| "All Right" | ||||
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| Single by Christopher Cross | ||||
| from the album Another Page | ||||
| B-side | "Long World" | |||
| Released | January 21, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:18 (Album version) 4:01 (Single version) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Christopher Cross | |||
| Producer(s) | Michael Omartian | |||
| Christopher Cross singles chronology | ||||
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"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 Michael McDonald on background vocals,[3] peaked at #12.[4]
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]
- ^ "Grammy Award Nominees 1981 - Grammy Award Winners 1981". www.awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ^ "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ^ "Best Michael McDonald Background Vocal Performances". Aversion Online. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ^ "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Classic Old Vintage 80s NBA Basketball Footage Bloopers on YouTube
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.