Randy Crawford discography
This is the discography for the American jazz singer Randy Crawford.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B [1] | US Jazz [1] | US Cont Jazz [1] | AUS [2][3][4][5][6] | GER [7] | NL [8] | NOR [9] | NZ [10] | UK [11] | |||||
| 1976 | Everything Must Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Warner Bros. | ||
| 1977 | Miss Randy Crawford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | Raw Silk | — | 63 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | |||
| 1980 | Now We May Begin | 180 | 30 | 14 | — | 40 | — | 4 | 31 | — | 10 | |||
| 1981 | Secret Combination | 71 | 12 | 9 | — | 51 | — | 5 | 6 | 34 | 2 | |||
| 1982 | Windsong | 148 | 24 | 16 | — | 20 | — | 6 | 3 | 36 | 7 | |||
| 1983 | Nightline | 164 | 41 | 24 | — | — | — | 30 | 4 | — | 37 | |||
| 1986 | Abstract Emotions | 178 | 53 | — | — | 74 | — | 52 | 10 | — | 14 | |||
| 1989 | Rich and Poor | 159 | 19 | — | 4 | 91 | — | 48 | 3 | — | 63 | |||
| 1992 | Through the Eyes of Love | — | 49 | — | 8 | 113 | 57 | 92 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1993 | Don't Say It's Over | — | — | — | — | 121 | — | — | 13 | — | — | |||
| 1995 | Naked and True | — | 40 | 4 | 3 | 132 | 64 | — | 39 | — | — | Bluemoon/ Atlantic | ||
| 1998 | Every Kind of Mood — Randy, Randi, Randee | — | 70 | 3 | 2 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001 | Permanent/Play Mode[A] | — | — | 14 | 9 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | Warner Bros. | ||
| 2006 | Feeling Good (with Joe Sample) | — | 77 | 3 | — | — | 44 | 95 | — | — | — | PRA/ EmArcy | ||
| 2008 | No Regrets (with Joe Sample) | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
- A Album was released as Permanent in North America and as Play Mode in the rest of the world.
Live albums
| Year | Album | Peaks | Record label | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Jazz [1] | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Live in Zagreb | — | Crisler/Nicolosi | |||||||||||
| 2012 | Live (with Joe Sample, Steve Gadd & Nicklas Sample) | 12 | PRA | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cont Jazz [1] | AUS [2] | GER [7] | NL [8] | NOR [9] | UK [11] | |||||||||
| 1984 | The Greatest Hits | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | K-tel | ||||||
| 1985 | The Very Best of Randy Crawford | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | |||||||
| 1987 | The Love Songs | — | 35 | — | — | — | 27 | Warner Bros./Telstar | ||||||
| 1990 | The Collection | — | 152 | — | 33 | — | — | Warner Bros./Arcade | ||||||
| 1993 | The Very Best of Randy Crawford | — | 23 | — | — | — | 8 | Warner Bros./Dino | ||||||
| 1996 | Best of Randy Crawford | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | Warner Bros. | ||||||
| 1999 | Hits | — | — | 52 | — | 3 | — | Warner Bros./WEA | ||||||
| 2000 | Love Songs - The Very Best of Randy Crawford | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | warner.esp | ||||||
| The Best of Randy Crawford & Friends | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | WEA | |||||||
| 2005 | The Ultimate Collection | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | WSM | ||||||
| 2011 | The Best of Randy Crawford | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | Rhino | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B [1] | US Dan [1] | AUS [2][18] | GER [7] | IRE [19] | NL [8] | NOR [9] | NZ [10] | UK [11] | |||||
| 1972 | "Knock on Wood" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | "Don't Get Caught (In Love's Triangle)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | "I Let You Walk Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Everything Must Change | ||
| "I'm Easy'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Take It Away from Her (Put It on Me)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Miss Randy Crawford | |||
| 1979 | "Endlessly" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Raw Silk | ||
| "Street Life" (with The Crusaders) [B] | 36 | 17 | 75 | 79 | — | 14 | 20 | 6 | — | 5 | Street Life | |||
| 1980 | "Same Old Story (Same Old Song)" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | Now We May Begin | ||
| "Last Night at Danceland" | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | ||||
| "One Day I'll Fly Away" | — | — | — | 29 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | ||||
| "Tender Falls the Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | "People Alone (Love Theme - The Competition)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | The Competition | ||
| "When I Lose My Way" | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Secret Combination | |||
| "You Might Need Somebody" | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 39 | 11 | ||||
| "Secret Combination" | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | ||||
| "Rainy Night in Georgia" | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 32 | — | — | 18 | ||||
| "Rio de Janeiro Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | "Imagine" | 108 | 69 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | Casino Lights | ||
| "One Hello" | 110 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 48 | Windsong | |||
| "Look Who's Lonely Now" | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Your Precious Love (with Al Jarreau) | 102 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Casino Lights | |||
| 1983 | "He Reminds Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | Windsong | ||
