Randy Crawford (born Veronica Crawford, February 18, 1952, in Macon, Georgi… Read Full Bio ↴Randy Crawford (born Veronica Crawford, February 18, 1952, in Macon, Georgia, USA), is a jazz and R&B singer.
Crawford first polished her craft at club gigs from Cincinnati to St. Tropez, but made her name in mid 1970s in New York, where she sang with jazzmen George Benson on his album "Big Man" 1975) and Cannonball Adderley.
She then led Jazz veterans The Crusaders on the transatlantic big hit "Street Life" (1979). Her follow up solo efforts included "'One Day I'll Fly Away" (1980, Grand Prize for Tokyo International Music Festival); "'You Might Need Somebody" (1981); and "'Rainy Night In Georgia" (1981); which all became soul standards. Secret Combination (1981) stayed on the Billboard album chart for 60 weeks, after which her profile dipped, despite a return to the Top 10 with "Almaz" in (1986).
Naked And True (1995) brought Crawford back to her roots: it included Benson's "Give Me The Night", and confirmed her soul heritage by featuring Funkadelicists Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell and The Fred Wesley Horns. But she enjoyed her highest profile of the decade when rising starlet Shola Ama had a worldwide hit with a cover of " You Might Need Somebody" in 1997.
She still continues to make great R&B hits and performs on various Jazz Festivals around the world.
Crawford first polished her craft at club gigs from Cincinnati to St. Tropez, but made her name in mid 1970s in New York, where she sang with jazzmen George Benson on his album "Big Man" 1975) and Cannonball Adderley.
She then led Jazz veterans The Crusaders on the transatlantic big hit "Street Life" (1979). Her follow up solo efforts included "'One Day I'll Fly Away" (1980, Grand Prize for Tokyo International Music Festival); "'You Might Need Somebody" (1981); and "'Rainy Night In Georgia" (1981); which all became soul standards. Secret Combination (1981) stayed on the Billboard album chart for 60 weeks, after which her profile dipped, despite a return to the Top 10 with "Almaz" in (1986).
Naked And True (1995) brought Crawford back to her roots: it included Benson's "Give Me The Night", and confirmed her soul heritage by featuring Funkadelicists Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell and The Fred Wesley Horns. But she enjoyed her highest profile of the decade when rising starlet Shola Ama had a worldwide hit with a cover of " You Might Need Somebody" in 1997.
She still continues to make great R&B hits and performs on various Jazz Festivals around the world.
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Randy Crawford Lyrics
Almaz She only smiles, he only tells her That she's the flowers…
I've Never Been to Me Hey lady, you, lady, cursin' at your life You're a disconten…
Imagine Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below…
Knockin' on heavens door Ma, take this badge off of me. I can't use it…
One Day I'll Fly Away I'll make it alone When love is gone Still you made your…
One Hello If you're not afraid Of what love brings Then endings are…
Rainy Night In Georgia Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to…
Same Old Story Same old story, same old song Goes all right till it…
Secret Combination I've got a secret combination I'm gonna use it to lock…
Streetlife I play the streetlife because there's no place I can…
Tender Falls the Rain Tender Falls The Rain Tender falls the rain As I speak…
This 'Ole Heart of Mine This old heart of mine been broke a thousand times. Each…
Trade Winds Here I stand looking, looking around me While all around me,…
Why Why in the silence of the night Do I hear a…
Windsong There′s a song on the wind Coming from so far away From…
You Might Need Somebody When somebodyReaches for your heart Open up and let it throu…