Crazy (Eternal song)

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"Crazy"
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Single by Eternal
from the album Always & Forever
B-side
Released12 December 1994 (1994-12-12) [1]
Studio Nashville, Los Angeles
Length3:58
Label
Songwriter(s) BeBe Winans
Producer(s) BeBe Winans
Eternal singles chronology
"Oh Baby I..."
(1994)
"Crazy"
(1994)
"Power of a Woman"
(1995)
Alternative Cover
CD Single Cover for Eternal Crazy CD2.jpg
UK CD2

"Crazy" is a song by British R&B girl group Eternal. Written and produced by BeBe Winans, the song was released in December 1994 as the sixth and final single to be released from their debut album, Always & Forever (1993). It entered and peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, staying on the charts for seven weeks. This would be the last single to feature member Louise Nurding, who left the group to pursue a solo career. Due to other commitments, Eternal were unable to record a promotional video for the song.

Contents

Critical reception

A reviewer from Music Week gave the song five out of five, stating that "the girl's gospel roots are to the fore on this bumper Christmas package which once aga[i]n puts them in Whitney Houston, as opposed to En Vogue, territory." [2] Ralph Tee from the RM Dance Update deemed it one of the "highlights" from the album. [3] Another editor, James Hamilton, described it as a "strongly wailed Whitney-ish gospel remake". [4]

Track listings

  1. "Crazy"
  2. "(Something Inside) So Strong"
  3. "Amazing Grace"
  4. "His Eye Is on the Sparrow"
  1. "Crazy" (West End remix)
  2. "Crazy" (The Association remix)
  3. "Crazy" (Johnny Douglas remix)
  4. "Crazy" (T&K remix)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Always & Forever album booklet. [8]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

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