Reached #2 in the UK (1980) and topped charts in Belgium (Flanders) and the Netherlands .
Written for Crawford by Joe Sample and Will Jennings, with production by Sample, Wilton Felder, and Stix Hooper.
A soul and jazz-fusion ballad known for its "sumptuous, soulful tones". Randy Crawford One Day I'll Fly Away
The main hook adapts Tchaikovsky’s "Waltz of the Flowers" .
While not charting on the US Billboard Hot 100, the song was a significant international hit. Reached #2 in the UK (1980) and topped
Helped Crawford win Best British Female Solo Artist at the 1982 Brit Awards.
Lyricist Will Jennings described the song as focusing on "emotional bondage" and a profound desire for freedom. Commercial Performance The main hook adapts Tchaikovsky’s "Waltz of the Flowers"
"One Day I'll Fly Away" is the signature hit by American jazz and R&B singer Randy Crawford, released in 1980 as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Now We May Begin .