The Carlyle Hotel (James McBride, Managing Director) is pleased to announce the debut engagement of Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Christopher Cross in a limited four-week engagement in the newly restored Café Carlyle. Best known for co-penning and performing "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" for the film "Arthur," Mr. Cross virtually defined adult contemporary radio with a series of smoothly sophisticated songs including the chart-topping "Sailing." Named "Best New Artist" at the 1981 Grammy Awards, he was the recipient of a record 5 Grammy Awards, including "Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year." He took home the 1981 Oscar for Song of the Year for "Arthur's Theme," which contains the well-known phrase "When you get caught between the moon and New York City."
Beginning Tuesday, April 15th and playing a limited four-week engagement through Saturday, May 10th, Mr. Cross, accompanying himself on guitar and supported by piano and saxophone, will present an evening of refreshing contemporary music, including many of his signature songs from his seven albums, such as "Ride Like The Wind," "Never Be The Same," and "Think of Laura." He will also offer some of his more introspective storytelling songs perfectly suited to the intimate setting of the Café Carlyle.
The performance schedule is as follows: Tuesday – Thursday at 8:45 p.m. - $65 music charge; Friday - Saturday at 8:45 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. - $75 music charge. Dinner is served from 6:30 p.m.
Café Carlyle is located within The Carlyle Hotel (35 East 76th Street @ Madison Avenue). For reservations, please call (212) 744-1600.
Christopher Cross is an Award-winning American singer-songwriter from San Antonio, Texas. His debut album earned him the accomplishment of the "Big Four" Grammy Awards, a feat that still hasn't been broken since then. He also received an Oscar and a Golden Globe relating to his work with music in hit films.
He is best known by most for his Top Ten hit songs, "Sailing," "Ride Like the Wind," and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)," the latter of which he performed for the film Arthur starring Dudley Moore and
Liza Minnelli. "Sailing" earned three awards at the 1981 Grammy Awards Ceremony, while "Arthur's Theme" won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1981 (with co-composers Burt Bacharach,
Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen.)
Cross first played with a San Antonio based cover band named Flash before signing a solo contract with Warner Bros. Cross released his self-titled debut album, Christopher Cross in 1979, which garnered him five Grammy Awards. He is the first and only artist to personally receive all of the "Big Four" Grammy Awards (Best Record, Song, Album, and New Artist) in the same year. Although Norah Jones' debut album Come Away with Me and song "Don't Know Why" won the same four awards in 2003, she did not personally receive the Song of the Year Grammy because it is a songwriter's award. Hits from this album included "Sailing," "Ride Like the Wind" (featuring backing vocals by Michael McDonald) and "Never Be the Same."
His second album, Another Page, which came out in 1983, included the hit songs "Think of Laura," "No Time For Talk," and "All Right." "All Right" was used by CBS Sports for its highlights montage following the 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, won in an upset by North Carolina State, which defeated the University of Houston in the championship game, 54-52. Although Another Page sold respectably, it did not nearly live up to the high expectations set by his debut album.
Christopher Cross released his third album Every Turn of the World in 1985. However, the album failed to produce any top 40 hits, and did not sell well. He went on to make three more albums in the 90's and although some of his releases have gained critical response, he has failed to catch the mass audience he once enjoyed. He was not kind to the camera, and many think this has been due to his lackluster performance in music videos. Cross has toured and opened for various acts since the 90's and also released his second Greatest Hits package in 2002.
Christopher Cross has completed a new Christmas album and on November 15, 2007 it was released exclusively on iTunes. He is working on a new studio album to be released in 2008. Today, he does about 100 live performances a year. Cross performed on November 6, 2007 at Flemington Racecourse, singing "Ride Like the Wind" as part of the pre-race entertainment for the 2007 Melbourne Cup.
In recent years, his daughter, Madison has become a singer and actress.
