The Crossing is the fifth studio album by English singer Paul Young. Released in 1993, the album peaked at #27 on the UK Albums Chart. 　　The album contains three UK singles: "Now I Know What Made Otis Blue" (UK #14), "Hope in a Hopeless World" (UK #42), and "It Will Be You" (UK #34). 　　Aaron Badgley of AllMusic writes that The Crossing is a "very consistent, smooth, well-produced album ... "Now I Know What Made Otis Blue" is worth the price of the CD alone, but the other songs are top-notch as well."