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Christopher Cross to Headline Sail Rock Concert at MPAC, 8/13

By: Jul. 16, 2013
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What do you get when you combine such classic songs as "Ride Like The Wind," "Still The One," "Dream Weaver," "You Are The Woman," "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight," "Steal Away" and "Baby Come Back?" An amazing flashback concert spectacle called the SAIL ROCK tour featuring Christopher Cross, Orleans, Gary Wright, Firefall, John Ford Coley, Robbie Dupree and Player. Sail Rock comes to the Mayo Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at 8 pm. Tickets are $59-99.

The seven artists featured in Sail Rock boast a combined thirty Top 40 hits, along with sixteen Top 10's and three chart-topping singles.

Christopher Cross was by far the biggest new star of 1980, virtually defining adult contemporary radio with a series of smoothly sophisticated ballads including the #1 hit "Sailing." That year, his self-titled debut album, Christopher Cross, spawned no less than four Top 20 singles, including "Ride Like The Wind," "Never Be the Same," "Say You'll Be Mine," and, of course, his biggest hit off the disc, "Sailing," which ultimately garnered CRoss One of his five Grammy Awards (1981) for Song of the Year. Other hits include "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)," for the popular Dudley Moore comedy movie, Arthur and "Think of Laura," a song featured prominently in the daytime drama, General Hospital.

Orleans reached Top 10 success with bona-fide classics such as "Still the One" and "Dance With Me." Now celebrating their 40th year of creating musical history together, Orleans continues to thrill fans by sounding as good as (or even better than) ever. Everyone agrees... these guys "still have it".

In 1975, Gary Wright released his first solo album "The Dream Weaver" featuring the singles, "Dream Weaver" and "Love is Alive," both of which would hit the #2 position on the Billboard charts the following year and remain classic rock radio mainstays until this very day. "Dream Weaver" would sell over a million copies shortly after its release and go on to be prominently featured in three major movies including Wayne's World, The People vs. Larry Flynt and Toy Story 3. In 1981, Gary would achieve his third big hit with the release of "Really Wanna Know You."

Firefall first hit the scene in May of 1976 with the release of their self-titled debut album that would be, at the time, the quickest album to reach gold status in the history of Atlantic Records. The second single released from the album, "You Are The Woman," would enter the Top 10 and become their biggest hit. Other hits include "Just Remember I Love You" and "Strange Way."

John Ford Coley was one half of the popular duo England Dan and John Ford Coley, whose hits include "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight," "Nights Are Forever Without You" and "Love Is The Answer."

Robbie Dupree's debut album from 1980 produced two major hit singles, "Steal Away" and "Hot Rod Hearts," now classics. In 1981, Robbie was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best New Artist.

Player -- now featuring original members Peter Beckett and Ronn Moss - is best known for their international number one hit single "Baby Come Back." Just two months after "Baby Come Back" hit the top of the charts, the band would follow up with another Top 10 hit, "This Time I'm In It For Love."

Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2013-2014 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. The Mayo Performing Arts Center has been designated a Major Presenting Organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.



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