The Crossing (Sophie B. Hawkins album) explained

The Crossing
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sophie B. Hawkins
Cover:	Sophie B. Hawkins - The Crossing.jpg
Alt:	Hawkins standing in the desert near a guitar
Genre:	Pop rock
Language:	English
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Free Myself
Next Year:	2023

The Crossing is a 2012 studio album by American singer Sophie B. Hawkins.

Reception

Jon O'Brien of AllMusic gave the album a mixed review with the site editors giving it three of five stars. He praised the album's diverse songwriting but criticizes the release for losing its way and ultimately being "just too ordinary to be the career-reviver she needs".

Track listing

All songs written by Sophie B. Hawkins except where indicated

1. "Betchya Gotta Cure" – 3:21
2. "Sinnerman" – 3:03 (Will Holt)
3. "The Land the Sea and the Sky" – 4:15
4. "Georgia" – 3:58
5. "Missing" – 3:06
6. "Heart & Soul of a Woman" – 4:02
7. "Life Is a River" – 4:40
8. "I Dont Need You" – 3:00
9. "Miles Away" – 5:26
10. "Gone Baby" – 6:00
11. "A Child" – 3:51
12. "Dream St & Chance" – 3:47
13. "Red Bird" – 4:34
14. "Betchya Gotta Cure" (Long) – 4:13
15. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (Acoustic) – 4:40
16. "As I Lay Me Down" (Acoustic) – 3:26
17. "Missing" (Original Demo) – 3:30

Personnel

• Sophie B. Hawkins – arrangement, drums, engineering, percussion, piano, production, strings, vocals

Additional musicians

• Jimmy Paxson – drums
• Paul Pesco – guitar
• Tim Pierce – guitar
• David Piltch – bass guitar
• Kaveh Rastegar – bass guitar
• Ed Roth – piano
• Mary Steenburgen – composer
• Lee Thornburg – horn, horn arrangement
• Graham Ward – drums
• Tim Young – guitar

Technical personnel

• Mark DeSisto – mixing
• Alexandria Dobson – vocal production
• Larrance Dopson – production
• Kevin Killen – mixing