Permanent/Play Mode

Permanent/Play Mode
Studio album by Randy Crawford
Released	February 13, 2001
Studio	Nomis Studios, London, England
Genre	Soul music, smooth jazz
Length	52:59
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Peter Smith
Randy Crawford chronology
Every Kind of Mood — Randy, Randi, Randee (2000) Permanent/Play Mode (2001) Feeling Good (2006)

Permanent (US) or Play Mode (Europe) is a studio album by Randy Crawford, released in 2001 by Warner Records and produced by Peter Smith. ^{[1] [2]} The album peaked at No. 14 on the US Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart, No. 9 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, and No. 13 on the German Pop Albums chart. ^{[3] [4]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

AllMusic rated the album 4 out of 5 stars. ^[5] Billboard labeled the album as a "Critic's Choice". ^[2]

Singles

"Permanent" reached number 32 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. ^[3]

Track listing

1	Wild Is the Wind	Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington	03:22
2	Merry Go Round	Albert Hammond	03:42
3	Free the Child	Peter Smith	04:21
4	Permanent	Albert Hammond	03:38
5	Sweetest Thing	Peter Smith	04:15
6	Fire and Rain	Peter Smith	04:03
7	When I Get over You	Brian Foreman, Ken Foreman	05:44
8	Alfie	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	03:24
9	When the Evening Comes	Judy Cheeks, Simon Ellis, Steve Lee	04:21
10	All I Do	Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder	04:14
11	When Will I Be Free of Love's Taboo	Randy Crawford	03:21
12	Tell It to Your Heart	Burt Bacharach	04:10
13	I Get a Little Burned	Albert Hammond	04:24

References

1. Randy Crawford: Permanent/Play Mode. Warner Records. 2001.
2. Boorstyn, Andrew (September 22, 2001). Paoletta, Michael (ed.). "Albums". Reviews & Previews. Billboard . Vol. 113, no. 38. p. 18. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
3. "Randy Crawford Chart History". Billboard .
4. "Randy Crawford - Play Mode". GfK Entertainment charts.
5. "Randy Crawford – Permanent/Play Mode". AllMusic.