Chris Lord-Alge (6), Ed Cherney (7), Rik Pekkonen (9 and 10)
References
- Badgley, Aaron. "Review: The Crossing – Paul Young". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "PAUL YOUNG - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Crossing - Paul Young - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- The Crossing liner notes. Columbia Records. 1993.
External links
- The Crossing at Discogs (list of releases)
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