Randy Crawford

Właśc. Veronica Crawford, ur. 18.02.1952 w Macon w stanie Georgia (USA). Crawford wychowywała się w Cincinnati, gdzie od ukończenia 15. roku życia regularnie występowała w klubach nocnych. Później przeprowadziła się do Nowego Jorku i zaczęła śpiewać z kilkoma muzykami jazzowymi, zwłaszcza George'em Bensonem i Cannonballem Adderleyem.

Wkrótce podpisała solowy kontrakt z wytwórnią Warner Brothers, ale popularność zdobyła jako wokalistka w przeboju "Street Life" grupy Crusaders (choć jej nazwisko nie zostało wyszczególnione na okładce płyty). Crawford koncertowała dużo z tym zespołem, którego pianista Joe Sample napisał dla niej "Now We May Begin", piękną balladę, od której właściwie rozpoczęła się kariera wokalistki.

Dalsze sukcesy przyniosły nagrania "One Day I'll Fly Away" (2. miejsce w Wielkiej Brytanii), "You Might Need Somebody", "Rainy Night In Georgia" (oba w pierwszej dwudziestce w Wielkiej Brytanii) oraz album Secret Combination z 1981.

Uważany przez wielu fanów za najlepszy w jej karierze, dotarł do 2. miejsca brytyjskiej listy najlepiej sprzedających się płyt. Po pięcioletniej przerwie Crawford powróciła do pierwszej piątki z singlem "Almaz" w 1986. Co ciekawe, ta wrażliwa wokalistka odnosi większe sukcesy w Wielkiej Brytanii niż w ojczyźnie, a jej ostatni album, Rich And Poor, został nagrany w Londynie.

Single

Tytuł	Wykonawca	Data wydania	UK	US	Wytwórnia [US]	Komentarz
Street Life/The Hustler	Crusaders with Randy Crawford	08.1979	5[11]	36[16]	MCA MCA 513	[written by Joe Sample , Will Jennings][produced by "Stix" Hooper , Joe Sample , Wilton Felder][17[16].R&B; Chart]
Same Old Story (Same Old Song)/Tender Falls The Rain	Randy Crawford	04.1980	-	-	Warner 49 222	[written by Joe Sample , Will Jennings][produced by "Stix" Hooper , Joe Sample , Wilton Felder][34[10].R&B; Chart]
Last Night at Danceland / Tender Falls the Rain	Randy Crawford	06.1980	61[2]	-	Warner 49 276	[written by Joe Sample , Will Jennings][produced by "Stix" Hooper , Joe Sample , Wilton Felder][68[5].R&B; Chart]
One Day I'll Fly Away / Last Night at Danceland	Randy Crawford	08.1980	2[11]	-	Warner Bros K 17680 [UK]	[written by Joe Sample , Will Jennings][produced by "Stix" Hooper , Joe Sample , Wilton Felder]
When I Lose My Way/Time For Love	Randy Crawford	04.1981	-	-	Warner 49 709	[written by Turley Richards][produced byTommy Lipuma][58[11].R&B; Chart]
You Might Need Somebody/You Bring The Sun Out	Randy Crawford	05.1981	11[13]	-	Warner Bros K 17803 [UK]	[written by Tom Snow,Nan O'Byrne][produced by Tommy LiPuma][oryginalnie nagrana przez Tarley Richards]
Rainy Night in Georgia/I Got Myself A Happy Song	Randy Crawford	08.1981	18[9]	-	Warner Bros K 17840 [UK]	[written by Tony Joe White][produced by Arif Mardin]
Secret Combination/You Bring The Sun Out	Randy Crawford	05.1982	48[3]	-	Warner 49 767	[written by Tom Snow, Frannie Golde][produced by Tommy Lipuma][70[6].R&B; Chart]
One Hello/That's How Heartaches Are Made	Randy Crawford	06.1982	48[4]	110[2]	Warner 29 998	[written by Carole Bayer Sager,Marvin Hamlisch][produced by Tommy LiPuma][piosenka z filmu "I ought to be in a pictures"][50[11].R&B; Chart]
Look Who's Lonely Now/We Had A Love So Strong	Randy Crawford	09.1982	-	-	Warner 29 987	[written by Bill LaBounty, Roy Freeland][produced by Tommy LiPuma][68[5].R&B; Chart]
Your Precious Love/Monmouth College Fights Song [Yellowjackets]	Al Jarreau and Randy Crawford	10.1982	-	102[4]	Warner 29 893	[written by Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson][produced by Tommy LiPuma][#5 hit for Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell in 1967]][16[15].R&B; Chart]
Imagine / Tender Falls the Rain	Randy Crawford	02.1983	60[2]	108[2][01.83]	Warner 29 801	[written by John Lennon][produced by Tommy LiPuma][#3 hit for John Lennon in 1971][69[6].R&B; Chart]
He Reminds Me	Randy Crawford	02.1983	65[2]	-	Warner Bros K 17970	[written by Robert Stone,Russell Stone,Mike McNaught][produced by Tommy LiPuma]
Night Line / This Night Won't Last Forever	Randy Crawford	08.1983	51[4]	-	Warner 29 530	[written by Glen Ballard,Davey Faragher,B. Howard][produced by Tommy LiPuma][29[11].R&B; Chart]
Can't Stand The Pain/Almaz	Randy Crawford	06.1986	-	-	Warner 28 664	[written by Dean Gant, Mark Winkler][produced by Reggie Lucas][58[10].R&B; Chart]
Almaz/Desire	Randy Crawford	11.1986	4[17]	-	Warner 28 583	[written by Randy Crawford][produced by Reggie Lucas][B:90[4].R&B Chart]
Knockin' On Heaven's Door/Medley: The Shipyard / Knockin' On Heaven's Door [Eric Clapton, Randy Crawford And Stephen McCuller]	Randy Crawford Featuring Eric Clapton And David Sanborn	09.1989	-	-	Warner 22 865	[written by Bob Dylan][produced by Michael Powell][4[19].R&B; Chart]
Wrap-U-Up/All It Takes Is Love	Randy Crawford	02.1990	-	-	Warner 19 969	[written by Maggie Ryder, Ken Gold][produced by Robin Millar][15[14].R&B; Chart]
I Don't Feel Much Like Crying	Randy Crawford	05.1990	-	-	Warner 19 840	[produced by Robin Millar][16[13].R&B; Chart]
Cigarette In The Rain	Randy Crawford	08.1990	-	-	Warner 19 735	[produced by Robin Millar][38[9].R&B; Chart]
Diamante	Zucchero with Randy Crawford	01.1992	44[7]	-	London LON 313 [UK]	[written by Frank Musker,Adelmo "Zucchero" Fornaciari][produced by Corrado Rustici]
Who's Crying Now	Randy Crawford Featuring Joe Sample	04.1992	-	-	Warner 19 079	[produced by Michael J. Powell][30[12].R&B; Chart]
A Lot That You Can Do	Randy Crawford	08.1992	-	-	Warner 18 886	[written by Klarmann/Weber][produced by Michael J. Powell][74[5].R&B; Chart]
Who's Crying Now	Randy Crawford Featuring Joe Sample	04.1992	-	-	Warner 19 079	[produced by Michael J. Powell][30[12].R&B; Chart]
Give Me the Night	Randy Crawford	11.1997	60[3]	-	Bluemoon 98 090	[written by Rod Temperton][produced by Ralf Droesemeyer][47[10].R&B; Chart]
Cajun Moon	Randy Crawford	05.1996	-	-	Bluemoon 98 071	[written by J. J. Cale][produced by Ralf Droesemeyer][65[15].R&B; Chart]
Bye Bye	Randy Crawford	03.1998	-	-	Atlantic	[written by Mousse T., Errol Rennalls, Inaya Davis][produced by Mousse T.][49[11].R&B; Chart]
Silence	Randy Crawford	06.1998	-	-	Bluemoon 97 992	[written by Jens Krause, Astrid North][produced by Jens Krause][76[13].R&B; Chart]
Wishing On A Star	Randy Crawford	10.1998	101[1]	-	WEA	[written by Billie Calvin][produced by Mousse T. ]

