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== Personnel ==

== Personnel ==

* Peabo Bryson – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, horn arrangements, BGV arrangements

* Peabo Bryson – lead backing vocals, keyboards, horn arrangements, BGV arrangements

* Thomas Campbell – keyboards

* Thomas Campbell – keyboards

*[[Patrice Rushen]] – [[ARP synthesizer]]

*[[Patrice Rushen]] – [[ARP synthesizer]]

* Jim Boling – ARP synthesizer, flute

* Jim Boling – ARP synthesizer, flute

* Richard Horton – guitars

* Richard Horton – guitars

* Dwight W. Watkins – bass, backing vocals

* Dwight W. Watkins – bass, backing vocals

* Andre Robinson – drums

* Andre Robinson – drums

* Louis Palomo – percussion

* Louis Palomo – percussion

* Ron Dover – saxophone solos (3, 7), flute

* Ron Dover – (3, 7)

* Daniel Dillard – trombone

* Daniel Dillard – trombone

* Thaddeus Johnson – trumpet

* Thaddeus Johnson – trumpet

* [[Clare Fischer]] – string arrangements (1, 3–6)

* [[Clare Fischer]] – string arrangements (1, )

* Johnny Pate – horn arrangements, BGV arrangements, string arrangements (2, 7, 8)

* Johnny Pate – horn arrangements, BGV arrangements, string arrangements (2, 7, 8)

* Gerald Vinci – concertmaster

* Gerald Vinci – concertmaster

* Chuck Bryson – backing vocals

* Chuck Bryson – backing vocals

* Terry Dukes – backing vocals

* Terry Dukes – backing vocals

1978 studio album by Peabo Bryson

Crosswinds is the third album by soul vocalist Peabo Bryson. Released in late 1978, the album reached number three on the US R&B albums chart.

Cashbox said Crosswinds is an “impressive collection” of songs with “compelling arrangements”, calling Bryson’s vocal performance the album’s highlight.^[2]

All tracks composed by Peabo Bryson.

1. “Crosswinds” – 6:02
2. “I’m So Into You” – 5:45
3. “Smile” – 4:45
4. “She’s a Woman” – 5:20
5. “Point of View” – 4:40
6. “Spread Your Wings” – 4:58
7. “Don’t Touch Me” – 4:55
8. “Love is Watching You” – 5:05

• Peabo Bryson – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, horn arrangements, BGV arrangements
• Thomas Campbell – keyboards
• Patrice Rushen – ARP synthesizer
• Jim Boling – ARP synthesizer, flute
• Richard Horton – guitars
• Dwight W. Watkins – bass, backing vocals
• Andre Robinson – drums
• Louis Palomo – percussion
• Ron Dover – saxophones, flute, sax solo (3, 7)
• Daniel Dillard – trombone
• Thaddeus Johnson – trumpet
• Clare Fischer – string arrangements (1, 3-6)
• Johnny Pate – horn arrangements, BGV arrangements, string arrangements (2, 7, 8)
• Gerald Vinci – concertmaster
• Chuck Bryson – backing vocals
• Terry Dukes – backing vocals

• Produced and Mixed by Peabo Bryson and Johnny Pate.
• Executive Producer – Larkin Arnold
• Recorded by Dave Iveland
• Assistant Engineer – Richard Cottrell
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman
• Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA).
• Art Direction – Roy Kohara
• Design – Art Sims
• Photography – Claude Mougin

Year	Single	Chart positions[4]
		US R&B
1979	“Crosswinds”	28
	“She’s a Woman”	44