All Right

This article is about the Christopher Cross song. For other uses, see Alright (disambiguation).
"All Right"
Single by Christopher Cross
from the album Another Page
B-side"Long World"
ReleasedJanuary 21, 1983
Recorded1982
GenrePop rock
Length4:18 (Album version)
4:01 (Single version)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Christopher Cross
Producer(s)Michael Omartian
Christopher Cross singles chronology
"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
(1981) 		"'All Right'"
(1983) 		"No Time for Talk"
(1983)

"All Right" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross. It was released in January 1983 as the lead single from the album, Another Page. On the heels of his Grammy winning first album,[1] and following his #1 hits "Sailing" and "Arthur's Theme (The Best that You Can Do)", expectations were strong enough for it to debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at #29.[2] It was the fifth-highest debuting single of the 1980s, ranking behind Michael Jackson's "Thriller" (No. 20), USA for Africa's "We Are the World" (No. 21), Paul McCartney's and Michael Jackson's "Say Say Say" (No. 26), and Men at Work's "Overkill" (No. 28).[citation needed] The single, which featured former Doobie Brother member Michael McDonald on background vocals,[3] peaked at #12.[4] The song also featured Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro.

The song gained a measure of fame when it was used by CBS Sports for its highlight montage of the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament at the end of its broadcast of the championship game.[5][better source needed] The game, which saw North Carolina State, led by coach Jim Valvano, upset heavily favored Houston 54-52 when Lorenzo Charles caught an airballed shot by teammate Dereck Whittenburg and slammed the ball through the hoop on the game's final play, is widely regarded as one of the most memorable games in NCAA tournament history. Four years later, CBS introduced One Shining Moment to accompany tournament highlights at the end of the championship game broadcast, a tradition which continues.

"All Right" was featured in the NBA footage bloopers during the 1982–83 season.[6] It was also featured in the opening video of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2017.[7]

Throughout Latin America the chorus of 'All Right' is commonly misheard as "Olrrait Pingüino Rodríguez", so much so that cell phone company Claro featured the song with the misheard lyric in an Argentine TV advertising campaign.[8]

Track listing

  1. All Right 4:01
  2. Long World 3:32

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 15
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 13
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[11] 1
Germany (GfK)[12] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 14
Italy (FIMI)[14] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 44
Norway (VG-lista)[17] 5
Spain (AFYVE)[18] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[20] 51
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 12
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[22] 3
U.S. Cashbox Top 100 9
U.S. Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart[23] 3
Year-end chart (1983) Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[24] 70

References

  1. ^ "Grammy Award Nominees 1981 - Grammy Award Winners 1981". www.awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  2. ^ "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  3. ^ "Best Michael McDonald Background Vocal Performances". Aversion Online. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  4. ^ "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  5. ^ Closing highlight montage from CBS Sports telecast of the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game – YouTube (via thacozzman89). Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  6. ^ Classic Old Vintage 80s NBA Basketball Footage Bloopers on YouTube
  7. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  8. ^ DossierNet (2014-01-07). Claro - Olrrait Pingüino Rodríguez. Retrieved 2025-01-01 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Christopher Cross – All Right" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6205." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  11. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1983-04-02. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  12. ^ "Christopher Cross – All Right" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – All Right". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  14. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: C". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  15. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Christopher Cross" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  16. ^ "Christopher Cross – All Right". Top 40 Singles.
  17. ^ "Christopher Cross – All Right". VG-lista.
  18. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  19. ^ "Christopher Cross – All Right". Swiss Singles Chart.
  20. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  21. ^ "Christopher Cross Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  22. ^ "Christopher Cross Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  23. ^ "Christopher Cross".
  24. ^ "Talent Almanac 1984: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 52. December 24, 1983. p. TA-18.


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