Abstract Emotions

Personnel: Randy Crawford (vocals); Ramon Stagnaro (acoustic guitar); Paul Jackson, Jr., Colin "Doc" Sobers (guitar); Steve Tavaglioni, Justo Almario (saxophone); Ray Brown (flugelhorn); Will Miller, Rick Baptist (trumpet); Alan Kaplan (trombone); Lou Levy (piano); Donn Wyatt (organ); Misha Segal (keyboards, strings, synthesizers, bass); Greg Mathieson (keyboards); Abraham Laboriel, Andrew Gouche (bass); Demetric Collins, Jorge Patrono (drums, programming); William Maxwell, Ricky Lawson (drums); David Lasley, Arnold McCuller, Myrna Smith, Terry Young, Monalisa Young, Maxi Anderson (background vocals).
Engineers: Barney Perkins, Milton Chan, Tim Malone.
Personnel: Randy Crawford (vocals); Curtis King, Lisa Fischer, Norma Jean Wright, Yvonne Lewis (vocals, background vocals); Brenda White-King (vocals); Reggie Lucas (guitar, keyboards, Synclavier, programming); Paul Jackson, Jr. (guitar); Fred Zarr, Ed Walsh, Harry Whitaker, Sir Gant (keyboards, synthesizer); David "Hawk" Wolinski, James Newton Howard (keyboards, keyboard programming); Patrick Leonard (synthesizer); Anthony Jackson (electric bass, percussion); Leslie Ming, Bashiri Johnson (percussion); Brenda King (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Peter Doell.
Recording information: Giant Sound Studios, New York, NY; Quantum Sound Studios, NJ; Sigma Sound Studios, New York, NY.
Photographer: Aaron Rapoport.
Arranger: Reggie Lucas.
In her slippery, velvety tone, Randy Crawford blossoms on this diverse cast of songs, which includes jazz, dance, pop, and a little bit of boogie. She does nothing fancy or unique other than address these lyrically sound numbers with good old-fashioned singing. Crawford softly croons through the lead track "I'm Glad There Is You" accompanied by only a piano. She follows suit on songs like "Can We Bring It Back" and "Year After Year." They too are tranquil numbers that prey upon the tenderness of the heart. Her up-tempo numbers like "Keep Me Loving You" and "Elusive Boogie" expose Crawford's spirited side. Not flamboyant with her vocals, her mellow yet illuminating style is pleasing, as is the album's lyrical content. ~ Craig Lytle