Almaz (song)
Almaz is a song by the American soul singer Randy Crawford that was released in 1986. It is one of the few songs written and composed by Crawford himself. The song is about a woman from Eritrea . Virginia Aaron Music BMI owns the rights to the piece .
history
In 1986 a neighbor, Randy Crawfords, asked her for a song for his wife. Both were refugees from Eritrea, they lived with their child and had invited Crawford for dinner. She couldn't really warm up to it and decided to make up for it with the song.
The song first appeared on Crawford's eighth album, Abstract Emotions . It was released together with Desire as the third single and reached number 4 in the United Kingdom singles charts in early 1987. It stayed in the charts for as long as no other single of hers. In Ireland the song reached rank 2. In other European countries the single could not be placed, in the USA it was not released.
description
"Almaz" comes from Amharic and Arabic and means "diamond". Hence the song is about a particularly rare expression of love. Almaz is described as pure and simple (“pure and simple”), born in a world where love survives (“born in a world in which love survives”). The singer worries whether Almaz's life will warp over time.
The ballad is written in a minor key. At first only sparingly accompanied by a piano , Crawford sings with an intimate, voluminous voice. Strings, percussion and a few woodwind accents complement the piano over the course of the song.
The song has a length of 4:04 minutes on the album and the single, and a little longer in other compilations.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Randy Crawford's journey from Street Life to sweet life. The Telegraph, October 27, 2008, accessed November 15, 2017
- ↑ Chart placements , accessed on November 17, 2017
- ↑ Versions at germancharts.com, accessed on November 17, 2017