Secret Combination (Randy Crawford album)

Secret Combination
Studio album by Randy Crawford
Released	March 1981
Recorded	April–May 1980
Studio	Sound Labs (Hollywood) Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	39:27
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Tommy LiPuma
Randy Crawford chronology
Now We May Begin (1980) Secret Combination (1981) Windsong (1982)
Singles from Secret Combination
"You Might Need Somebody" Released: May 30, 1981 "Rainy Night in Georgia" Released: August 8, 1981 "Secret Combination" Released: October 31, 1981

Secret Combination is an album by the American R&B singer Randy Crawford, released in 1981 on Warner Bros. Records.

The album reached No. 12 in the US Billboard Top R&B Albums chart in July 1981, and No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart in July 1981. The singles "You Might Need Somebody" and "Rainy Night in Georgia" reached No. 11 and No. 18 respectively in the UK Singles Chart.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The Globe and Mail wrote that Crawford "manages to sing in every style from jazz to blues to middle-of-the-road to country, and makes it all sound wonderfully unique."[2]

AllMusic awarded the album with four stars and its review by Ron Wynn states: "Randy Crawford made even more noise on the urban contemporary and R&B front in 1981 with this album, one of her most successful ever from a chart and hit standpoint".[1] In February 1982, Crawford won the award for Best British Female Solo Artist at the 1982 Brit Awards.[3]

Track listing

1. "You Might Need Somebody" (Tom Snow, Nan O'Byrne) — 4:17
2. "Rainy Night in Georgia" (Tony Joe White) — 4:21
3. "That's How Heartaches Are Made" (Ben Raleigh, Bob Halley) — 2:55
4. "Two Lives" (Mark T. Jordan) — 3:47
5. "You Bring the Sun Out" (Tom Snow, Jessie Dixon) — 3:47
6. "Rio de Janeiro Blue" (Richard Torrance, John Haeny) — 4:16
7. "Secret Combination" (Tom Snow, Franne Golde) — 3:23
8. "When I Lose My Way" (Turley Richards) — 3:43
9. "Time for Love" (Leon Russell) — 4:15
10. "Trade Winds" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) — 4:58

Personnel

• Leon Pendarvis – keyboards and arrangements
• Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar
• Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Steve Lukather – guitar
• Dean Parks – guitar
• Lenny Castro – percussion
• Robben Ford – electric guitar on "Two Lives"
• Ernie Watts – flute on "Rio de Janeiro Blue"
• Neil Larsen – organ on "When I Lose My Way", "Trade Winds" and "Rainy Night in Georgia"
• Larry Williams and Bill Reichenbach – horn arrangements on "When I Lose My Way"
• Bill Reichenbach – horn arrangements on "You Might Need Somebody"
• Horn Section
  • Larry Williams
  • Bill Reichenbach
  • Gary Herbig
  • Jim Horn
  • Chuck Findley
• Background Vocals
  • Phyllis St. James
  • Marti McCall
  • Petsye Powell
  • Alphanette Silas

• Al Schmitt – engineering, mixing
• Don Henderson, Stewart Whitmore – assistant engineers
• Tommy LiPuma – production
• Mike Reese – vinyl mastering
• Lee Herschberg – CD mastering

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1981	US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[4]	12
1982	UK Albums Chart[5]	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6]	Gold	35,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Jurek, Thom AllMusic Review: Secret Combination AllMusic, accessed 3 August 2018
2. Niester, Alan (24 Oct 1981). "Secret Combination Randy Crawford". The Globe and Mail. p. F7.
3. "Brit awards winners list 2012: every winner since 1977". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
4. "Randy Crawford Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
5. "Randy Crawford | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
6. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.