Permanent/Play Mode

Permanent (US) or Play Mode (Europe) is a studio album by Randy Crawford, released in 2001 by Warner Records and produced by Peter Smith.[1][2] The album peaked at No. 14 on the US Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart, No. 9 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, and No. 13 on the German Pop Albums chart.[3][4]

Permanent/Play Mode
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 13, 2001
StudioNomis Studios, London, England
GenreSoul music, smooth jazz
Length52:59
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerPeter Smith
Randy Crawford chronology
Every Kind of Mood — Randy, Randi, Randee
(2000)
Permanent/Play Mode
(2001)
Feeling Good with Joe Sample
(2006)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

AllMusic rated the album 4 out of 5 stars.[5] Billboard labeled the album as a "Critic's Choice".[2]

Singles

"Permanent" reached number 32 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.[3]

Track listing

1 Wild Is the Wind Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington 03:22
2 Merry Go Round 03:42
3 Free the Child Peter Smith 04:21
4 Permanent 03:38
5 Sweetest Thing Peter Smith 04:15
6 Fire and Rain Peter Smith 04:03
7 When I Get over You Brian Foreman, Ken Foreman 05:44
8 Alfie Burt Bacharach, Hal David 03:24
9 When the Evening Comes Judy Cheeks, Simon Ellis, Steve Lee 04:21
10 All I Do Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder 04:14
11 When Will I Be Free of Love's Taboo Randy Crawford 03:21
12 Tell It to Your Heart Burt Bacharach 04:10
13 I Get a Little Burned Albert Hammond 04:24

References

  1. Randy Crawford: Permanent/Play Mode. Warner Records. 2001.
  2. Boorstyn, Andrew (Sep 22, 2001). Paoletta, Michael (ed.). "Albums". Reviews & Previews. Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 38. p. 18. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  3. "Randy Crawford Chart History". Billboard.
  4. "Randy Crawford - Play Mode". GfK Entertainment charts.
  5. "Randy Crawford – Permanent/Play Mode". AllMusic.


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