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“Sailing” is a number-one single, released in July 1980, written and performed by Christopher Cross and appeared on his 1979 eponymous debut album. The song was a phenomenal success, winning Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Arrangement of the Year, and helping Cross win the Best New Artist award. VH1 named this the greatest “softsational soft rock” music song of all time. It was a number-one rated single in the United States. Since its debut, it has been covered by many artists, including Avant, Barry Manilow, Big Bub, ‘N Sync, Phajja, and Patrick Yandall. The song was one of the first digitally recorded songs, utilizing the 3M digital recording system. The Mexican airline AeroMéxico used the theme during the middle 1980s as a jingle for its... Read on...