For the Freddie Hubbard album, see Ride Like the Wind (album).
"Ride Like the Wind"
Single by Christopher Cross
from the album Christopher Cross
B-side
"Minstrel Gigolo"
Released
February 15, 1980
Recorded
1979
Genre
Pop rock, post-disco
Length
4:32 (album version)
3:56 (single version)
Label
Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Christopher Cross
Producer(s)
Michael Omartian
Christopher Cross singles chronology
"Ride Like the Wind" (1980)
"Sailing" (1980)
"Ride Like the Wind" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross. It was released in February 1980 as the lead single from his Grammy-winning 1979 self-titled debut album. It reached number two on the US charts for four consecutive weeks, behind "Call Me" by Blondie. On the album's inner sleeve, Christopher Cross dedicated this song to Lowell George, formerly of the band Little Feat, who had died in 1979. It features backing vocals by Michael McDonald and a guitar solo by Cross.[1]
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