Now We May Begin is an album by the American R&B singer Randy Crawford, released in 1980 on Warner Bros. Records. The album got to No. 10 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 30 on the US Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. Now We May Begin has also been certified Silver in the UK by the BPI.
Overview The track "One Day I'll Fly Away" was certified silver in the UK by the BPI.
Critical reception
Ron Wynn of AllMusic remarked, "The Crusaders produced this '80 album, one of the better Randy Crawford sets."
Jay Harper of The Boston Globe declared, "Just as Donna Summer developed a voice and musical style, so has Crawford, and I believe hers is preferable to Summer's. Now We May Begin is an audiophile's album. There is great diversity of style from straight dance music like 'Blue Flame' to warm ballads like 'Tender Falls the Rain' and the engineering quality is excellent. But the voice, oh the voice, is a killer. While Summer regularly knocks your socks off with power, Crawford seduces you with a voice of raw silk."
Track listing All tracks composed by Joe Sample and Will Jennings; except where noted. "Last Night at Danceland" – 4:53 "Tender Falls the Rain" (Randy Crawford) – 4:13 "My Heart is Not as Young as it Used to Be" – 3:51 "Now We May Begin" (Joe Sample) – 4:52 "Blue Flame" – 6:25 "One Day I'll Fly Away" – 5:00 "Same Old Story (Same Old Song)" – 4:05 "When Your Life Was Low" – 3:20
Personnel Mike Baird – drums Roland Bautista – guitar Oscar Brashear – trumpet Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion Randy Crawford – vocals Paulinho da Costa – percussion Wilton Felder – bass guitar, producer, tenor saxophone Melvin Franklin – background vocals Bernie Grundman – mastering Stix Hooper – drums, producer Tom Hooper – executive assistant Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar Pamela Hope Lobue – production coordination Robert Margouleff – mixing Timothy May – guitar Gwen Owens – background vocals Dean Parks – guitar Rick Ruggieri – mixing Joe Sample – keyboards, producer, string arrangements Norman Seeff – photography Richard Seireenim – art direction Howard Siegel – mixing Jeremy Smith – engineer Hill Swimmer – assistant engineer Julia Tillman – background vocals David T. Walker – guitar Maxine Willard Waters – background vocals
Sales and certifications
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