| Cross Point | ||||
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| Released | October 21, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | from July 4 to September 10, 1981 | |||
| Studio | Studio "A", Shibaura, Tokyo  | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 39:32 | |||
| Label | Alfa Records ALR-28029 | |||
| Producer | Shunsuke Miyazumi, Harvey Mason | |||
| Casiopea chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Cross Point is the sixth album and the fifth studio album by Casiopea recorded and released in 1981.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Smile Again" | Issei Noro | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Swear" | Issei Noro | 5:22 |
| 3. | "A Sparkling Day" | Issei Noro | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Span of a Dream" | Issei Noro | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Domino Line" | Issei Noro | 3:23 |
| Total length: | 21:12 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Galactic Funk" | Issei Noro | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Sunnyside Feelin'" | Akira Jimbo | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Any Moment (We'll Be One)" | Harvey Mason | 5:09 |
| 4. | "Endless Vision" | Minoru Mukaiya | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 18:20 | ||
CASIOPEA are
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | October 21, 1981 | Alfa Records | stereo 30cmLP | ALR-28029 | stereo |
| November 25, 1984 | 12cmCD | 38XA-24 | |||
| January 25, 1987 | 32XA-118 | ||||
| March 21, 1992 | ALCA-276 | ||||
| July 27, 1994 | ALCA-9006 | ||||
| July 23, 1998 | ALCA-9201 | ||||
| December 19, 2001 | Village Records | remastered 12cmCD | VRCL-2206 | DSD, LP paper jacket | |
| January 17, 2002 | VRCL-2226 | DSD | |||
| May 27, 2009 | Sony Music Direct | MHCL-20008 | DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket | ||
| February 3, 2016 | Music download | 1076210088 | iTunes Store [2] | ||
| 4582290413990 | mora AAC-LC 320 kbps [3] | ||||
| A1003862405 | Recochoku AAC 128/320 kbps [4] | ||||
| B01B5ARSU8 | Amazon.com [5] | ||||
| Bujop27brq4j4v5hxp7vxektghq | Google Play Music [6] | ||||
| July 27, 2016 | 4542696007612 | mora DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit [7] | |||
| smj4542696007612 | e-onkyo DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit [8] | ||||
| 11179 | HD-music DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit [9] | ||||
| 4582290418933 | mora FLAC 96.0 kHz/24bit [10] | ||||
| A1004668216 | Recochoku FLAC 96 kHz 24bit [11] | ||||
| smj4582290418933 | e-onkyo FLAC 96 kHz 24bit [12] | ||||
| 11177 | HD-music FLAC 96 kHz/24bit [13] | ||||
| d9a46ea5b513b56aa983 | AWA 320kbps [14] | ||||
| November 10, 2016 | 5ACZZnH09oCt2ZZwazQWlf | Spotify [15] | |||
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