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