1998 Christopher Cross – Walking In Avalon
Walking in Avalon, Christopher Cross’s seventh album released in 1998, is a double album package that contains Christopher’s latest new studio album and Greatest Hits Live album together. In late 1999, CMC re-released the package as two single-album releases. The studio album is entitled Red Room, and the hits live release is Christopher Cross – Greatest Hits Live.
Tracks
Walking In Avalon
1 In A Red Room (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 03:48
2 Walking In Avalon (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 04:56
3 Hunger (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 03:35
4 When She Smiles (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 04:07
5 It’s Always Something (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 05:04
6 Dream Too Loud (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 04:21
7 I Know You Well (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 04:39
8 Kind Of I Love You (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 04:37
9 Curled Around The World (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer; Scott Frankfurt) 04:28
10 Rainy Day In Vancouver (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 06:55
The Concert
1 Rendezvous (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 05:03
2 Never Be The Same (Christopher Cross) 04:33
3 Back Of My Mind (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 03:51
4 Sailing (Christopher Cross) 04:13
5 Every Turn Of The World (Christopher Cross; John Bettis; Michael Omartian) 03:57
6 Deputy Dan (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 04:26
7 In The Blink Of An Eye (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 03:37
8 Swept Away (John Bettis; Steve Dorff) 04:00
9 Think Of Laura (Christopher Cross) 03:00
10 Minstrel Gigolo (Christopher Cross) 03:40
11 Open Up My Window (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 04:22
12 Alibi (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 05:41
13 Is There Something (Christopher Cross; Rob Meurer) 05:13
14 Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Burt Bacharach; Carole Bayer Sager; Christopher Cross; Peter Allen) 03:43
15 Ride Like The Wind (Christopher Cross) 05:10
16 All Right (Christopher Cross) 04:09
Biography
Musicians (Walking in Avalon)
| Guitar | Christopher Cross |
| All Other Instruments | Scott Frankfurt |
| Vocals | Christopher Cross |
Musicians (The Concert)
| Bass | Chas Thompson |
| Drums | Jody Cortez |
| Guitar | Christopher Cross |
| Guitar | Gigi Worth |
| Keyboards | Kiki Ebsen |
| Keyboards | Rob Meurer |
| Sax | Joel Peskin |
| Dulcimer | Rob Meurer |
| Percussion | Gigi Worth |
| Background Vocals | Kiki Ebsen |
| Background Vocals | Rob Meurer |
| Background Vocals | Chas Thompson |
| Background Vocals | Gigi Worth |
| Vocals | Gigi Worth |
| Vocals | Christopher Cross |
Other Musicians
1 In A Red Room
| Synthesizer | Jeremy Lubbock |
| EVI | Judd Miller |
2 Walking In Avalon
| Harmonica | Tollak Ollestad |
| Background Vocals | Gigi Worth |
4 When She Smiles
| Guitar | Eric Johnson |
5 It’s Always Something
| Hammond Organ | Mike Finnigan |
6 Dream Too Loud
| EVI | Judd Miller |
7 I Know You Well
| Vocals | Gigi Worth |
10 Rainy Day In Vancouver
| Bass | Jason Scheff |
| Bass | Larry Klein |
The Concert
25 Ride Like The Wind
| Keyboards | Michael McDonald |
| Vocals | Michael McDonald |
26 All Right
| Keyboards | Michael McDonald |
| Vocals | Michael McDonald |
Strings
Cello – Daniel Smith, Larry Corbett, Miguel Martinez, Steve Richards (Tracks 3, 7, 10)
Violin – Anatoly Rosinsky, Armen Garabedian, Robert Sanov, Brian Leonard, Jennifer Munday, Mark Baranov, Pip Clarke-Ling, Shari Zippert, Tiffany Hu (Tracks 3, 7, 10)
Viola – Marilyn Baker, Michael Nowak (Tracks 3, 7, 10)
Liner Notes
Walking In Avalon
Producer – Christopher Cross, Rob Meurer, Scott Frankfurt
Arranged By (Strings) – Jeremy Lubbock (Tracks 3, 7, 10)
Concertmaster – Assa Drori (Tracks 3, 7, 10)
Conductor – Jules Chalkin (Tracks 3, 7, 10)
Mastered By – Gavin Lurssen
Mixed By – Doug Rider
Recorded By – Mark Casselman
Recorded By (Strings) – John Kurlander
Recorded By (Assistant) – Bill Smith, Steve Genewick
Mixed At Christopher’s Place, Santa Barbara, CA
Mastered At The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Christopher’s Place, Santa Barbara, CA
Recorded At Orange Whip Recording, Santa Barbara, CA (Additional)
Recorded At Bleach Bros. Studios, Woodland Hills, CA (Jason Scheff, Larry Klein)
Recorded At Saucer Sound, Austin, TX (Eric Johnson)
Recorded At Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA (Strings)
The Concert
Engineer – Mark Linett
Mastered By – Joe Gastwirt
Mixed By – Mark Linett
Mastered At Oceanview Digital, West Los Angeles, CA
Mixed At Your Place Or Mine, Glendale, CA
Recorded At the Galaxy Theatre, Santa Anna, CA