Cross Country was an American harmony trio from Brooklyn, New York, United States.[1] The folk rock band was formed as a side projectofThe Tokens, and featured three of its members: Jay Siegel, Mitch Margo and Phil Margo.[1]
The group's first release was a single consisting of a cover of Rock and Roll Music backed by Just A Thought.[2] It failed to chart.
Thereafter, the group released a self-titled album on the Atco Records label, featuring a top 40 cover of Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour".[1] The Cross Country version is altogether different from Pickett's 1965 soul hit. The first two minutes of the Cross Country single is considerably slower with an acoustic backdrop, picking up a bit with some psychedelic touches in the last third of the track, which was a little over three minutes in length (3:14). This single reached No. 30 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in late 1973.[1] In Canada it reached No. 34 on the pop charts and No. 15 on the AC charts.[3][4]
Two non-LP singles followed, Tastes So Good to Me/A Ball Song, and Penny Whistle Band/Lord Can't Sing a Solo, neither of which charted.
The trio disbanded in 1974, with the members moving on to either record production and/or song writing duties.[1]
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