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Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Christopher Crosscame in wanting to make a Steely Dan album

�� No, I'll... ♪ RYZNAR: Christopher Cross
came in wanting to make a Steely Dan album

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RYZNAR: Christopher Cross came in wanting to make
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a Steely Dan album.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:12
Uploaded
Apr 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
The Ringer Films,HBO Documentary Films,Margot Station

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Movie Summary

This documentary chronicles the rise, fall, and rise again of the soft rock epitomized by artists such as Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Steely Dan, and Toto in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Retroactively dubbed "Yacht Rock," the easy-listening genre came to be gently mocked and even dismissed by rock lovers and critics. However, it has since reclaimed its place in music history and is celebrated in this groove-infused film.
And he had a producer who worked with Steely Dan, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:07
And he had a producer who worked with Steely Dan,
And as a result of that tension, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:07
And as a result of that tension,
CHRISTOPHER: Michael Omartian, my producer, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:05
CHRISTOPHER: Michael Omartian, my producer,
"We gotta do this, Steely Dan, Steely Dan." - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:05
"We gotta do this, Steely Dan, Steely Dan."
I came in, and he said, "What do you think?" And I said, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:10
I came in, and he said, "What do you think?" And I...
But, I mean, I don't think Steely Dan--" - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:07
But, I mean, I don't think Steely Dan--"
HUEY: Anytime Steely Dan fans get mad at us online - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:14
HUEY: Anytime Steely Dan fans get mad at us online
Christopher Cross's albums were produced - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:08
Christopher Cross's albums were produced
He has guest work from Jay Graydon - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:05
He has guest work from Jay Graydon
And very important, he's got backing vocals - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:06
And very important, he's got backing vocals
MICHAEL: We were working at Amigo Studios, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:07
MICHAEL: We were working at Amigo Studios,
There was a track that he thought it would be great - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:06
There was a track that he thought it would be great
We were nobody, you know, but he-- - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:05
We were nobody, you know, but he--
He's not trying to evaluate, "Who are you?" - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:10
He's not trying to evaluate, "Who are you?"
It went pretty quickly, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:12
It went pretty quickly,
(VOCALIZES) - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:06
(VOCALIZES)
It just seemed to really connect with the audience, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:06
It just seemed to really connect with the audience,
And then we drove from Houston down to Austin to record, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:13
And then we drove from Houston down to Austin to record,
♪ It is the night My body's weak ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:22
♪ It is the night My body's weak ♪
"Ride Like the Wind" was at the top of the charts - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary 00:09
"Ride Like the Wind" was at the top of the charts