The Crossing (Paul Young album)

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The Crossing
Paul Young The Crossing album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released11 October 1993
Genre
Length49:44
Label Columbia
Producer
Paul Young chronology
From Time to Time – The Singles Collection
(1991)
The Crossing
(1993)
Reflections
(1994)
Singles from The Crossing
  1. "Now I Know What Made Otis Blue"
    Released: 13 September 1993
  2. "Hope in a Hopeless World"
    Released: 8 October 1993
  3. "It Will Be You"
    Released: 1993

The Crossing is the fifth studio album by English singer Paul Young. Released in 1993, the album peaked at No. 27 on the UK Albums Chart. [1]

Contents

The album contains three UK singles: "Now I Know What Made Otis Blue" (UK No. 14), "Hope in a Hopeless World" (UK No. 42), and "It Will Be You" (UK No. 34). [1] The album was dedicated to the memory of Jeff Porcaro, having appeared on 6 out of 11 pieces, who died in August 1992. Its liner notes by Paul Young describe the sessions for the album

Critical reaction

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Music Week Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Aaron Badgley of AllMusic writes that The Crossing is a "very consistent, smooth, well-produced album ... "Now I Know What Made Otis Blue" is worth the price of the CD alone, but the other songs are top-notch as well." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hope in a Hopeless World"
  • Bob Thiele
  • Phil Roy
Don Was 4:19
2."Now I Know What Made Otis Blue"
  • Mick Leeson
  • Peter Vale
Peter Vale4:00
3."Bring Me Home" Christopher Neil 4:03
4."The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"
Was4:21
5."Won't Look Back"
  • Young
  • Drew Barfield
Was5:23
6."Only Game in Town"
  • Young
  • Martin Page
Was4:20
7."Love Has No Pride"Was3:46
8."Down in Chinatown"
  • Young
  • Barfield
  • Don Was
Was5:36
9."Half a Step Away"
  • Young
  • Barfield
Was5:00
10."Follow On" Paul Brady Was4:10
11."It Will Be You"
  • Thiele
  • Roy
Steve Lindsey4:41

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart performance for The Crossing
Chart (1993)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 65
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 82
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 27

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References

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