The Best of Randy Crawford & Friends

~ Release by Randy Crawford (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I'll Be Around (radio edit)
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Around
composer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Phil Hurtt
publisher:
Mighty Three Music Ld. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Randy Crawford3:58
2Give Me the Night (Chill Night remix)
remixer:
Chill Night
cover recording of:
Give Me the Night
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
publisher:
Rodsongs (publisher), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Randy Crawford4:50
3You Might Need Somebody
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
bass:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather and Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
horn:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player), Gary Herbig, Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist), Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist) and Larry Williams (trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn)
keyboard:
Leon Pendarvis
percussion:
Lenny Castro
background vocals:
Marti McCall (session vocalist), Petsye Powell, Alphanette Silas and Phyllis St. James
horn arranger:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist)
strings arranger:
Nick de Caro
cover recording of:
You Might Need Somebody
composer:
Nan O'Byrne (American songwriter and composer) and Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
Randy Crawford4:20
4Forget Me Nots (Femi Fem Rotation mix)
cover recording of:
Forget Me Nots
writer:
Terri McFaddin, Patrice Rushen and Freddie Washington (US session bassist)
publisher:
Baby Fingers Music, Freddie Dee Music, Global Musikverlag (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG) and Yamina Music
Randy Crawford6:10
5Streetlife
instruments:
Doc Severinsen
recording of:
Street Life (in 1981)
writer:
Will Jennings and Joe Sample
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Four Knights Music, Four Knights Music Co., Fujipacific Music, Inc., Irving Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
Randy Crawford2.54:20
6Cajun Moon (Cajun Trip radio mix)
Randy Crawford3:58
7Knockin' on Heaven's Door
programming:
Jim Abbiss
assistant engineer:
Jim Abbiss
producer:
Michael J. Powell
alto saxophone:
Stephen McLaughlin (British producer, engineer, musician and film producer)
guest guitar:
Eric Clapton
vocals:
Randy Crawford (US jazz/R&B singer Veronica Crawford)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
cover recording of:
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (on 1975-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony Music Publishers, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Ram’s Horn Music (in 1973)
Randy Crawford5:00
8Bye Bye (Street mix)
Randy Crawford4:58
9Wishing on a Star (Elusive Clubradio version)
cover recording of:
Wishing on a Star
lyricist and composer:
Billie Calvin (Billie Rae Calvin)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell North America
Randy Crawford4:01
10Rainy Night in Georgia
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
bass:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather and Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
horn:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player), Gary Herbig, Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist), Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist) and Larry Williams (trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn)
keyboard:
Leon Pendarvis
percussion:
Lenny Castro
background vocals:
Marti McCall (session vocalist), Petsye Powell, Alphanette Silas and Phyllis St. James
strings arranger:
Dale Oehler
cover recording of:
Rainy Night in Georgia
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and EMI Songs Limited
Randy Crawford4:23
11Imagine
cover recording of:
Imagine
lyricist:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) and Lenono Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
Randy Crawford feat. Yellowjackets5:58
12Captain of Her Heart
cover recording of:
The Captain of Her Heart
lyricist and composer:
Felix Haug and Kurt Maloo
publisher:
Z Muzik Ed. Soc. (Suiza) and Z-Muzik (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1985)
Randy Crawford4:59
13One Day I'll Fly Away
recording of:
One Day I’ll Fly Away
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
Joe Sample
publisher:
Four Knights Music Co., Irving Music, Inc. and Leeds Music Ltd.
Randy Crawford5:03
14Almaz
recording of:
Almaz
orchestrator:
Wil Malone
writer:
Randy Crawford (US jazz/R&B singer Veronica Crawford)
Randy Crawford4:31
15Same Old Story - Same Old Song
assistant engineer:
Hill Swimmer
engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
bass:
Wilton Felder and Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Mike Baird (drummer) and Stix Hooper
guitar:
Roland Bautista, Tim May (session/jazz guitarist), Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and David T. Walker
keyboard:
Joe Sample
percussion:
Eddie “Bongo” Brown and Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
solo tenor saxophone:
Wilton Felder
trumpet:
Oscar Brashear
background vocals:
Melvin Franklin, Julia Tillman, Gwen Owens (R&B singer Gwendolyn Louise Owens) and Maxine Waters
vocals:
Randy Crawford (US jazz/R&B singer Veronica Crawford)
Randy Crawford4:08
16Are You Sure (new radio version)
Randy Crawford3:51

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ASIN:DE: B00004UDOD [info]