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Every Turn of the World is the third studio album by Christopher Cross, recorded and released in 1985. The album has a harder rocking sound, lacking the pop ballads that dominated the sound of Cross's previous albums. The album peaked at No. 127 on the Billboard 200, while the single "Charm the Snake" peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100, the only single to chart from the album. Two other singles, the title track and "Love Is Love (In Any Language)", were also released.
Reception
In a retrospective review, William Ruhlmann of AllMusic noted that following the commercial decline of Another Page, which was dominated by ballads, Christopher Cross adopted a more rock-oriented sound on Every Turn of the World. He highlighted the absence of Los Angeles session musicians and backing vocals from prominent Southern California pop singers, with Cross instead using a SynthAxe and producer Michael Omartian contributing keyboards alongside a rhythm section. The album featured mostly up-tempo tracks with "save-the-world" lyrical themes. Ruhlmann wrote that the change in direction "didn't work," citing the commercial underperformance of the lead single, Charm the Snake, and the loss of Cross's core adult contemporary audience. He added that although songs like Love Found a Home were more in line with Cross’s earlier work, they were largely overlooked, and the album was ultimately a commercial failure.[2]
Track listing
Side one| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Every Turn of the World" | Cross, Michael Omartian, John Bettis | 4:02 |
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| 2. | "Charm the Snake" | Cross, Omartian | 4:22 |
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| 3. | "I Hear You Call" | Cross, Omartian, Bettis | 3:41 |
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| 4. | "Don't Say Goodbye" | Cross, Billy Alessi, Bettis | 3:32 |
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| 5. | "It's You That Really Matters" | Cross, Will Jennings | 3:59 |
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Side two| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 6. | "Love Is Love (In Any Language)" | Cross, Omartian, Bettis | 4:27 |
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| 7. | "Swing Street" | Cross, Omartian, Jennings | 4:14 |
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| 8. | "Love Found a Home" | Cross | 3:29 |
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| 9. | "That Girl" | Cross, Bettis | 3:28 |
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| 10. | "Open Your Heart" | Cross, Jennings | 5:39 |
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| Total length: | 41:30 |
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Personnel
Production
- Producer – Michael Omartian
- Engineer and Mixing – John Guess
- Assistant Engineer – Mark Linett
- Second Engineers – Tom Fouce, Laura Livingston, and James Wofford.
- Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (Hollywood, CA)
- Production Coordination – James Wofford
- Art Direction and Design – Jen McManus and Laura LiPuma
- Logo Design – Margo Chase
- Photography – Steve Sakai
- Linguistics Advisor – John Accomando
Charts
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