The Crossing (Sophie B. Hawkins album)

2012 studio album by Sophie B. Hawkins

For other uses, see The Crossing (disambiguation) § Music.

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The Crossing

Studio album by

Sophie B. Hawkins

Released| June 19, 2012 (2012-06-19)
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)  | Free Myself
(2023)

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

## Reception

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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

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All songs written by Sophie B. Hawkins except where indicated

1. "Betchya Gotta Cure" – 3:21
2. "Sinnerman" – 3:03 (Will Holt)
3. "The Land the Sea and the Sky" – 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

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* 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

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

## External links

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* The Crossing at Discogs (list of releases)
* The Crossing at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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Sophie B. Hawkins

Studio albums|

* Tongues and Tails (1992)
* Whaler (1994)
* Timbre (1999)
* Wilderness (2004)
* The Crossing (2012)
* Free Myself (2023)

Compilation albums|

* The Best of Sophie B. Hawkins (European edition) (2002)
* The Best of Sophie B. Hawkins (US edition) (2003)

Live album|

* Live: Bad Kitty Board Mix (2006)

Singles|

* "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover"
* "California Here I Come"
* "I Want You"
* "Right Beside You"
* "Don't Don't Tell Me No"
* "As I Lay Me Down"
* "Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)"
* "Lose Your Way"
* "Walking in My Blue Jeans"

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