The Crossing (Sophie B. Hawkins album)

The Crossing is a 2012 studio album by American singer Sophie B. Hawkins.

The Crossing
Studio album by Sophie B. Hawkins
Released	February 28, 2012 (2012-02-28)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	68:12
Language	English
Label	Lightyear Entertainment Trumpet Swan Records
Producer	Alexandria Dobson Larrance Dopson Sophie B. Hawkins
Sophie B. Hawkins chronology
Live: Bad Kitty Board Mix (2006) The Crossing (2012)

Reception

Jon O'Brien of AllMusic gave the album a mixed review with the site editors giving it three of five stars. He praised the album's diverse songwriting but criticizes the release for losing its way and ultimately being "just too ordinary to be the career-reviver she needs".[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Sophie B. Hawkins

1. "Betchya Gotta Cure" – 3:21
2. "The Land the Sea and the Sky" – 3:03
3. "Sinnerman" – 4:15
4. "Georgia" – 3:58
5. "Missing" – 3:06
6. "Heart & Soul of a Woman" – 4:02
7. "Life Is a River" – 4:40
8. "I Dont Need You" – 3:00
9. "Miles Away" – 5:26
10. "Gone Baby" – 6:00
11. "A Child" – 3:51
12. "Dream St & Chance" – 3:47
13. "Red Bird" – 4:34
14. "Betchya Gotta Cure" (Long) – 4:13
15. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (Acoustic) – 4:40
16. "As I Lay Me Down" (Acoustic) – 3:26
17. "Missing" (Original Demo) – 3:30

Personnel

• Sophie B. Hawkins – arrangement, drums, engineering, percussion, piano, production, strings, vocals

Additional musicians

• Jimmy Paxson – drums
• Paul Pesco – guitar
• Tim Pierce – guitar
• David Piltch – bass guitar
• Kaveh Rastegar – bass guitar
• Ed Roth – piano
• Mary Steenburgen – composer
• Lee Thornburg – horn, horn arrangement
• Graham Ward – drums
• Tim Young – guitar

Technical personnel

• Mark DeSisto – mixing
• Alexandria Dobson – vocal production
• Larrance Dopson – production
• Kevin Killen – mixing

References

1. O'Brien, Jon. "The Crossing – Sophie B. Hawkins". AllMusic.

External links

• Official website
• The Crossing at Discogs (list of releases)
• The Crossing at MusicBrainz (list of releases)