Following the success of Other Voices (1990), Paul Young embarked on this very ambitious project. Using several big-name artists as backup (including Mark Isham, Jeff Porcaro, Billy Preston, Don Was, Kathleen Turner, and Benmont Tench, to name a few), Young put together a very consistent, smooth, well-produced album of soft rock/soul songs. Young also contributes a great many original titles to the mix, and the songs are wonderful. This is a beautifully produced CD, with strong horn and string arrangements with Young's awesome voice over it all. "Now I Know What Made Otis Blue" is worth the price of the CD alone, but the other songs are top-notch as well. It is to Young's credit that he can put together a very cohesive album given the patchwork in which it was recorded. ~ Aaron Badgley, All Music Guide
Crossing
10/26/1993
All Music Guide Review
Crossing Track Listing
Credits of Crossing
- George Massenburg
- Mixing
- Tommy Morgan
- Bass Harmonica
- Jamie Muhoberac
- Keyboards
- Christopher Neil
- Producer, Mixing
- Novi Novag
- Viola
- Pino Palladino
- Bass
- Jeff Porcaro
- Drums
- Dean Parks
- Guitar (Acoustic), Slide Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
- Rik Pekkonen
- Engineer, Mixing
- Darryl Phinnessee
- Vocals (Background)
- Francine Reed
- Vocals (Background)
- Angel Rogers
- Vocals (Background)
- Phil Roy
- Guitar, Vocals (Background)
- Bill Schnee
- Mixing
- Anita Sherman
- Vocals (Background)
- Talley Sherwood
- Mixing Assistant
- Leslie Smith
- Vocals (Background)
- Myrna Smith
- Vocals (Background)
- Linda Taylor
- Programming, Vocals (Background)
- Bob Thiele
- Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
- Lee Thornburg
- Horn Arrangements
- Peter Vale
- Bass, Producer, Vocals (Background), Guitar, Programming, Keyboards
- Peter Van Hooke
- Drums
- Gabe Veltri
- Engineer
- Don Was
- Producer, Mellotron, Vibraphone
- Kirk Whalum
- Saxophone
- Ken Wild
- Bass
- Reggie Young
- Guitar (Electric)
- Paul Mortimer
- Assistant Engineer
- Randy Wine
- Mixing Assistant
- Alex Reed
- Mixing Assistant
- Suzie Katayama
- Cello
- Marnie Riley
- Mixing Assistant
- Noel Hazen
- Assistant Engineer
- Greg Philinganes
- Piano
- Pamela Sheyne
- Programming, Vocals (Background)
- Kathleen Turner
- Vocals
- Richard Whaley
- Engineer
- Jessica Williams
- Vocals (Background)
- Billy Valentine
- Vocals (Background)
- The Memphis Horns
- Horn
- Tim Renwick
- Guitar
- Martin Page
- Piano, Vocals (Background), Programming, Keyboards
- Chris Lord-Alge
- Mixing
- Danny Alonso
- Mixing Assistant
- Benmont Tench
- Organ (Hammond)
- Louis Biancaniello
- Sequencing, Keyboard Programming, Keyboard Arrangements
- Charlie Bisharat
- Violin
- Dan Bosworth
- Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Robbie Buchanan
- Keyboards
- David Campbell
- Conductor, String Arrangements
- Lenny Castro
- Percussion
- Ed Cherney
- Mixing
- Jon Clarke
- Woodwind
- Bob Clearmountain
- Mixing
- Luis Conte
- Conga, Tambourine, Shaker, Timbales
- Larry Corbett
- Cello
- Jim Cox
- Organ
- Delta Dickerson
- Vocals (Background)
- Kevin Dorsey
- Vocals (Background)
- Everett Drake
- Vocals (Background)
- Alan Estes
- Vibraphone
- Davey Faragher
- Bass
- Jim Gilstrap
- Vocals (Background)
- Mark Goldenberg
- Guitar
- Ed Greene
- Drums
- William "Bill" Greene
- Vocals (Background)
- Portia Griffin
- Vocals (Background)
- Roy Hay
- Guitar, Keyboards
- Gary Herbig
- Saxophone
- Neil Hubbard
- Guitar (Rhythm)
- Simon Hurrell
- Engineer
- Wayne Jackson
- Trombone, Trumpet
- Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
- Sylvia Mason James
- Vocals (Background)
- Ken Kessie
- Mixing
- Larry Knechtel
- Piano
- Laurie Latham
- Producer, Mixing
- Adrian Lee
- Bass, Keyboards
- Steve Lindsey
- Producer
- Andrew Love
- Saxophone
- Arno Lucas
- Vocals (Background)
- Mark Isham
- Trumpet
- Billy Preston
- Organ (Hammond)
- Paul Young
- Vocals, Vocals (Background), Main Performer
- Steve Kujala
- Flute















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