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Naked and True

1995 studio album by Randy Crawford

Naked and True

Studio album by

Randy Crawford

Released

November 1995

Studio

Big House Studio
Chocolate City
Peppermint Park

Genre

Soul
smooth jazz

Length

1:05:49

Label

Bluemoon/Atlantic

Producer

Ralf Droesemeyer

Randy Crawford chronology

Don't Say It's Over
(1993)

Naked and True
(1995)

Every Kind of Mood — Randy, Randi, Randee
(1998)

Naked and True is a studio album by Randy Crawford released in 1995 by Bluemoon/Atlantic Records. The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.^[1]^[2]

Overview

Naked and True was produced by Ralf Droesemeyer. Artists such as Fred Wesley, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell are featured on the album.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

With a 3 out of 5 star rating, Alex Henderson of AllMusic wrote "Naked and True often sounds dated, but dated in a good sense — if you consider the late '70s and early '80s a great period for R&B, you'll find a lot to like about this enjoyable, if less than essential, CD."^[3]

Singles

Crawford's cover of "Give Me the Night" reached number 9 on the UK Dance Singles chart and No. 14 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. Another cover, this of "Cajun Moon", reached number 26 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.^[4]^[2] Her rendition of "Forget Me Nots" reached No. 35 on the UK R&B Singles chart.^[5]

Track listing

1	Cajun Moon	J. J. Cale	04:02
2	Give Me the Night	Rod Temperton	05:06
3	The Glow of Love	Wayne Garfield, Mauro Malavasi, David Romani	07:38
4	Purple Rain	Prince	05:49
5	Forget Me Nots	Patrice Rushen, "Ready" Freddie Washington"	05:46
6	I'll Be Around	Thom Bell, Phil Hurtt	03:50
7	Joy Inside My Tears	Stevie Wonder	05:53
8	Come into My Life	Joyce Sims	07:10
9	What a Diff'rence a Day Makes	María Mendez Grever	05:52
10	Holding Back the Years	Mick Hucknall, Neil Moss	05:25
11	All the King's Horses	Aretha Franklin	04:27
12	Give Me the Night	Rod Temperton	04:51

References

^ ^a ^b Randy Crawford: Naked and True. Bluemoon/Atlantic Records. 1995.
^ ^a ^b "Randy Crawford Chart History". Billboard.
^ ^a ^b Alex, Henderson. "Randy Crawford – Naked and True: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
^ "Randy Crawford - Give Me The Night". Official Charts. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
^ "Randy Crawford - Forget Me Nots". Official Charts. Retrieved July 13, 2023.