Helped Crawford win Best British Female Solo Artist at the 1982 Brit Awards.
"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 . Randy Crawford One Day I'll Fly Away
Lyricist Will Jennings described the song as focusing on "emotional bondage" and a profound desire for freedom. Commercial Performance Helped Crawford win Best British Female Solo Artist
Written for Crawford by Joe Sample and Will Jennings, with production by Sample, Wilton Felder, and Stix Hooper. Commercial Performance Written for Crawford by Joe Sample
A soul and jazz-fusion ballad known for its "sumptuous, soulful tones".
Reached #2 in the UK (1980) and topped charts in Belgium (Flanders) and the Netherlands .
The main hook adapts Tchaikovsky’s "Waltz of the Flowers" .