"Two of the better Randy Crawford albums, combined in one set. Where her second album "Miss Randy Crawford", with its Southern touch, could pass as an early-'70s release, Crawford's third album "Raw Silk" (1979) is relatively contemporary, graced with electric piano lines shared by Don Grusin and Leon Pendarvis. The up-tempo numbers are just as strong as the quiet storms -- an oft-neglected notion, given that many R&B fans instantly associate Crawford's solo work with her smooth ballads. The Crusaders produced Crawford's 1980 album "Now We May Begin". The song "Last Night At Danceland" was a hit, while the album cut "One Day I'll Fly Away" got widespread radio airplay and did well in the international market. Crawford's quivering delivery and eclectic nature has made it difficult for record companies to target and market her material; this was one of the few times she penetrated the urban contemporary and R&B markets." (Allmusic)
Nederlands
| Titel | Raw Silk ; Now We May Begin |
| Auteur | Randy Crawford |
| Type materiaal | CD |
| Uitgave | Edsel, 1980 |
| Overige gegevens | 2 discs |
| Annotatie | Tracks: (1) Randy Crawford, Don Grusin, Abe / Abraham Laboriel - I Stand Accused (William Butler / Curtis Mayfield / Jerry Butler); (2) Randy Crawford, John Tropea, Will Lee, Joe Porcaro, Allen Toussaint - Declaration Of Love (Allen Toussaint); (3) Randy Crawford, Don Grusin, Abe / Abraham Laboriel, Joe Porcaro - Someone To Believe In (Clyde Otis / Brook Benton / Bobby Stevenson); (4) Randy Crawford, Don Grusin, Abe / Abraham Laboriel - Endlessly (Clyde Otis / Brook Benton); (5) Randy Crawford, Don Grusin, Abe / Abraham Laboriel, Joe Porcaro - Love Is Like A Newborn Child (Oscar Brown, Jr.); (6) Randy Crawford, Will Lee - Where There Was Darkness (Ashford & Simpson); (7) Randy Crawford, Don Grusin, Abe / Abraham Laboriel - Nobody (Alex Rogers / Egbert Williams); (8) Randy Crawford, Will Lee - I Hope You'll Be Very Unhappy Without Me (Jay Senter / Bill La Bounty); (9) Randy Crawford, Don Grusin, Abe / Abraham Laboriel - I Got Myself A Happy Song (Randy Crawford); (10) Randy Crawford, Don Grusin, Abe / Abraham Laboriel, Joe Porcaro - Just To Keep You Satisfied (Anna Gaye / Marvin Gaye / Elgie Stover); (11) Randy Crawford, Will Lee - Blue Mood (Jessie Mae Robinson); (12) Randy Crawford, Dean Parks, Wilton Felder, Abe / Abraham Laboriel, Joe Sample, Mike Baird, Paulinho Da Costa - Last Night At Danceland (Will Jennings / Joe Sample); (13) Randy Crawford, Dean Parks, Wilton Felder, Abe / Abraham Laboriel, Joe Sample, Mike Baird, Paulinho Da Costa - Tender Falls The Rain (Randy Crawford); (14) Randy Crawford, Dean Parks, Wilton Felder, Abe / Abraham Laboriel, Joe Sample, Mike Baird, Paulinho Da Costa - My Heart Is Not As Young As It Used To Be (Will Jennings / Joe Sample); (15) Randy Crawford, Dean Parks, Wilton Felder, Abe / Abraham Laboriel, Joe Sample, Mike Baird, Paulinho Da Costa - Now We May Begin (Joe Sample); (16) Randy Crawford, Dean Parks, Wilton Felder, Abe / Abraham Laboriel, Joe Sample, Mike Baird, Paulinho Da Costa - Blue Flame (Will Jennings / Joe Sample); (17) Randy Crawford, Dean Parks, Wilton Felder, Abe / Abraham Laboriel, Joe Sample, Mike Baird, Paulinho Da Costa - One Day I'll Fly Away (Will Jennings / Joe Sample); (18) Randy Crawford, Dean Parks, Wilton Felder, Abe / Abraham Laboriel, Joe Sample, Mike Baird, Paulinho Da Costa - Same Old Story (Same Old Song) (Will Jennings / Joe Sample); (19) Randy Crawford, Dean Parks, Wilton Felder, Abe / Abraham Laboriel, Joe Sample, Mike Baird, Paulinho Da Costa - When Your Life Was Low (Will Jennings / Joe Sample). |
| Taal | Nederlands |
| Onderwerp algemeen | Soul ; Middle Of The Road (M.O.R.) & Easy Listening |
