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

  1. "Today" - 2:47
  2. "Just a Thought" - 3:18
  3. "Cross Country" - 3:49
  4. "In the Midnight Hour" - 3:14
  5. "Thing With Wings" - 2:00
  6. "Extended Wings" - 2:35
  7. "Tastes So Good to Me" - 3:10
  8. "A Fall Song" - 2:49
  9. "Choirboy" - 3:20
  10. "A Ball Song" - 2:50
  11. "A Smile Song" - 4:28[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. xx. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ↑ "Cross Country - Cross Country | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2021.


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