Back of My Mind (Christopher Cross album)
Back of My Mind is the fourth studio album by singer Christopher Cross, released in 1988 through Reprise Records instead of Warner Bros. Records. Both the album and its singles failed to chart in the United States. "Swept Away" was previously heard on a few episodes of the TV show Growing Pains in 1987. The album would be the fourth and final studio album to be produced by Michael Omartian before Cross and his childhood friend Rob Meurer produced his fifth album Rendezvous in 1991.
Personnel
- Christopher Cross – vocals, guitars, arrangements
- Michael Omartian – keyboards, drum programming, string arrangements, arrangements
- Rob Meurer – additional keyboards, arrangements
- Jay Dee Maness – steel guitar
- Joe Chemay – bass guitar
- Alex Acuña – percussion
- Judd Miller – electronic valve instrument solo and pads
- Dan Higgins – baritone saxophone
- Larry Williams – tenor saxophone
- Tom Scott – lyricon, saxophone
- Michael McDonald – backing vocals
- Christine McVie – backing vocals
- Frances Ruffelle – vocals
- Andraé Crouch – backing vocals
- Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals
- Lue McCrary – backing vocals
- Ricky Nelson – backing vocals
- Quartario Tucker – backing vocals
- Fred White – backing vocals
- Karen Blake – backing vocals
Production
- Producer – Michael Omartian
- Recorded and Mixed by Terry Christian
- Additional Recording – Tom Fouce and Mark Linett
- Assistant Engineers – Doug Carleton, Tom Leader, Laura Livingston, and Jeffrey Woodruff.
- Production Coordination – Janet Southwell
- Photography – Peter Lavery