Crosswinds (Peabo Bryson album)

Crosswinds
Studio album by Peabo Bryson
Released	November 1978
Recorded	1978
Studio	A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Soul, funk
Length	42:40
Label	Capitol
Producer	Peabo Bryson Johnny Pate
Peabo Bryson chronology
Reaching for the Sky (1977) Crosswinds (1978) We're the Best of Friends (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Crosswinds is the third album by soul vocalist Peabo Bryson. Released in late 1978, the album reached number three on the US R&B albums chart.

Critical reception

Cashbox said Crosswinds is an "impressive collection" of songs with "compelling arrangements", calling Bryson's vocal performance the album's highlight. ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Peabo Bryson.

1. "Crosswinds" - 6:02
2. "I'm So Into You" - 5:45
3. "Smile" - 4:45
4. "She's a Woman" - 5:20
5. "Point of View" - 4:40
6. "Spread Your Wings" - 4:58
7. "Don't Touch Me" - 4:55
8. "Love is Watching You" - 5:05

Personnel

• Peabo Bryson – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, horn arrangements, BGV arrangements
• Thomas Campbell – keyboards
• Patrice Rushen – ARP synthesizer
• Jim Boling – ARP synthesizer, flute
• Richard Horton – guitars
• Dwight W. Watkins – bass, backing vocals
• Andre Robinson – drums
• Louis Palomo – percussion
• Ron Dover – saxophones, flute, sax solo (3, 7)
• Daniel Dillard – trombone
• Thaddeus Johnson – trumpet
• Clare Fischer – string arrangements (1, 3-6)
• Johnny Pate – horn arrangements, BGV arrangements, string arrangements (2, 7, 8)
• Gerald Vinci – concertmaster
• Chuck Bryson – backing vocals
• Terry Dukes – backing vocals

Production

• Larkin Arnold – executive producer
• Peabo Bryson – producer, mixing
• Johnny Pate – producer, mixing
• Dave Iveland – recording engineer, mixing engineer
• Richard Cottrell – assistant engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Roy Kohara – art direction
• Art Sims – design
• Claude Mougin – photography
• David Franklin & Associates – management

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Billboard Top LPs & Tape [3]	35
Billboard Top Soul Albums [3]	3

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [4]
		US R&B
1979	"Crosswinds"	28
	"She's a Woman"	44

External links

• Peabo Bryson-Crosswinds at Discogs

References

1. Wynn, Ron. Peabo Bryson: Crosswinds > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
2. "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. December 2, 1978. p. 18. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
3. "Peabo Bryson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
4. "Peabo Bryson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 29, 2011.