Abstract Emotions is the eighth studio album by American jazz and R&B singer Randy Crawford. It reached No. 178 on the US albums chart, No. 53 in the US R&B chart and No. 14 in the UK Albums Chart.[1] On October 14, 2013 it was issued on CD together with the Nightline album.[2]

Abstract Emotions
Studio album by Randy Crawford
Released	1986
Genre	Jazz, R&B
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Reggie Lucas, Hawk Wolinski & James Newton Howard
Randy Crawford chronology
Nightline (1983) Abstract Emotions (1986) Rich and Poor (1989)

Track listing

Side one

1. "Can’t Stand the Pain" (Dean Gant, Mark Winkler) – 6:02
2. "Actual Emotional Love" (Billie Hughes, Roxanne Seeman) – 5:05[3]
3. "World of Fools" (Rolf Graf, Alix Zandrs) – 5:00
4. "Betcha" (Reggie Lucas, Leslie L. Smith) - 4:31
5. "Higher Than Anyone Can Count" (Mary Unobsky, Daniel Ironstone) - 4:14

Side two

1. "Desire" (Reggie Lucas) – 5:25
2. "Getting’ Away With Murder" (Sue Shifrin, Terry Britten) – 4:02
3. "Overnight" (Reggie Lucas) – 5:14
4. "Almaz" (Randy Crawford) – 4:04
5. "Don’t Wanna be Normal" (Patrick Leonard, Hawk Walinski, James Newton Howard, David Pack, Michael McDonald) – 5:20[4]

Musicians

• Sir Gant, Ed Walsh, Fred Zarr, Harry Whittaker - keyboards, synthesizer
• Reggie Lucas - guitar, synclavier II, octave-plateau sequencer programming
• Bashiri Johnson, Leslie Ming - percussion
• Anthony Jackson - electric bass guitar
• Norma Jean Wright, Brenda Wright King, Lisa Fisher , Yvonne Lewis, Curtis King - backing vocals
• Sir Gant, Ed Walsh - synthesizer programming[4]

Production

• Produced by: Reggie Lucas, Hawk Wolinski & James Newton Howard
• Engineer: Joe Ferla
• Additional Engineering: Jim “Doc” Dougherty, Jay Mark & Alan Silverman
• Recorded and Mixed at: Quantum Sound Studios, New Jersey
• Additional Recording: Giant Sound Studios & Sigma Sound Studios, New York City
• DMM Direct Digital Mastering Assistant Engineers: Jimmy Santos, Glenn Rosenstein, Jeff Cox & Craig Johnson[4]

References