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Randy Crawford is the US-born R&B singer whose distinctive vocal style can be heard on her best known track “Street Life”, which she performed with the Crusaders in 1979.

Crawford’s early singing career was spent surrounded by artists including Bootsy Collins, Cannonball Adderley and Quincy Jones. But her break came when she teamed up with the jazz group the Crusaders. In 1979 they released “Street… Read more in Amazon's Randy Crawford Store

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  • Audio CD (June 13, 2005)
  • Original Release Date: 2005
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Warner Music TV
  • ASIN: B0009OBYVQ
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #49,608 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Disc: 1
1. Streetlife
2. You Might Need Somebody
3. Almaz
4. Love Is Like a Newborn Child
5. Tender Falls the Rain
6. Imagine [Live] - Randy Crawford, Yellowjackets
7. Endlessly
8. Rio de Janeiro Blue
9. I'll Be Around
10. Give Me the Night
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Disc: 2
1. One Day I'll Fly Away
2. Rainy Night in Georgia
3. You Bring the Sun Out
4. Time for Love
5. Secret Combination
6. This 'Ole Heart of Mine
7. Who's Crying Now
8. I've Never Been to Me
9. Why
10. Diamante - Randy Crawford,
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For More Than Three Decades, Randy Crawford Has Traversed a Musical Spectrum that Ranges from Jazz to Soul to R&B and Pop. Her Warm Timbre and Inventive, Emotional Phrasing Has Won her Countless Fans around the World Including Some Luminaries as George Benson, Quincy Jones, Bootsy Collins, Cannonball Adderley, and Al Jarreau. "This Ultimate Collection" Highlights her Jazzy Urban R&B Hits, Including 'street Life' and 'give Me the Night' Among Many Others and it also Takes in her Biggest Chart Moments, 'almaz', which Reached No Four in November 1986, and 'one Day I'll Fly Away', which Peaked at No Two in August 1980. Many Will Recognise the Oft Remade Crawford Tracks Such as 'rainy Night in Georgia' and 'you Might Need Somebody', Recently Covered to Great Success by Shola Ama, but it is the Range of Vocal Treatments and Variety of Songs that Will Impress Most. All her Finest Moments Are Included, Making the Compilation the Perfect Introduction and Roundup to Crawford's Career.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Double-CD of music by under-rated American soul singer, June 20, 2005
Randy (born Veronica Crawford) is a brilliant American soul singer who had a UK top five hit (Street life) as un-credited vocalist with the Crusaders in 1973, then had two UK top five hits (One day I'll fly away, Almaz) in the eighties as a solo singer. Randy never achieved this level of success in her homeland.

Apart from those three major hits, Randy had two other UK top twenty hits (You might need somebody, Rainy night in Georgia) and several minor hits, all of which are included here, these being Imagine (a live recording), He reminds me, Last night at dance land, Secret combination, Nightline, Give me the night, Diamante (with Zucchero) and One hello. Most of the songs here are originals but, with her outstanding voice, Randy is a great interpreter of other people's songs, as this collection shows with her covers of such classics as Knocking on heaven's door, At last, This old heart of mine and What a difference a day makes as well as Imagine.

This comprehensive collection truly is the very best of Randy Crawford, one of the finest soul singers there has ever been.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well Done, March 18, 2008
By Oleksiy Stepanovskiy (Kharkiv, Ukraine) - See all my reviews
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I love this collection. The "secret combination" of music, lyrics and the great talent of Randy Crawford definitely works for me.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It Does Not Get Any Better Than This, January 7, 2008
By Carrie Pena (New York, New York) - See all my reviews
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A long time fan of Ms. Crawford, I jumped at the chance to own a compilation of her songs. I listen to this CD practically every day. I listen to it when I am on the railroad; when I am relaxing; when I am doing things; on my way to resting at night. This CD takes me places that my soul needs to go at times and then brings me back. Thank you Ms. Crawford for having become a singer.
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