The king of yacht rock was the only artist before Eilish to win all four of the top general Grammy Awards.
. Some believe the single’s nautical title lent the genre later dubbed yacht rock its etymological origins.In keeping with Eilish’s humble and anxious nature, she gave brief speeches, praising her fellow nominees and. By the time it was down to the final two awards of the night, she gave succint remarks, saying, “I’m not going to waste your time, I’m really not,” before closing out the last category with a simple thank you.
It turns out Cross took much the same approach. When accepting the Record of the Year prize from presenters Diana Ross and Kris Kristoferson, he said simply, “It’s definitely a dream come true. I can’t say enough, thank you all very much. Thank you.”, with several tracks, including “Ride Like the Wind,” “Sailing,” “Never Be the Same”, and “Say You’ll Be Mine” becoming top-20hits. “Sailing” topped the Hot 100 chart, and VH1 later named it the most “softsational soft rock” song of all time.
1981 was a banner year for Cross. Not only did he sweep the Grammys, but he also won an Oscar for Best Original Song, for “Arthur’s Theme ,” fromCross never quite topped his early 1980s popularity and the immediate success of his first album, but he continues to write and release new music. His last album was 2017’sYounger generations will perhaps remember him best from his 1999 performance of “Sailing” alongside NSYNC at the short-lived Blockbuster Entertainment Awards.
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