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Nightline is an album by the American soul singer Randy Crawford.[2][3] It was released in 1983 via Warner Brothers Records.[4]

Nightline
Studio album by Randy Crawford
Released	1983
Studio	Bill Schnee Studios Lion Share Recording Studio Ocean Way Recording The Village Recorder Room 335 Sunset Sound Recorders (all in Los Angeles)
Genre	Soul
Length	40:00
Label	Warner Brothers Records[1]
Producer	Tommy LiPuma
Randy Crawford chronology
Windsong (1982) Nightline (1983) Abstract Emotions (1986)

The album peaked at No. 164 on the Billboard 200.[5] It peaked at No. 37 on the UK Albums Chart.[6] The title track peaked at No. 51 on the UK Singles Chart.[7]

Production

The album was produced by Tommy LiPuma; among Crawford's backing musicians were members of Toto.[8][9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[11]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide	[1]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	[8]

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "Nightline has a smooth, creamy sound that never turns mushy. For the first time, Crawford's authoritative vocals sustain a whole album, giving shape and power to pretty material. A real surprise."[8]

AllMusic called the album "a nice combination of jazzy, sophisticated ballads, a few harder-hitting numbers, and some heartache material."[10]

Track listing

Personnel

• Randy Crawford - vocals
• James Newton Howard - keyboards, string arrangement, rhythm arrangements (3, 4), synthesizer (3, 6), synthesizer arrangements (6)
• Robbie Buchanan - keyboards (1, 2, 5), synthesizer, synth arrangements (1, 2)
• Denzil "Broadway" Miller - keyboards (6-10)
• Cecil Womack - guitar, rhythm arrangements (1-6), background vocals (6, 7, 9, 10)
• David Williams - guitar (2, 5)
• Steve Lukather - rhythm guitar (1)
• Dann Huff - guitar solo (2)
• Larry Carlton - guitar solo (4)
• Nathan East - bass guitar (1-5)
• Abe Laboriel - bass guitar (6-10)
• Bill Cuomo - bass synthesizer (6)
• John Robinson drums (1, 2, 5)
• Jeff Porcaro - drums (3, 4)
• James Gadson - drums (6-10)
• Reek Havoc - Simmons drums (6)
• Arnold McCuller (1, 2, 4), *Linda Womack Friendly Womack (6,7, 9, 10)Brenda Russell (1, 2), David Lasley (1, 2), Carmen Twilley (4, 5), Clydene Jackson - background vocals (4), Julia Waters Till Woman (5), Maxine Waters Willard (5) - background vocals
• Lenny Castro - percussion (all tracks)
• Dale Oehler - string arrangements (7-10)
• Nick De Caro - contractor, string arrangements (7-10)
• Ivy Scoff, Jan Abbazia, contractor
• Al Schmitt - engineering, mixing
• Tommy LiPuma - production

References

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