Rendezvous

Personnel: Christopher Cross (vocals, guitar, synthesizer, background vocals); Eric Johnson , Tim Pierce (guitar); Joel Derouin (violin); Novi Novog (viola); Suzie Katayama (cello); Rob Meurer (strings, horns, keyboards, percussion); Dan Higgins , Joel Peskin, Kim Hutchcroft (alto saxophone); William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. (trombone); Robbie Buchanan (piano, keyboards, bass synthesizer); Judd Miller (synthesizer); Jeff Porcaro, Jody Cortez, Carlos Vega (drums); Lenny Castro, Lorenzo Martinez (percussion); Kathy Hazzard, Karen Blake, Maxi Anderson (background vocals).
Recording information: Amigo; Groove Masters; Pop 'N' Roll; Saturn; The Fire Station; The Kiva; The Soundhouse; The Zoo.
Although it went ignored at the time, Rendezvous was Christopher Cross' best album in ten years. It wasn't because he changed his style -- he remained an MOR balladeer with a fondness for slick productions and sentimental melodies -- but there's a little bit of an edge to his writing, and his songs are uniformly memorable. It may be a minor victory, but it's a victory nonetheless, and it's one that makes Rendezvous welcome to many fans of his first two albums. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine