Another Page
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Album Summary
Christopher Cross followed up his Grammy-sweeping debut with 'Another Page,' released in 1983 on Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Michael Omartian — a man with golden ears and a touch as smooth as late-night velvet — the album found Cross settling deeper into his signature sound, that lush, sophisticated soft rock that had made him the darling of radio programmers everywhere. Recorded during a period when adult contemporary music was holding its own against the rising tide of new wave and synth-pop, Cross and Omartian crafted a record that leaned into polished studio craftsmanship, layered harmonies, and that unmistakable warm, West Coast sensibility that Cross wore like a second skin.
Reception
- "Think Of Laura" became the album's most recognizable moment, reaching the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 after its exposure through the television soap opera 'General Hospital,' giving Cross a genuine crossover hit from this record.
- The album performed solidly on the adult contemporary charts, where Cross had built his most loyal and devoted audience, reaffirming his standing as one of the format's premier voices in the early 1980s.
- Critical reception was mixed in the broader rock press, where some felt the album's polished production leaned too far into commercial smoothness, though fans of sophisticated pop songwriting embraced it warmly.
Significance
- "Think Of Laura" stands as a fascinating cultural artifact of the early 1980s television and music crossover era, demonstrating how a primetime soap opera could breathe chart life into an album track and reshape an artist's commercial moment.
- The album represents a sincere and skilled effort to sustain the adult contemporary sound at a time when the music landscape was shifting dramatically, and Cross and Omartian delivered some of the most finely constructed soft rock of that transitional period.
- With tracks like "All Right" and "Talking In My Sleep," the album showcased Cross's gift for emotionally honest, melody-first songwriting that prioritized feeling over flash — a quiet but meaningful artistic statement in the era of MTV excess.
Tracklist
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A1 No Time For Talk 98
4:22
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A2 Baby Says No 103
6:04
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A3 What Am I Supposed To Believe 150
4:22
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A4 Deal 'Em Again 130
3:10
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A5 Think Of Laura 86
3:22
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B1 All Right 132
4:18
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B2 Talking In My Sleep 104
3:34
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B3 Nature Of The Game 103
3:55
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B4 Long World 105
3:32
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B5 Words Of Wisdom 73
5:52
Artist Details
Christopher Cross burst onto the scene out of San Antonio, Texas in the late 1970s, and when that debut album dropped in 1979, radio stations coast to coast couldn't stop spinning it — that smooth, silky blend of soft rock, pop, and yacht rock just floated through the airwaves like a cool breeze off the Pacific. Brother, this man didn't just make music, he made history, sweeping the 1981 Grammy Awards with wins for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist — a clean sweep that had never been done before and hasn't been done since. Christopher Cross represented that golden moment when sophisticated, beautifully crafted pop songwriting reigned supreme, giving the world timeless gems like "Sailing" and "Arthur's Theme" that still hold up like fine wine decades later.
