Crosswinds (Peabo Bryson album) explained

Crosswinds
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Peabo Bryson
Cover:	File:PBryson_Crosswinds.jpg
Released:	November 1978
Recorded:	1978
Studio:	A&M (Hollywood)
Genre:	Soul, funk
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Peabo Bryson, Johnny Pate
Prev Title:	Reaching for the Sky
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	We're the Best of Friends
Next Year:	1979

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.

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 and 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 – saxophone solos (3, 7), flute
• 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

• Produced and Mixed by Peabo Bryson and Johnny Pate.
• Executive Producer – Larkin Arnold
• Recorded by Dave Iveland
• Assistant Engineer – Richard Cottrell
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman
• Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA).
• Art Direction – Roy Kohara
• Design – Art Sims
• Photography – Claude Mougin

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Billboard Top LPs & Tape^[1]	35
Billboard Top Soul Albums	3

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[2]
		US R&B
1979	"Crosswinds"	28
	"She's a Woman"	44

External links

• Peabo Bryson-Crosswinds at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3789/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Peabo Bryson US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-08-29.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3789/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Peabo Bryson US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-08-29.