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Cross Country was 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's first release was a single consisting of a cover of Rock and Roll Music backed by Just A Thought.[2] It failed to chart.

Thereafter, the group released a 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] In Canada it reached No. 34 on the pop charts and No. 15 on the AC charts.[3][4]

Two non-LP singles followed, Tastes So Good to Me/A Ball Song, and Penny Whistle Band/Lord Can't Sing a Solo, neither of which charted.

The trio disbanded in 1974, with the members moving on to either record production and/or song writing duties.[1]

Track listing

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  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[5]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Hill, Randall C. (1982). The Official 1982 Price Guide to Collectible Rock Records (Third ed.). Orlando, FL: The House of Collectibles. p. 144. ISBN 0-87637-180-2.
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 20, 1973" (PDF).
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 AC Singles - October 27, 1973" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Cross Country - Cross Country | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
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