Naked and True

Naked and True is a studio album by Randy Crawford released in 1995 by Bluemoon/Atlantic Records. The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Naked and True
Studio album by Randy Crawford
Released	November 1995
Studio	Big House Studio Chocolate City Peppermint Park
Genre	Soul smooth jazz
Length	1:05:49
Label	Bluemoon/Atlantic
Producer	Ralf Droesemeyer
Randy Crawford chronology
Don't Say It's Over (1993) Naked and True (1995) Every Kind of Mood — Randy, Randi, Randee (1998)

Overview

Naked and True was produced by Ralf Droesemeyer. Artists such as Fred Wesley, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell are featured on the album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

With a 3 out of 5 star rating, Alex Henderson of AllMusic wrote "Naked and True often sounds dated, but dated in a good sense — if you consider the late '70s and early '80s a great period for R&B, you'll find a lot to like about this enjoyable, if less than essential, CD."

Singles

Crawford's cover of "Give Me the Night" reached No. 9 on the UK Dance Singles chart and No. 14 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. Another cover, this of "Cajun Moon", reached No. 26 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. Her rendition of "Forget Me Nots" reached No. 35 on the UK R&B Singles chart.

Track listing

1	Cajun Moon	J. J. Cale	04:02
2	Give Me the Night	Rod Temperton	05:06
3	The Glow of Love	Wayne Garfield, Mauro Malavasi, David Romani	07:38
4	Purple Rain	Prince	05:49
5	Forget Me Nots	Patrice Rushen, "Ready" Freddie Washington"	05:46
6	I'll Be Around	Thom Bell, Phil Hurtt	03:50
7	Joy Inside My Tears	Stevie Wonder	05:53
8	Come into My Life	Joyce Sims	07:10
9	What a Diff'rence a Day Makes	María Mendez Grever	05:52
10	Holding Back the Years	Mick Hucknall, Neil Moss	05:25
11	All the King's Horses	Aretha Franklin	04:27
12	Give Me the Night	Rod Temperton	04:51