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