Now We May Begin
# Now We May Begin

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |

Now We May Begin is an album by the American R&B singer Randy Crawford, released in 1980 on Warner Bros. Records. The album got to No. 10 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 30 on the US Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. Now We May Begin has also been certified Silver in the UK by the BPI.

## Overview

The track "One Day I'll Fly Away" was certified silver in the UK by the BPI.

## Track listing

All tracks composed by Joe Sample and Will Jennings; except where noted.

* "Last Night at Danceland" - 4:53
* "Tender Falls the Rain" (Randy Crawford) - 4:13
* "My Heart is Not as Young as it Used to Be" - 3:51
* "Now We May Begin" (Joe Sample) - 4:52
* "Blue Flame" - 6:25
* "One Day I'll Fly Away" - 5:00
* "Same Old Story (Same Old Song)" - 4:05
* "When Your Life Was Low" - 3:20

## Personnel

* Mike Baird - drums
* Roland Bautista - guitar
* Oscar Brashear - trumpet
* Eddie "Bongo" Brown - percussion
* Randy Crawford - vocals
* Paulinho da Costa - percussion
* Wilton Felder - bass guitar, producer, tenor saxophone
* Melvin Franklin - background vocals
* Bernie Grundman - mastering
* Stix Hooper - drums, producer
* Tom Hooper - executive assistant
* Abraham Laboriel - bass guitar
* Pamela Hope Lobue - production coordination
* Robert Margouleff - mixing
* Timothy May - guitar
* Gwen Owens - background vocals
* Dean Parks - guitar
* Rick Ruggieri - mixing
* Joe Sample - keyboards, producer, string arrangements
* Norman Seeff - photography
* Richard Seireenim - art direction
* Howard Siegel - mixing
* Jeremy Smith - engineer
* Hill Swimmer - assistant engineer
* Julia Tillman - background vocals
* David T. Walker - guitar
* Maxine Willard Waters: background vocals

## Sales and certifications

Certifications for Now We May Begin :

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Gold | $50,000^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | $60,000^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
