Her voice is full of soul, and she can deliver a chorus with gusto, but like most vocalists who are at the mercy of their arrangers and songwriters, she's only as good as what's given to her. When there's material to work with like on the Seal inspired 'Breaking Down', The introspective 'Living in Silence', and the Hammond organ blues of 'Honey for my Honey', Crawford gets it right, offering the 'Honey to her honey, underneath her coconut tree.' The lighter ballads do not have enough gospel in them to redeem the arrangements, but don't undermine the whole since they are spread across the CD's length. If you need a new soul singer in your life, then Randy might be the thing for you, there was enough immediacy here to believe the ballads will grow on you.