Albumy

Tytuł	Wykonawca	Data wydania	UK	US	Wytwórnia [US]	Komentarz
Now We May Begin	Randy Crawford	05.1980	10[16]	180[7]	Warner 3421	[produced by Stix Hooper , Joe Sample , Wilton Felder]
Secret Combination	Randy Crawford	05.1981	2[60]	71[19]	Warner 3541	[produced by Tommy LiPuma]
Windsong	Randy Crawford	06.1982	7[17]	148[10]	Warner 23 687	[produced by Tommy LiPuma]
Nightline	Randy Crawford	11.1983	37[4]	164[5]	Warner 23 976	[produced by Tommy LiPuma]
Miss Randy Crawford - The Greatest Hits	Randy Crawford	10.1984	10[17]	-	K-Tel NE 1281 [UK]	-
Abstract Emotions	Randy Crawford	06.1986	14[10]	178[4]	Warner 25 423	[produced by Reggie Lucas]
The Love Songs	Randy Crawford	10.1987	27[13]	-	Telstar STAR 2299 [UK]	-
Rich and Poor	Randy Crawford	11.1989	63[1]	159[13]	Warner 26 002	[produced by Robin Millar]
The Very Best of Randy Crawford	Randy Crawford	03.1993	8[13]	-	Dino DINCD 58	-
Love Songs: The Very Best Of Randy Crawford	Randy Crawford	02.2000	22[6]	-	Warner esp. WMMCD 002 [UK]	-
The Ultimate Collection	Randy Crawford	06.2005	31[6]	-	WSM 5046787972 [UK]	[produced by Joe Sample , Michael J. Powell , Peter Buchanan Smith , Ralf Droesemeyer , Snuff Garrett , Stephan Goldman , Stewart Levine , Tommy LiPuma , Wilton Felder ]
The Best of Randy Crawford	Randy Crawford	08.2011	7[6]	-	Rhino 8122797583 [UK]	-