Sailing (Christopher Cross song)
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"Sailing" is a 1979 soft rock song written and recorded by American artist Christopher Cross. It was released in June 1980 as the second single from his debut album Christopher Cross (1979), which was already certified Gold by this time. The song was a success in the United States, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 30, 1980, where it stayed for one week.[1][2] The song also won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Arrangement of the Year, and helped Cross win the Best New Artist award.[3] VH1 named "Sailing" the most "softsational soft rock" song of all time.[4]
"Sailing" | ||||
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Single by Christopher Cross | ||||
from the album Christopher Cross | ||||
B-side | "Poor Shirley" | |||
Released | June 15, 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:14 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Christopher Cross | |||
Producer(s) | Michael Omartian | |||
Christopher Cross singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Christopher Cross - Sailing (Official Music Video)" on YouTube | ||||
The song was recorded in 1979, utilizing the 3M Digital Recording System, making it one of the first digitally recorded songs to chart.[5] In his Grammy acceptance speech, Cross acknowledged "Sailing" as his favorite song on the album and that originally it was not meant to be a single.[6] The song was later identified as an archetype of the style that later became known as yacht rock[7] (At the time Cross and similar artists referred to the style as the West Coast sound).[8]