Editing Christopher Cross (section)

===1980s===
After 1984, Cross's commercial success faded. As music television channel [[MTV]] grew to dominate the mainstream music scene in the United States, Cross's style of music proved to be a bad fit for the network, and Cross's brand of [[adult contemporary music]] declined in popularity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Christopher Cross has his first of two #1 hits with "Sailing" – History.com This Day in History – 8/30/1980 |url=http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/christopher-cross-has-his-first-of-two-1-hits-with-sailing |access-date=March 29, 2015 |website=History.com}}</ref>

Cross's next two albums, 1985's ''[[Every Turn of the World]]'' and 1988's ''[[Back of My Mind (Christopher Cross album)|Back of My Mind]]'' did not produce any top 40 hits or reach Gold or Platinum status.

He did, however, place the song "Swept Away" in the TV show ''[[Growing Pains]]''. It was used during a video montage while [[Kirk Cameron]]'s character Mike fell in love with a local girl while vacationing with the family in Hawaii.