Change (band)
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Change was an Italian-American post-disco
group formed in Bologna
, Italy
in 1979 by businessman and executive producer Jacques Fred Petrus
(1949–1986) and Mauro Malavasi
(1957). They were heavily influenced by legendary disco band Chic
.
, with the majority of song-writing and production carried out by Mauro Malavasi
and Davide Romani. The band’s dual Italian and American identity was a result of a production system, in which the music, excepting the vocals, were written and recorded by Italian collaborators in studios such as Fontoprint Studios, Bologna
, Italy
. The backing tracks were then taken to the USA where vocals were added by American performers, before being mixed into finalised versions in major studios such as the Power Station in New York
.
, was released in 1980. It was composed by a small team of writers made up of Romani, Malavasi, Tanyayette Willoughby, Paul Slade and Wayne Garfield. The first single was the million seller "A Lover's Holiday
" featuring the ad lib stylings of Zachary Sanders, known then for his work on Schoolhouse Rock. The follow-up hits from the album, "Searching" and the title song feature lead vocals by Luther Vandross
who had yet to come to prominence. The three songs combined spent 9 weeks at #1 on Billboard
s Club Play Singles chart, enough to make it the #1 Disco album of the year and a million seller in the U.S. The success of "Searching" and "The Glow of Love" exposed Luther's voice to mainstream and eventually led to a successful solo career starting in 1981.
The follow-up album, Miracles
was released in 1981. It was created by the same collection of writers and producers as had worked on the debut album. Due to contractual differences, Vandross refused to sing lead vocals on any of the album's tracks and was only featured on backing vocals on selected songs. After Miracles, Vandross continued to provide backup vocals for the group until 1981, when he left Change to pursue his solo career. Petrus and Malavasi signed up James 'Crab' Robinson to replace Vandross, owing to his ability to perform in a similar vocal style. Robinson shared vocals with Diva Gray for the album.
Miracles was released to a similar level of success as the début, though it did not manage to produce a mainstream crossover hit such as "A Lover’s Holiday". "Paradise
", "Hold Tight," and "Heaven Of My Life", combined were another huge hit on the Billboard Club Play Singles chart, spending 6 weeks at the number one spot in 1981.
Change's 1982 album, Sharing Your Love
, moved the band further away from disco and club music and into genres such as R&B and Funk. The lead single "The Very Best In You" was one of the foremost examples of the group's take on R&B. The album also marked a new process in the writing of the band’s albums. The team behind the first albums contributing less, instead a wide range of songs by other writers were recorded. Overall, the album continued a slowly declining trend in the commercial fortunes for the project, though the album sold well and "The Very Best In You" was popular.
(1983) Change's relatively stable line-up of performers, writers and producers as well as their commercial success faltered. The album failed to chart a major hit, with the title track flopping in comparison to previous lead singles. After the album's release Rick Brennan stepped into the place of Robinson who left to pursue a solo career, while producers Davide Romani and Mauro Malavasi departed for other projects. At the same time of these important departures, Change was bolstered by the contributions of bassist and songwriter Timmy Allen and returning vocalist Deborah Cooper
now promoted to lead, both of whom remained in the band until its demise. After Change, Cooper worked with the C+C Music Factory
in the 1990s.
The failure of the 1983 album left future of Change in jeopardy. Petrus wisely hired recently sacked Time
members Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
to write and produce what would become Change Of Heart
in 1984. The album did well internationally, returning the group to the charts in Europe and the USA. The title track became Change's first top ten R&B hit in three years. Unlike former Change albums which had a large number of song-writers, Change of Heart was written by just three writers, four tracks were by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' partnership while the remaining four were the work of Timmy Allen.
This upturn in fortune was soon cancelled out. As with previous collaborators, Petrus fell out with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis over a financial dispute, reportedly, the duo was never paid in full. Their loss was huge to the group, as Allen's efforts had fallen short of Jam and Lewis', and were closer to filler. Nevertheless, Allen was given the opportunity by Petrus to write and produce the majority of what became Change's final album in 1985, Turn on Your Radio
. This album bore little of the polished dance and R&B sound that the group had always emphasised, and was less successful even than This Is Your Time, though Europe remained receptive to the group. The band's final US hit "Let's Go Together" was notable as it was co-written by Petrus with returning collaborators Davide Romani and Paul Slade.
While the original Change disappeared after Petrus’ death, Davide Romani, Mike Francis
, a.k.a. Francesco Puccioni (1961–2009), and Patrick Boothe attempted to revive the project in 1990. This new Change project was planned for a release on BMG North America under the name ‘X-Change’ in 1992, but due to lack of money, the album was left unreleased.
The availability of the X-Change recordings was resolved in 2009 after Romani closed a deal with the Italian label Fonte Records to release the album late that same year. The album was released under the title Change Your Mind, it was produced by Davide Romani and Francesco Puccioni, written by Davide Romani, Mike Francis and Patrick Boothe, with Boothe as the main lead vocalist.
In 2001, American
R&B/pop
singer Janet Jackson
featured a sample of Change's The Glow Of Love in her number 1 single "All for You".
and Mauro Malavasi
. After the release of The Glow of Love and Miracles, Petrus sought to give the group more of an image and put together a group for promotion and live performances. This second line up was relatively stable and contributed to the group's subsequent four albums.
