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“Ride Like the Wind” was the debut single by Christopher Cross in March 1980, appearing on his Grammy-winning self-titled debut album. It reached number 2 in the U.S. charts. On the album inner sleeve, Christopher Cross dedicated this song to Lowell George, formerly of the band Little Feat, who died in 1979. It features backing vocals by Michael McDonald and a guitar solo by Cross. According to an interview by Guitar 2001 Magazine with guitarist Eric Johnson, he mentioned performing on “Ride Like the Wind”, but his parts did not make the final cut of the song. Johnson performed the guitar solo on the song “Minstrel Gigolo”. The song has been covered by Freddie Hubbard on his 1982 album ‘Ride Like the Wind’, as well as by Taka Boom on her 1983 album ‘Boomerang’,... Read on...