Back of My Mind (Christopher Cross album)

Back of My Mind
Studio album by Christopher Cross
Released	August 23, 1988 (1988-08-23) [1]
Recorded	December 1987–August 1988
Studio	Pop 'n' Roll Studios (Santa Monica, California) The Lighthouse (North Hollywood, California) Homelands and Lion Share Studios (Los Angeles, California) Angel Recording Studios (London, UK)
Genre	Soft rock
Length	42:10
Label	Reprise
Producer	Michael Omartian
Christopher Cross chronology
Every Turn of the World (1985) Back of My Mind (1988) The Best of Christopher Cross (1991)
Singles from Back of My Mind
"I Will (Take You Forever)" / "Just One Look" Released: October 1988 [2] "Swept Away" / "Alibi" Released: December 1988 [3] "Someday" Released: March 1989 [4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

Back of My Mind is the fourth studio album by singer Christopher Cross, released in 1988 through Reprise Records instead of Warner Bros. Records. After both the album and its singles failed to chart in the United States (although "I Will (Take You Forever)" did chart in several other countries ^[6] ). "Swept Away" was previously heard on a few episodes of the TV show Growing Pains in 1987. The album would be the fourth and final studio album to be produced by Michael Omartian before Cross and his childhood friend Rob Meurer produced their fifth album Rendezvous in 1991.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Someday"	Christopher Cross, Rob Meurer	3:12
2.	"Never Stop Believing"	Cross, Erich Bulling, John Bettis	4:00
3.	"Swept Away"	Cross, Bettis, Steve Dorff	4:23
4.	"Any Old Time"	Cross, Bettis	4:05
5.	"I Will (Take You Forever)" (duet with Frances Ruffelle)	Cross, Michael Omartian, Meurer	4:15
6.	"She Told Me So"	Cross, Omartian, Bettis	4:08
7.	"Back of My Mind"	Cross, Meurer	3:55
8.	"I'll Be Alright"	Cross, Omartian, Meurer	4:54
9.	"Alibi"	Cross, Meurer	4:41
10.	"Just One Look"	Cross	4:37
Total length:			42:10

Personnel

• Christopher Cross – vocals, guitars, arrangements
• Michael Omartian – keyboards, drum programming, string arrangements, arrangements
• Rob Meurer – additional keyboards (1, 9), arrangements
• Jay Dee Maness – steel guitar (4)
• Joe Chemay – bass guitar
• Alex Acuña – percussion (2, 8)
• Judd Miller – electronic valve instrument solo and pads (7)
• Dan Higgins – baritone saxophone (8)
• Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (8)
• Tom Scott – lyricon (9), saxophone (10)
• Michael McDonald – backing vocals (1)
• Christine McVie – backing vocals (2)
• Frances Ruffelle – vocals (5)
• Andraé Crouch – backing vocals (8)
• Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals (8)
• Lue McCrary – backing vocals (8)
• Ricky Nelson – backing vocals (8)
• Quartario Tucker – backing vocals (8)
• Fred White – backing vocals (8)
• Karen Blake – backing vocals (10)

Production

• Producer – Michael Omartian
• Recorded and Mixed by Terry Christian
• Additional Recording – Tom Fouce and Mark Linett
• Assistant Engineers – Doug Carleton, Tom Leader, Laura Livingston, and Jeffrey Woodruff.
• Production Coordination – Janet Southwell
• Photography – Peter Lavery

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7]	93
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8]	45
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9]	49

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [10]	Gold	50,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Christopher Cross – Back of My Mind (Vinyl album, Reprise, USA, 1988)". 45cat. 45cat.com. August 23, 1988. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
2. "Christopher Cross – I Will (Take You Forever)". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
3. "Christopher Cross – Swept Away". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
4. "Christopher Cross – Someday". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
5. "Back of My Mind - Christopher Cross". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
6. "Christopher Cross - Back of My Mind (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Christopher Cross – Back of My Mind" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Christopher Cross – Back Of My Mind" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Christopher Cross – Back of My Mind". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
10. Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 923. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.

External links

• Back of My Mind at christophercross.com