Cross Winds

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{{Infobox album

| name = Cross Winds

| type = Studio

| artist = Conway Twitty

| cover = Conway Twitty Cross Winds.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1979

| recorded = 1979

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country

| length =

| label = MCA Records

| producer = Conway Twitty, David Barnes

| prev_title = Conway

| prev_year = 1978

| next_title = Heart & Soul

| next_year = 1980

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Cross Winds

| type = Studio

| single1 = Don't Take It Away

| single1date = March 1979

| single2 = I May Never Get to Heaven

| single2date = July 1979

| single3 = Happy Birthday Darlin'

| single3date = October 3, 1979

}}

}}

Cross Winds is the 40th studio album by American country music singer Conway Twitty. The album was released in 1979 by MCA Records.{{cite web|author=Jim Worbois |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cross-winds-mw0000869976 |title=Cross Winds - Conway Twitty |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=May 12, 2019}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| collapsed =

| headline =

| total length =

| title1 = Don't Take It Away

| writer1 = Troy Seals, Max D. Barnes

| length1 = 3:40

| title2 = Heavy Tears

| writer2 = John Hiatt

| length2 = 2:31

| title3 = Love Comin' Down

| writer3 = Jerry Chesnut

| length3 = 3:17

| title4 = I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)

| writer4 = Sonny Throckmorton

| length4 = 3:55

| title5 = Happy Birthday Darlin'

| writer5 = Chuck Howard

| length5 = 2:50

| title6 = I May Never Get to Heaven

| writer6 = Bill Anderson, Buddy Killen

| length6 = 2:47

| title7 = Grand Ole Blues

| writer7 = Troy Seals, Billy Sherrill

| length7 = 4:10

| title8 = Draggin' Chains

| writer8 = Jay Ramsey

| length8 = 2:43

| title9 = If You Can't Write the Music

| writer9 = Ernie Austin, Ramsey

| length9 = 2:44

| title10 = Did We Have to Come This Far (To Say Goodbye)

| writer10 = Dallas Frazier, A.L. "Doodle" Owens

| length10 = 2:43

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1979)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardCountry|11|artist=Conway Twitty|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 12, 2019}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1979)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1979/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1979|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}

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References

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{{Conway Twitty}}

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Category:1979 albums

Category:Conway Twitty albums

Category:MCA Records albums