Sailing (Christopher Cross song)
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| Single by Christopher Cross | |||||||||
| from the album Christopher Cross | |||||||||
| A-side | "Sailing" | ||||||||
| B-side | "Poor Shirley" | ||||||||
| Released | 1980 | ||||||||
| Genre | Soft rock Pop Yacht Rock |
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| Length | 4:14 | ||||||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Christopher Cross | ||||||||
| Producer | Michael Omartian | ||||||||
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Sailing is a number-one single, written and performed by Christopher Cross on his 1979 eponymous debut album. The song was a phenomenal success, winning Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Arrangement of the Year, and helping Cross win the Best New Artist award. VH1 named this the greatest "softsational soft rock" music song of all time. The lyrics describe the joys of sailing.
It was a number-one rated single in the United States. Since its debut, it has been covered by many artists, including Avant, Barry Manilow, Big Bub, 'N Sync, and Phajja.
The song was one of the first digitally recorded songs, utilizing the 3M digital recording system.[1]
The Mexican airline AeroMéxico used the theme during the middle 1980s as a jingle for its advertisements; it was also used for the cigarette brand Winston.
Dr. Octagon refers to the lyrics in the song "Blue Flowers Revisited" on the album Dr. Octagonecologyst.
Tracy Morgan referenced the song "Sailing" when he appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Feb 24th, 2010. Tracy stated that if he had a variety show he would book Christopher Cross to sing Sailing with a russian bear on a bicycle. Cross would be wearing a Houston Oilers jersey and playing a double-axe bass guitar. Morgan then talked about how he used to cry when he would hear Cross sing the song and noted that it was his "vision" to have Cross sing with the bear riding the bicycle.
References
- ^ Jim McCullaugh (November 1), "Digital the Major Topic For N.Y. AES Parley", Billboard "The Christopher Cross LP, at number 32, uses the 3M digital technology"
| Preceded by "Magic" by Olivia Newton-John |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single August 30, 1980 |
Succeeded by "Upside Down" by Diana Ross |
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