Andrés Miguel Cervantes is a Mexican- American singer songwriter based in San Francisco and San Diego, California. Known to fans and fellow musicians primarily for his live performances, The Crossing marks an exciting debut for an incredibly talented singer, songwriter and finger picking guitar player. The single was produced and recorded at Speakeasy Studios SF on Otari 8 track by Alicia Vanden Heuvel. "A Coal for Caring" and "The Barstow Street Blues (acoustic)," features Andrés alone, singing and playing his acoustic guitar. They were recorded live using only one microphone during the album's first "demo" recording sessions. The instrumental, "The Tales You Tell," features the album musicians Jacob Aranda (Tarnation - pedal steel, mandolin, violin), Alicia Vanden Heuvel (bass, vocals, percussion), James Kim (Fresh & Onlys, The Court & Spark- drums) and Ed Ivey (Rhythm Pigs- Tuba).