Through the Eyes of Love (Randy Crawford album)

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Through the Eyes of Love
Randy Crawford Through the Eyes of Love album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1992
Studio
  • Vanguard Studios, United Sound Systems and The Sound Suite (Detroit, Michigan)
  • Studio A (Dearborn Heights, Michigan)
  • Aire L.A. Studios (Glendale, California)
  • Echo Sound (Los Angeles, California)
  • Sedic Studio and Little Bach Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
  • UMBI Studios (Modena, Italy)
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
Randy Crawford chronology
Rich and Poor
(1989)
Through the Eyes of Love
(1992)
The Very Best of Randy Crawford
(1993)

Through the Eyes of Love is the tenth studio album by American jazz and R&B singer Randy Crawford, released in 1992 on Warner Bros. Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

In a review for AllMusic, Ron Wynn gave Through the Eyes of Love three out of five stars, describing it as a "Nice, highly stylized album", and that it was "expressively sung, if at times overproduced". [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Who's Crying Now"4:32
2."It's Raining"5:07
3."When Love Is New"4:40
4."If I Were (In Your Shoes)"
  • Crawford
  • Grazia Di Michele
  • Joanna Di Michele
  • Giuseppe Nocera
  • Barry Coffing
  • Barry A. Gross
3:50
5."Rhythm of Romance"
4:16
6."Shine"
4:56
7."Hold On, Be Strong"
4:05
8."A Lot That You Can Do"
5:01
9."If You'd Only Believe"5:17
10."Like the Sun Out of Nowhere"3:14
11."Just a Touch"
3:31
12."Diamante" (Duet with Zucchero)4:41

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 113
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [3] 92
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 57
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [5] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6] 49

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References

  1. 1 2 "Through the Eyes of Love - Randy Crawford | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  2. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing March 30, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
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