Now We May Begin

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.
 * 1) "Last Night at Danceland" - 4:53
 * 2) "Tender Falls the Rain" (Randy Crawford) - 4:13
 * 3) "My Heart is Not as Young as it Used to Be" - 3:51
 * 4) "Now We May Begin" (Joe Sample) - 4:52
 * 5) "Blue Flame" - 6:25
 * 6) "One Day I'll Fly Away" - 5:00
 * 7) "Same Old Story (Same Old Song)" - 4:05
 * 8) "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