First line-up (1980 and 1981)
Second Line-up (1982 to 1985)
Post-disco
Post-disco refers to a historically significant period in popular music history beginning with the commercial death of disco music in the late 1970s and ending with the mainstream appearance of house music in late 1980s.The stripped-down musical trends followed from the DJ- and producer-driven,...
group formed in Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in 1979 by businessman and executive producer Jacques Fred Petrus
Jacques Fred Petrus
Jacques Fred Petrus was a French-Italian businessman and a pioneer of Italian Disco music.-Early years:...
(1949–1986) and Mauro Malavasi
Mauro Malavasi
Mauro Malavasi is an Italian pianist, songwriter and producer.Malavasi had during the early 70s educated himself at the conservatory of Bologna, Italy in the composition, choir and orchestral disciplines. During those years he also developed his piano to become a masterful piano player...
(1957). They were heavily influenced by legendary disco band Chic
Chic (band)
Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"...
.
Concept
Change was initially formed in 1979 as a studio-band with a revolving cast of musicians, led by businessman and executive producer Jacques Fred PetrusJacques Fred Petrus
Jacques Fred Petrus was a French-Italian businessman and a pioneer of Italian Disco music.-Early years:...
, with the majority of song-writing and production carried out by Mauro Malavasi
Mauro Malavasi
Mauro Malavasi is an Italian pianist, songwriter and producer.Malavasi had during the early 70s educated himself at the conservatory of Bologna, Italy in the composition, choir and orchestral disciplines. During those years he also developed his piano to become a masterful piano player...
and Davide Romani. The band’s dual Italian and American identity was a result of a production system, in which the music, excepting the vocals, were written and recorded by Italian collaborators in studios such as Fontoprint Studios, Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. The backing tracks were then taken to the USA where vocals were added by American performers, before being mixed into finalised versions in major studios such as the Power Station in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Immediate success
The band's debut album, The Glow of LoveThe Glow of Love
The Glow of Love is the debut studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble Change. It was released in 1980 and reached number twenty-nine on the US Billboard Album Chart and ten on the US Billboard Black Albums chart...
, was released in 1980. It was composed by a small team of writers made up of Romani, Malavasi, Tanyayette Willoughby, Paul Slade and Wayne Garfield. The first single was the million seller "A Lover's Holiday
A Lover's Holiday
"A Lover's Holiday" is a 1980 crossover dance/soul single by Change, from the album, The Glow of Love. "A Lover's Holiday", along with the album's title track and "Searching" were very successful on the dance charts, spending nine weeks at #1.The three tracks were the most successful dance chart...
" featuring the ad lib stylings of Zachary Sanders, known then for his work on Schoolhouse Rock. The follow-up hits from the album, "Searching" and the title song feature lead vocals by Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
who had yet to come to prominence. The three songs combined spent 9 weeks at #1 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Club Play Singles chart, enough to make it the #1 Disco album of the year and a million seller in the U.S. The success of "Searching" and "The Glow of Love" exposed Luther's voice to mainstream and eventually led to a successful solo career starting in 1981.
The follow-up album, Miracles
Miracles (Change album)
-Personnel:* Jacques Fred Petrus and Mauro Malavasi - Producer, Executive Producer * David Romani, Mauro Malavasi and Paolo Gianolio - Composing, Arrangements, Conducting* Tanyayette Willoughby - Vocal Conducting...
was released in 1981. It was created by the same collection of writers and producers as had worked on the debut album. Due to contractual differences, Vandross refused to sing lead vocals on any of the album's tracks and was only featured on backing vocals on selected songs. After Miracles, Vandross continued to provide backup vocals for the group until 1981, when he left Change to pursue his solo career. Petrus and Malavasi signed up James 'Crab' Robinson to replace Vandross, owing to his ability to perform in a similar vocal style. Robinson shared vocals with Diva Gray for the album.
Miracles was released to a similar level of success as the début, though it did not manage to produce a mainstream crossover hit such as "A Lover’s Holiday". "Paradise
Paradise (Change song)
"Paradise" is a 1981 single by Change from the LP entiltled, "Miracles". The single's vocals were done by James Robinson and Deborah Cooper. Along with the songs, "Hold Tight" and "Heaven of My Life", became a number-one single on the dance chart for five weeks...
", "Hold Tight," and "Heaven Of My Life", combined were another huge hit on the Billboard Club Play Singles chart, spending 6 weeks at the number one spot in 1981.
Change's 1982 album, Sharing Your Love
Sharing Your Love
-Personnel:* Jacques Fred Petrus - Producer* Mauro Malavasi - Producer* Jack Skinner - EngineeringRecorded at Media Sound Studios, NY. Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY.Change is* James Robinson - Lead Vocals* Deborah Cooper - Lead Vocals...
, moved the band further away from disco and club music and into genres such as R&B and Funk. The lead single "The Very Best In You" was one of the foremost examples of the group's take on R&B. The album also marked a new process in the writing of the band’s albums. The team behind the first albums contributing less, instead a wide range of songs by other writers were recorded. