Secret Combination (Randy Crawford album)

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Secret Combination
Randy Crawford 1981.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1981
RecordedApril–May 1980
Studio
  • Sound Labs (Hollywood)
  • Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre R&B, soul
Length39:27
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Tommy LiPuma
Randy Crawford chronology
Now We May Begin
(1980)
Secret Combination
(1981)
Windsong
(1982)
Singles from Secret Combination
  1. "You Might Need Somebody"
    Released: May 30, 1981
  2. "Rainy Night in Georgia"
    Released: August 8, 1981
  3. "Secret Combination"
    Released: October 31, 1981

Secret Combination is an album by the American R&B singer Randy Crawford, released in 1981 on Warner Bros. Records.

Contents

The album reached No. 12 in the US Billboard Top R&B Albums chart in July 1981, and No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart in July 1981. The singles "You Might Need Somebody" and "Rainy Night in Georgia" reached No. 11 and No. 18 respectively in the UK Singles Chart.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Globe and Mail wrote that Crawford "manages to sing in every style from jazz to blues to middle-of-the-road to country, and makes it all sound wonderfully unique." [2]

AllMusic awarded the album with four stars and its review by Ron Wynn states: "Randy Crawford made even more noise on the urban contemporary and R&B front in 1981 with this album, one of her most successful ever from a chart and hit standpoint". [1] In February 1982, Crawford won the award for Best British Female Solo Artist at the 1982 Brit Awards. [3]

Track listing

  1. "You Might Need Somebody" (Tom Snow, Nan O'Byrne) — 4:17
  2. "Rainy Night in Georgia" (Tony Joe White) — 4:21
  3. "That's How Heartaches Are Made" (Ben Raleigh, Bob Halley) — 2:55
  4. "Two Lives" (Mark T. Jordan) — 3:47
  5. "You Bring the Sun Out" (Tom Snow, Jessie Dixon) — 3:47
  6. "Rio de Janeiro Blue" (Richard Torrance, John Haeny) — 4:16
  7. "Secret Combination" (Tom Snow, Franne Golde) — 3:23
  8. "When I Lose My Way" (Turley Richards) — 3:43
  9. "Time for Love" (Leon Russell) — 4:15
  10. "Trade Winds" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) — 4:58

Personnel

Charts

YearChartPosition
1981US Top R&B Albums (Billboard) [4] 12
1982 UK Albums Chart [5] 2

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [6] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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