Cross Country (band)
Cross Country is an American harmony trio from Brooklyn, New York, United States.[1] The folk rock band was formed as a side project of The Tokens, and featured three of its members: Jay Siegel, Mitch Margo and Phil Margo.[1]
The group released one self-titled album on the Atco Records label, featuring a top 40 cover of Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour".[1] The Cross Country version is altogether different from Pickett's 1965 soul hit. The first two minutes of the Cross Country single is considerably slower with an acoustic backdrop, picking up a bit with some psychedelic touches in the last third of the track, which was a little over three minutes in length (3:14). This single reached No. 30 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in late 1973.[1]
The trio disbanded in 1974, with the members moving on to either record production and/or song writing duties.[1]
Track listing
- "Today" - 2:47
- "Just a Thought" - 3:18
- "Cross Country" - 3:49
- "In the Midnight Hour" - 3:14
- "Thing With Wings" - 2:00
- "Extended Wings" - 2:35
- "Tastes So Good to Me" - 3:10
- "A Fall Song" - 2:49
- "Choirboy" - 3:20
- "A Ball Song" - 2:50
- "A Smile Song" - 4:28[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. xx. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ "Cross Country - Cross Country | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
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