Christopher Cross - Ride — Like The Wind
The song's premise inspired a 1999 The Onion headline: "Christopher Cross Finally Reaches Mexican Border," a joke the singer reportedly loved. Christopher Cross on writing "Ride Like the Wind"
The album’s inner sleeve dedicated the song to Lowell George , the late frontman of Little Feat who had passed away in 1979.
The success of this single helped Cross’s self-titled debut album sweep the "Big Four" Grammy categories (Album, Record, and Song of the Year, plus Best New Artist) in 1981—a feat unmatched for nearly 40 years until Billie Eilish in 2020.
The song's premise inspired a 1999 The Onion headline: "Christopher Cross Finally Reaches Mexican Border," a joke the singer reportedly loved. Christopher Cross on writing "Ride Like the Wind"
The album’s inner sleeve dedicated the song to Lowell George , the late frontman of Little Feat who had passed away in 1979.
The success of this single helped Cross’s self-titled debut album sweep the "Big Four" Grammy categories (Album, Record, and Song of the Year, plus Best New Artist) in 1981—a feat unmatched for nearly 40 years until Billie Eilish in 2020.