Christopher Cross - Take Me As I Am - 2017

“Take Me As I Am” is a unique offering from Christopher Cross, a hybrid of sorts – the songs are instrumentals with choruses to create the lyrical landscape.

This is not quite a “guitar” album, but it leaves the listener with no question about his expertise on the subject. Two very special songs are “Roberta,” dedicated to Christopher’s mentor, Joni Mitchell, and “Truth” with a lyric by Rob Meurer, one of the last songs Rob wrote before his tragic passing.
This song is sung as a duet with Gigi Worth, a name that will be familiar to Christopher’s fans. Gigi and Rob were also very close, which makes her performance on this track all the more meaningful.

The album closes with a song in memory of Rob called “Alvah,” (Rob’s middle name), which features beautiful string arrangements by Chris Walden. In Christopher’s words, “It was a blessing to work with all these talented folks in the making of this album which holds so many bittersweet emotions for me. I didn’t expect to make another one, but, as Rob reminded me once, it’s what we do.” Enjoy!

Tracklist

1.  Haila (3:46)
2. Take Me as I Am (3:50)
3. Roberta (For Joni Mitchell) (4:32)
4. Down to the Wire (3:33)
5. Baby It's All You (4:48)
6. Old Days (4:04)
7. River of Tears (4:08)
8. Truth (3:41)
9. Like Minded Saviors (3:52)
10. Alvah (In Memory of Rob Meurer) (4:04)

totale tijdsduur: 40:18                                                 

Cedits

Drums – Keith Carlock
Bass – Will Lee
Sax – Andy Suzuki
Keyboards – Eddy Hobizal
Vocals on “Down to The Wire” – Erin Ivey
Vocals on “Baby It’s All You” – Kim Parent,
Marcia Ramirez, and Britt Savage
Vocals on “Truth” – Gigi Worth

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