Every Turn of the World

Every Turn of the World
Studio album by Christopher Cross
Released	November 12, 1985
Recorded	April–August 1985
Studio	Lion Share, Los Angeles Pop 'n' Roll, Santa Monica
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock
Length	41:30
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Michael Omartian
Christopher Cross chronology
Another Page (1983) Every Turn of the World (1985) Back of My Mind (1988)

Every Turn of the World is the third studio album by Christopher Cross, recorded and released in 1985. The album is notable for its harder rocking sound, lacking the pop ballads that dominated the sound of previous albums. Though the album itself peaked at No. 127 on the Billboard 200, the only single from the album to chart, "Charm the Snake", peaked only at No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100. The other two singles from the album, the title track and "Love Is Love (In Any Language)", failed to chart.

Track listing

1. "Every Turn of the World" (Christopher Cross, Michael Omartian, John Bettis) - 4:02
2. "Charm the Snake" (Christopher Cross, Michael Omartian) - 4:24
3. "I Hear You Call" (Christopher Cross, Michael Omartian, John Bettis) - 3:41
4. "Don't Say Goodbye" (Christopher Cross, Billy Alessi, John Bettis) - 3:32
5. "It's You That Really Matters" (Christopher Cross, Will Jennings) - 3:59
6. "Love Is Love (In Any Language)" (Christopher Cross, Michael Omartian, John Bettis) - 4:27
7. "Swing Street" (Christopher Cross, Michael Omartian, Will Jennings) - 4:14
8. "Love Found a Home" (Christopher Cross) - 3:29
9. "That Girl" (Christopher Cross, John Bettis) - 3:28
10. "Open Your Heart" (Christopher Cross, Will Jennings) - 5:39

Personnel

• Christopher Cross – vocals, guitars, SynthAxe
• Michael Omartian – keyboards, synthesizers, horn arrangements
• Marcus Ryle – synthesizer programming
• Joe Chemay – bass guitar
• John Robinson – drums
• Paulinho da Costa – congas (1)
• Gary Herbig – saxophones, sax solo (7, 10)
• Kim Hutchcroft – saxophones
• Chuck Findley – trumpet
• Jerry Hey – trumpet
• Gary Grant – trumpet
• Alexandra Brown – backing vocals
• Lynn Davis – backing vocals
• Khalig Glover – backing vocals
• Portia Griffin – backing vocals
• Richard Marx – backing vocals
• Vesta Williams – backing vocals

Production

• Producer – Michael Omartian
• Production Coordination – James Wofford
• Engineer and Mixing – John Guess
• Assistant Engineer – Mark Linett
• Second Engineers – Tom Fouce, Laura Livingston, and James Wofford.
• Recorded and Mixed at Lion Share Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
• Additional recording at Pop 'N' Roll Studios (Santa Monica, CA).
• Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (Hollywood, CA).
• Art Direction and Design – Jen McManus and Laura LiPuma
• Logo Design – Margo Chase
• Photography – Steve Sakai
• Linguistics Advisor – John Accomando

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