| "Nightline" | — | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nightline | |||
| "Why" | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | "Taxi Dancing" (with Rick Springfield) | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hard to Hold | ||
| 1986 | "Can't Stand the Pain" | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Abstract Emotions | ||
| "Desire" | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Gettin' Away With Murder" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Everybody Needs a Little Rain" (with Gerard Joling) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | Sea of Love | |||
| "Almaz" | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | Abstract Emotions | |||
| 1987 | "Higher Than Anyone Can Count" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (with Eric Clapton & David Sanborn) | — | 4 | — | 116 | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | 77 | Rich and Poor | ||
| 1990 | "Wrap-U-Up" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Don't Feel Much Like Crying" | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Cigarette in the Rain" | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | "Diamante" (with Zucchero) | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 7 | — | 44 | Through the Eyes of Love | ||
| 1992 | "Who's Crying Now" | — | 30 | — | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Rhythm of Romance" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "A Lot That You Can Do" | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Shine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | "Love's Mystery" | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Don't Say It's Over | ||
| 1994 | "Mad Over You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Why Can't We Take a Chance" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | "Give Me the Night" | — | 47 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | Naked and True | ||
| "Cajun Moon" | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Forget Me Nots" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | "Bye Bye" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Every Kind of Mood - Randy, Randi, Randee | ||
| "Silence" | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Breaking Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Are You Sure?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Captain of Her Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Wishing on a Star" | — | — | 14 | 168 | 83 | — | — | — | — | 90 | ||||
| 2000 | "I'll Be Around" (with Tiefschwarz) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Randy Crawford & Friends | ||
| "Fire & Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Permanent / Play Mode | |||
| "Unwounded" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Merry Go Round" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | "Permanent" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | "Feeling Good" (with Joe Sample) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Feeling Good | ||
| "Rio de Janeiro Blue" (with Joe Sample) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | "Angel of the Morning" (with Joe Sample) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Regrets | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
- B Crawford sang uncredited lead vocals on "Street Life".
Guest appearances
- Big Man: The Legend of John Henry (1975) by Cannonball Adderley (recording debut)[20]
- Please Don't Touch (1978) by Steve Hackett (One track: "Hoping Love Will Last")
- Zucchero Live at the Kremlin (1991) by Zucchero (Two tracks: "Come Il Sole All'improvviso" and "Imagine")
- Hard to Hold (1984) by Rick Springfield (One track: "Taxi Dancing")
- La Noche (1995) by Presuntos Implicados (One track: "Fallen")
- "Street Life", Album;Street Life, (The Crusaders), MCA Records, 1979
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "US Charts > Randy Crawford". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing March 30, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Randy Crawford's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "Randy Crawford's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 2". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "Randy Crawford's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 3". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b c "GER Charts > Randy Crawford". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c "NL Charts > Randy Crawford". MegaCharts. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c "NOR Charts > Randy Crawford". VG-lista. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "NZ Charts > Randy Crawford". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c "UK Charts > Randy Crawford". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Goud/Platina – NVPI Audio" (in Dutch). NVPI. Archived from the original (To access, enter the search parameter "Randy Crawford" and select "Search") on July 4, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "UK Certified Awards Search > Randy Crawford". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Randy Crawford: Windsong". bpi.co.uk. BPI.
- ^ "Randy Crawford: Abstract Emotions". bpi.co.uk. BPI.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "Week commencing 30 October 1989". Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "IRE Charts Search > Randy Crawford". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Big Man: The Legend of John Henry - Cannonball Adderley - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2018.