Abstract Emotions Explained
Abstract Emotions is the eighth studio album by American jazz and R&B singer Randy Crawford. The album reached No. 14 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Silver in the UK by the BPI.[1] [2]
Critical reception
Ron Wynn of AllMusic noted "Randy Crawford continued her run of good '80s albums..with this 1986 release".
Track listing
- Side one
- "Can't Stand the Pain" (Dean Gant, Mark Winkler) – 6:02
- "Actual Emotional Love" (Billie Hughes, Roxanne Seeman) – 5:05[3]
- "World of Fools" (Rolf Graf, Alix Zandrs) – 5:00
- "Betcha" (Reggie Lucas, Leslie L. Smith) - 4:31
- "Higher Than Anyone Can Count" (Mary Unobsky, Daniel Ironstone) - 4:14
- Side two
- "Desire" (Reggie Lucas) – 5:25
- "Getting' Away With Murder" (Sue Shifrin, Terry Britten) – 4:02
- "Overnight" (Reggie Lucas) – 5:14
- "Almaz" (Randy Crawford) – 4:04
- "Don't Wanna be Normal" (Patrick Leonard, Hawk Wolinski, James Newton Howard, David Pack, Michael McDonald) – 5:20[4]
Personnel
- Randy Crawford – vocals
- "Sir" Dean Gant – keyboards (1-9), synthesizers (1-9), synthesizer programming (1-9)
- Ed Walsh – keyboards (1-9), synthesizers (1-9), synthesizer programming (1-9)
- Harry Whitaker – keyboards (1-9), synthesizers (1-9)
- Fred Zarr – keyboards (1-9), synthesizers (1-9)
- Reggie Lucas – Synclavier II programming (1-9), Octave-Plateau sequencer programming (1-9), guitars (1-9)
- James Newton Howard – keyboards (10), keyboard programming (10)
- Hawk Wolinski – keyboards (10), keyboard programming (10)
- Patrick Leonard – additional synthesizers (10)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (10)
- Anthony Jackson – electric bass guitar (1-9)
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion (1-9)
- Leslie Ming – percussion (1-9)
- Lisa Fischer – backing vocals (1-9)
- Curtis King – backing vocals (1-9)
- Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (1-9)
- Brenda Wright King – backing vocals (1-9)
- Norma Jean Wright – backing vocals (1-9)
Production
- Reggie Lucas – producer (1-9), arrangements (1-9)
- James Newton Howard – producer (10)
- Hawk Wolinski – producer (10)
- Joe Ferla – engineer (1-9)
- Ray Blair – engineer (10)
- Peter Doell – mixing (10)
- Jim Dougherty – additional engineer (1-9)
- Jay Mark – additional engineer (1-9)
- Alan Silverman – additional engineer (1-9)
- Jeff Cox – assistant engineer (1-9)
- Craig Johnson – assistant engineer (1-9)
- Glenn Rosenstein – assistant engineer (1-9)
- Jimmy Santis – assistant engineer (1-9)
- Pietro Alifani – art direction, design
- Aaron Rapoport – photography
- Wendy Osmonden – make-up
Studios
- Recorded and mixed at Quantum Sound Studios (Jersey City, New Jersey).
- Additional recording at Giant Sound Studios and Sigma Sound Studios, (New York City, New York).
- Mastered at Direct Digital Mastering.
Notes and References
- Web site: Randy Crawford. Official Charts. officialcharts.com. 2014-07-17.
- Web site: Randy Crawford: Abstract Emotions. BPI. bpi.co.uk.
- Abstract Emotions - Randy Crawford. 1986. Warner Bros. Records.
- Original album sleeve notes
