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.[2][3][4][5]
| Now We May Begin | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA Wizard Recording Studios | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, Joe Sample | |||
| Randy Crawford chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Now We May Begin | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Overview
editThe track "One Day I'll Fly Away" was certified silver in the UK by the BPI.[6]
Track listing
editAll 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
edit- 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[2]
Sales and certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Netherlands (NVPI)[7] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | Silver | 60,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Randy Crawford: Now We May Begin". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ^ a b Randy Crawford: Now We May Begin. Warner Bros. Records. 1980.
- ^ "Randy Crawford: Now We May Begin". bpi.co.uk. BPI.
- ^ "Randy Crawford: Now We May Begin (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "Randy Crawford: Now We May Begin". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
- ^ "Randy Crawford: One Day I'll Fly Away". bpi.co.uk. BPI.
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – Randy Crawford – Now We May Begin" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved July 16, 2022. Enter Now We May Begin in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1980 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
- ^ "British album certifications – Randy Crawford – Now We May Begin". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 12, 2023.