For those not in the know, originally from San Antonio, Texas, and known as an exceptional guitar player besides being a tremendous songwriting talent, Christopher Cross released his eponymous debut at the end of 1979.

With its first single “Ride Like The Wind” beginning a five-plus month run on the Billboard Hot 100 in February, peaking at Number 2 (for four weeks), the #1 smash “Sailing” wasn’t far behind being released in May of 1980.

“Never Be The Same” (# 15) and “Say You’ll Be Mine” with Nicolette Larson on background vocals (# 20) all followed and made certain that Christopher Cross spent 1980 into 1981 dominating the charts and the airwaves.

In 1981, Cross achieved something no one had ever done before at the Grammy Awards. Cross swept the “Big Four” awards which included not only Best Album and Best New Artist, but both Record and Song of the Year for “Sailing.” “Sailing” also took home the Grammy for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist to bring the awards total to five at the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Cross’ chart success continued with “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do), from the film Arthur. He not only hit #1 again, but won an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Another Page’s “All Right” and “No Time For Talk” landed in the Top 40, and “Think Of Laura” (popularized through its use on General Hospital) became his fourth Top 10 hit. “A Chance For Heaven (Swimming Theme From The Official Music Of The XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984)” hit #16 on the Adult Contemporary Charts, and “Loving Strangers (David’s Theme From Nothing In Common) cracked the Top 30.

All Right: The Worldwide Singles 1980–1988 (releasing November 14th, 2025 via Omnivore Recordings) collects all of Christopher Cross’ domestic and international A-sides from those years. Available as a 2-LP set on translucent pink and green vinyl, the set contains the original single versions, and the 2-CD counterpart adds the B-sides on the second disc.

Disc 1: A-Sides
1.Ride Like The Wind (Single Edit)
2. Sailing
3. Never Be The Same (Single Edit)
4. Mary Ann
5. Say You’ll Be Mine
6. Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
7. All Right (Single Edit)
8. No Time For Talk
9. Deal ‘Em Again
10. Think Of Laura
11. A Chance For Heaven (Swimming Theme From The Official Music Of The XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984)
12. Talking In My Sleep
13. Charm The Snake (Single Edit)
14. That Girl
15. Every Turn Of The World (Remix)
16. Love Is Love (In Any Language) (Single Edit)
17. Loving Strangers (David’s Theme from Nothing In Common) (Single Edit)
18. Someday
19. I Will (Take You Forever) (Duet with Frances Ruffelle) (Single Edit)
20. Swept Away (Fade)

Opening this INCREDIBLE new collection is the song that catapulted Christopher Cross into stardom, the absolutely top shelf Ride Like The Wind which is backed by the resonating Sailing, the simpler times that come to mind whilst listening to Never Be The Same, the summer breeze of Mary Ann and the harmonious gem Say You’ll Be Mine, before a track like the atmospherically brilliant, charming and adorable Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) is brought forth, along with the poignant All Right, the soothing No Time For Talk and both the 80’s-charged synth of Deal ‘Em Again and the romantic Think Of Laura.

Up next is the underrated contemporary cut A Chance For Heaven (Swimming Theme From The Official Music Of The XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984), the simply ethereal Talking In My Sleep and closest he came to a straight rock song with Charm The Snake, before we are given the perfect synthpop of That Girl, the 80’s action movie ready cut Every Turn Of The World, the first disc rounding out on the propellent Love Is Love (In Any Language), the bittersweet melancholy that drives Loving Strangers (David’s Theme from Nothing In Common), the catchy Someday, closing out on the golden hour of music within I Will (Take You Forever) (Duet with Frances Ruffelle) and the simply beautiful Swept Away (Fade).

Disc 2: B-Sides
1. Minstrel Gigolo (Single Edit)
2. Poor Shirley
3. The Light Is On
4. Spinning
5. Long World
6. Words Of Wisdom
7. Baby Says No
8. Open Your Heart
9. Love Found A Home
10. Just One Look

The second disc, this one chock full of luscious, some unheard by millions for decades now B-Sides, opens with the sumptuously beautiful Minstrel Gigolo, the deeply meaningful Poor Shirley and the easy breezy The Light Is On and then we get the romantic melodic Spinning, the calming, uplifting and soothing Long World, the deepness of lyric within Words Of Wisdom, the easy listening of Baby Says No, the disc rounding out on the delightfully sax and guitar-hued Open Your Heart, the melodious Love Found A Home, closing on the 80’s smoothness of Just One Look.

This compilation is produced by multiple Grammy-winning producer Cheryl Pawelski and Brad Rosenberger and remastered by multiple Grammy-winning engineer Michael Graves.

With liner notes from Garrett Price, director of the HBO Original film Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary, All Right: The Worldwide Singles 1980–1988 chronicles Christopher Cross’ whirlwind first decade.

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