Nightline (album)

Nightline
Studio album by
Randy Crawford
Released1983
Studio
GenreSoul, pop rock
Length40:00
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerTommy 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 Bros. Records.[3]

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[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[11]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide[12]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[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 Ballard3:47
2."Living on the Outside"Frank Musker, Michael Sembello3:36
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 Womack4:53
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

  • Randy Crawford - vocals
  • James Newton Howard - keyboards, string arrangement, rhythm arrangements (3, 4), synthesizer (3, 6), synthesizer arrangements (6)
  • Robbie Buchanan - keyboards (1, 2, 5), synthesizer, synth arrangements (1, 2)
  • Denzil "Broadway" Miller - keyboards (6–10)
  • Cecil Womack - guitar, rhythm arrangements (1–6), background vocals (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • David Williams - guitar (2, 5)
  • Steve Lukather - rhythm guitar (1)
  • Dann Huff - guitar solo (2)
  • Larry Carlton - guitar solo (4)
  • Nathan East - bass guitar (1–5)
  • Abe Laboriel - bass guitar (6–10)
  • Bill Cuomo - bass synthesizer (6)
  • John Robinson drums (1, 2, 5)
  • Jeff Porcaro - drums (3, 4)
  • James Gadson - drums (6–10)
  • Reek Havoc - Simmons drums (6)
  • Arnold McCuller (1, 2, 4), *Linda Womack Friendly Womack (6,7, 9, 10) Brenda Russell (1, 2), David Lasley (1, 2), Carmen Twilley (4, 5), Clydene Jackson - background vocals (4), Julia Waters Till Woman (5), Maxine Waters Willard (5) - background vocals
  • Lenny Castro - percussion (all tracks)
  • Dale Oehler - string arrangements (7–10)
  • Nick De Caro - contractor, string arrangements (7–10)
  • Ivy Scoff, Jan Abbazia, contractor
  • Al Schmitt - engineering, mixing
  • Tommy LiPuma - production

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". Official Charts.
  6. ^ Rock Movers & Shakers. ABC-CLIO. 1991. p. 127.
  7. ^ Kilcommons, Denis (10 Sep 1983). "Scene on Saturday". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. p. 8.
  8. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "Nightline Randy Crawford". AllMusic.
  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.