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RANDY CRAWFORD - RAW SILK - PURE PLEASURE VINYL

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Why didn`t this girl get the recognition she deserves?

There are some absolutely wonderful songs on this album and even better vocal performances that few have come close to. The collection is slightly jazz tinged but don't let that put you off. Outstanding tracks include, Someone to Believe In, Endlessly and Nobody, all of which will touch your heart. But there is a moment in the first couple of lines of the song - Love is Like a Newborn Child- when Miss Crawford hits a note and holds it for a few seconds that just takes your breath away! Worth buying just for that moment alone. If you are into the great vocalists of our time then buy this. It's fantastic. Geoffrey Huxtable

Reviews: hi-fi World , July 2015 by Paul Rigby

"Crawford has the pleasure of owning one of the most distinctive female singing voices of all time, a voice that shot to fame with the jazz outfit The Crusaders and the single 'Street Life', released in 1979. This solo effort, originally issued via Warner Bros, was issued in that same year and is one of her best, offering a perfect song selection. Her general performances are impeccable. She allows the song dominate, to flower and to stand on its own two feet. She never does what many jazz/soul/R&B vocalists do: kill it with vocal acrobatics. And she's capable too and you know it. All that restraint makes her performance all the better.

This album has a slight analogue warmth. While there's plenty of detail on offer, the upper mids are not open to the sky. That is, there's no tremendous treble insight off the back of a struck cymbal while Crawford's vocal delivery is rolled off a touch. None of this serves as negative criticism, as such. What we have here is an 'authentic sound' of a time and a place. In this case, the late seventies. There's a golden glow around the entire production. That's enhanced by the bass heavy electric piano and the forward nature of the bass guitar. Crawford's album is here to reassure and comfort. In effect, this mastering tone helps the singer to give us a cuddle. There is tonal variation to excite the ear, though. Brass inserts add upper mid flare, for example and Crawford's own voice has enough variation to keep you interested at all times". PR

Also look out for other Pure Pleasure releases this month from Jimmy Weatherspoon ('Spoon's

Life', 1980); Lionel Hampton ('Newport Uproar!, 1968) and Etta James ('Deep In The Night', 1978).

Audiophile Audtion May 2015 by Robbie Gearson

Pure Pleasure Records has re-mastered Crawford's third Warner Bros. release Raw Silk (1979). The album consists of lush, studio arrangements that surround Crawford's prominent voice. The opening track, "I Stand Accused" (previously recorded by Isaac Hayes with a patented "long version") is unadulterated, heartfelt soul. With era-representative atmospheric electric piano (Don Grusin), the band performs hooks and modulations as Crawford wails about love. She can crank it up with the best of them.

Audiophile vinyl was a good choice for this version of Raw Silk. Crawford's voice is powerful, but also has richness in subdued moments. The horns and strings are mixed seamlessly and never intrude on Crawford. The bass and drums are present, but ambient. Crawford is a force. RG

Full Review - http://audaud.com/2015/04/randy-crawford-raw-silk-warner-bros-1979-pure-pleasure-2015/

Personnel: Randy Crawford, vocals / Don Grusin, piano, electric piano / Greg Poree, guitar / Abraham Laboriel, bass / James Gadson, drums / Leon Pendarvis, piano, electric piano / John Tropea, guitar / Will Lee, bass / Rick Marotta, drums / Joe Prcaro, percussion / William D Smith, clavinet / Phyllis St. James, background vocals

Tracklisting

Side A: 1. I Stand Accused 2.Declaration Of Love 3.Someone To Believe In 4.Endlessly

5.Love Is Like A Newborn Child

Side B:1. Where There Was Darkness

2.Nobody 3. I Hope You'll Be Very Unhappy Without Me 4.I Got Myself A Happy Song 5.Just To Keep You Satisfied 6.Blue Mood

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