Through the Eyes of Love (Randy Crawford album)

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Released1992
Studio
  • Vanguard Studios, United Sound Systems and The Sound Suite (Detroit, Michigan)
  • Studio A (Dearborn Heights, Michigan)
  • Aire L.A. Studios (Glendale, California)
  • Echo Sound (Los Angeles, California)
  • Sedic Studio and Little Bach Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
  • UMBI Studios (Modena, Italy)
Through the Eyes of Love
Studio album by
Released1992
Studio
  • Vanguard Studios, United Sound Systems and The Sound Suite (Detroit, Michigan)
  • Studio A (Dearborn Heights, Michigan)
  • Aire L.A. Studios (Glendale, California)
  • Echo Sound (Los Angeles, California)
  • Sedic Studio and Little Bach Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
  • UMBI Studios (Modena, Italy)
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Randy Crawford chronology
Rich and Poor
(1989)
Through the Eyes of Love
(1992)
The Very Best of Randy Crawford
(1993)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]

In a review for AllMusic, Ron Wynn described Through the Eyes of Love 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" (with Zucchero)4:41

Personnel

Musicians

  • Randy Crawford – 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), backing vocals 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), backing vocals arrangements (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
  • Gloria Ridgeway – backing vocals (1–10), backing vocals arrangements (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
  • Gracie Ridgeway – backing vocals (1–10), backing vocals arrangements (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
  • Valerie Pinkston-Mayo – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 9, 10), backing vocals 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 – vocals (12)

Technical

  • 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

References

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