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Through the Eyes of Love is the tenth studio album by American jazz and R&B singer Randy Crawford, released in 1992 on Warner Bros. Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

In a review for AllMusic, Ron Wynn gave Through the Eyes of Love three out of five stars, describing it as a "Nice, highly stylized album", and that it was "expressively sung, if at times overproduced".[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Who's Crying Now"
4:32
2."It's Raining"
5:07
3."When Love Is New"
4:40
4."If I Were (In Your Shoes)"
3:50
5."Rhythm of Romance"
4:16
6."Shine"
4:56
7."Hold On, Be Strong"
4:05
8."A Lot That You Can Do"
5:01
9."If You'd Only Believe"
5:17
10."Like the Sun Out of Nowhere"
3:14
11."Just a Touch"
3:31
12."Diamante" (Duet with Zucchero)
4:41

Personnel

  • Randy Crawford – lead vocals
  • Vernon Fails – keyboards (1-10), rhythm arrangements (1-10)
  • Eddie Howard – acoustic piano (1), keyboard solo (6)
  • Joe Sample – acoustic piano solo (1)
  • David Ward – keyboard programming (1, 3, 6-9), programming (2, 4, 5, 10), drum programming (6, 7), percussion programming (6, 8, 9)
  • Earl J. Wright – Hammond B3 organ (10)
  • Soichi Noriki – keyboards (11), arrangements (11)
  • Michael J. Powell – guitars (1, 3-8, 10), percussion (1-10), rhythm arrangements (1-10), acoustic guitar solo (2), BGV arrangements (3)
  • Donnie Lyles – guitars (3)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (11)
  • Al Turner – bass (1-10)
  • Nathan East – bass (11)
  • Buster Marbury – drums (1, 2, 4, 8, 10)
  • Peter Erskine – drums (11)
  • Paul D. Allen – percussion programming (1, 3, 9), drums (3), drum programming (3, 9), programming (5), keyboard programming (6)
  • Marlon Crawford – percussion (5)
  • Alex Acuña – percussion (11)
  • Courtlen Hale – saxophone (1), French horn (4)
  • Lenny Price – saxophone (2)
  • Dave McMurray – saxophone (4), sax solo (10)
  • Sadao Watanabe – alto saxophone (11)
  • Niko Marks – harmonica (9)
  • Corrado Rustici – arrangements (12)
  • Esther Ridgeway – backing vocals (1-10), BGV arrangements (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
  • Gloria Ridgeway – backing vocals (1-10), BGV arrangements (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
  • Gracie Ridgeway – backing vocals (1-10), BGV arrangements (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
  • Valerie Pinkston-Mayo – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 9, 10), BGV arrangements (3)
  • Gerald Lyles – backing vocals (4, 6, 9, 10)
  • Mark Morris – backing vocals (4, 6, 9, 10)
  • Donald Ray Mitchell – backing vocals (4, 6, 9, 10)
  • Zucchero Fornaciari – lead vocals (12)

Production

  • Leonard Richardson – executive producer (1-10)
  • Hiroshi Makishima – A&R (11)
  • Toshi Tanaka – A&R (11)
  • Yasushi Tomita – A&R (11)
  • Michele Torpedine – executive producer (12)
  • Michael J. Powell – producer (1-10), mixing (1-10)
  • Sadao Watanabe – producer (11)
  • Corrado Rustici – producer (12)
  • Paul D. Allen – recording (1-10), assistant mix engineer (2, 4-7, 9, 10)
  • David Ward – recording (1-10), assistant mix engineer (1, 3, 8)
  • Milton Chan – recording (1)
  • Eric Scheda – recording (1-3, 5-10)
  • Elliot Peters – mix engineer (1, 3, 6-8), mixing (1, 3, 6-8)
  • Randy Poole – recording (2, 4, 5, 7)
  • Gerald Smerek – mix engineer (2, 4, 5, 8, 9), mixing (2, 4, 5, 8, 9)
  • Mike Iacopelli – recording (10)
  • Gordon Lyon – engineer (12)
  • Chris Potter – mixing (12)
  • Tom Baker – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California)
  • Tiarzha M. Taylor – album coordinator
  • Johnny Lee – art direction, design
  • Victoria Pearson – photography
  • Barry Gross – management, direction

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 113
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 92
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 57
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 49

References

  1. ^ a b "Through the Eyes of Love - Randy Crawford | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing March 30, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Randy Crawford – Through the Eyes of Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Randy Crawford – Through the Eyes of Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Randy Crawford Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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