Wishing on a Star

The song was recorded by Randy Crawford for her fourth studio album Now We May Begin and featured arrangements by Tom Tom 84 and a production team centred around Wilton Felder and Stix Hooper. Released as a single in 1980, it became one of Randy Crawford's signature recordings and achieved major success in the United Kingdom, where it established her as an international soul and jazz vocalist. The song has remained a perennial favourite and has been widely covered and sampled, particularly in dance and R&B music. It is regarded as one of Crawford's defining recordings and continues to receive extensive radio and compilation album exposure.