title: Now We May Begin
text: # Now We May Begin
  
  Professional ratings :
  
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  | 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. |||
  