Randy Crawford - Love Songs: The Very Best Of (2000)

Blessed with a smooth, creamy voice, Randy Crawford has enjoyed international success and acclaim since age 15. On Love Songs: The Very Best of, a three-decade overview of the R&B chanteuse's work, it's that voice that comes through time and time again: always natural, it never sounds like she's working hard, even when she's hitting and holding notes that lesser singers wouldn't dream of–not that vocal acrobatics are the point here. Crawford's adult mixture of jazz and R&B emphasises sweet melody over theatrics; it's a low-key approach that has brought her fame and fortune, but maybe not as much as some of her more forceful contemporaries. Over 20 lush tracks, Crawford demonstrates why she deserves a longer linger than any of those that might overshadow her in the short term.

TRACKLIST

01. Randy Crawford - One Day I'll Fly Away (4:21)
02. Randy Crawford - You Might Need Somebody (3:57)
03. Randy Crawford - Streetlife (4:18)
04. Randy Crawford - Rainy Night In Georgia (3:46)
05. Randy Crawford - Almaz (4:07)
06. Randy Crawford - You Bring The Sun Out (3:24)
07. Randy Crawford - Tender Falls The Rain (3:58)
08. Randy Crawford - Imagine (4:16)
09. Randy Crawford - Secret Combination (3:26)
10. Randy Crawford - One Hello (3:18)
11. Randy Crawford - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (4:00)
12. Randy Crawford - Time For Love (4:14)
13. Randy Crawford - Now May We Begin (4:01)
14. Randy Crawford - When Your Life Was Low (3:23)
15. Randy Crawford - Love Is Like A Newborn Child (4:07)
16. Randy Crawford - I've Never Been To Me (3:35)
17. Randy Crawford - I Stand Accused (4:01)
18. Randy Crawford - Who's Crying Now (4:06)
19. Randy Crawford - Give Me The Night (Chill Night Remix) (3:41)
20. Randy Crawford - Everything Must Change (4:45)