Nightline (album)

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Nightline
Randy Crawford Nightline album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Randy Crawford
Released1983
Studio
Genre Soul, pop rock
Length40:00
Label Warner Brothers
Producer Tommy LiPuma
Randy Crawford chronology
Windsong
(1982)		Nightline
(1983)		 Abstract Emotions
(1986)

Nightline is an album by the American soul singer Randy Crawford. [1] [2] It was released in 1983 via Warner Brothers Records. [3]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 164 on the Billboard 200. [4] It peaked at No. 37 on the UK Albums Chart. [5] The title track peaked at No. 51 on the UK Singles Chart. [6] Crawford supported the album by setting up a toll-free telephone number that hosted a recording of the title track. [7]

Production

The album was produced by Tommy LiPuma; among Crawford's backing musicians were members of Toto. [8] [9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The Philadelphia Inquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "Nightline has a smooth, creamy sound that never turns mushy. For the first time, Crawford's authoritative vocals sustain a whole album, giving shape and power to pretty material. A real surprise." [8] The Arizona Republic noted that "Crawford's voice sometimes gets a little thin in the softer passages with crescendos occasionally coming too quickly or spottily." [13]

AllMusic called the album "a nice combination of jazzy, sophisticated ballads, a few harder-hitting numbers, and some heartache material." [10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nightline" Brie Howard, Davey Faragher, Glen Ballard 3:47
2."Living on the Outside" Frank Musker, Michael Sembello 3:36
3."Why"Pino Donaggio3:30
4."Bottom Line"Frank Musker, Stephen Geering4:05
5."In Real Life" Bill LaBounty, Steve Goodman4:06
6."Happy Feet" Cecil Womack, Linda Womack 4:53
7."This 'Ole Heart of Mine"Cecil Womack, Linda Womack3:58
8."Lift Me Up"Cecil Womack, Linda Womack4:26
9."Ain't No Foolin'"Cecil Womack, Linda Womack3:51
10."Go On and Live it Up"Randy Crawford3:33

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Garcia, Chris (1 Sep 1996). "And a Whole Lot More Randy Crawford's Soulful Sounds Highlight Festival". The Press Democrat. p. Q15.
  2. ↑ Gregory, Hugh (1995). Soul Music A–Z. Da Capo Press. p. 76.
  3. ↑ The Harmony Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock (7th ed.). Harmony Books. 1992. p. 36.
  4. ↑ "Randy Crawford". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "Randy Crawford Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  6. ↑ Rock Movers & Shakers. ABC-CLIO. 1991. p. 127.
  7. ↑ Kilcommons, Denis (10 Sep 1983). "Scene on Saturday". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. p. 8.
  8. 1 2 3 Tucker, Ken (23 Oct 1983). "'Nightline' Features Romantic Pop-Rock". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. P12.
  9. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Record Producers. Billboard Books. 1999. p. 476.
  10. 1 2 "Nightline Randy Crawford" – via www.allmusic.com.
  11. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 607.
  12. ↑ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 137.
  13. ↑ Samson, Larry (2 Nov 1983). "Recordings". City Life. The Arizona Republic. p. 22.
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