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Christopher Cross

Christopher Cross

Christopher Cross (born Christopher Charles Geppert; May 3, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from San Antonio, Texas.

He won five Grammy Awards for his eponymous debut album released in 1979. The singles "Sailing" (1980), and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (from the 1981 film Arthur) peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "Sailing" earned three Grammys in 1980, while "Arthur's Theme" won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1980 (with co-composers Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Peter Allen).

Albums

1979 Christopher Cross
1983 Another Page
1985 Every Turn of the World
1988 Back of My Mind
1991 Rendezvous
1994 Window
1998 Walking in Avalon
2000 Red Room
2007 A Christopher Cross Christmas
2008 The Café Carlyle Sessions
2011 Doctor Faith
2014 Secret Ladder
2017 Take Me as I Am
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