Abstract Emotions

Abstract Emotions is the eighth studio album by American jazz and R&B singer Veronica "Randy" Crawford. It reached No. 178 on the US albums chart, No. 53 in the US R&B chart and No. 14 in the UK Albums Chart. On October 14, 2013 it was issued on CD together with the Nightline album.

Track listing

 * Side one
 * 1) "Can’t Stand the Pain" (Dean Gant/Mark Winkler) – 6:02
 * 2) "Actual Emotional Love" (Billie Hughs/RoxanneSeemann/Marcy Levy) – 5:05
 * 3) "World of Fools" (Rolf Graf/Alix Zandrs) – 5:00
 * 4) "Betcha" (Reggie Lucas/Leslie L. Smith) - 4:31
 * 5) "Higher Than Anyone Can Count" (Mary Unobsky/Daniel Ironstone) - 4:14


 * Side two
 * 1) "Desire" (Reggie Lucas) – 5:25
 * 2) "Getting’ Away With Murder" (Sue Shifrin/Terry Britten) – 4:02
 * 3) "Overnight" (Reggie Lucas) – 5:14
 * 4) "Almaz" (Randy Crawford) – 4:04
 * 5) "Don’t Wanna be Normal" (Patrick Leonard/Hawk Walinski/James Newton Howard/David Pack/Michael McDonald) – 5:20

Musicians

 * Keyboards & Synthesiser: Sir Gant, Ed Walsh, Fred Zarr & Harry Whittaker
 * Guitars: Reggie Lucas
 * Percussion: Bashiri Johnson & Leslie Ming
 * Electric Bass Guitar: Anthony Jackson
 * Background Vocals: Norma Jean Wright, Brenda Wright King, Lisa Fisher, Yvonne Lewis & Curtis King.
 * Synclavier II and Octave-Plateau Sequencer Programming: Reggie Lucas
 * Synthesiser Programming: Sir Gant & Ed Walsh

Production

 * Produced by: Reggie Lucas, Hawk Wolinski & James Newton Howard
 * Engineer: Joe Ferla
 * Additional Engineering: Jim “Doc” Dougherty, Jay Mark & Alan Silverman
 * Recorded and Mixed at: Quantum Sound Studios, New Jersey
 * Additional Recording: Giant Sound Studios & Sigma Sound Studios, New York City
 * DMM Direct Digital Mastering Assistant Engineers: Jimmy Santos, Glenn Rosenstein, Jeff Cox & Craig Johnson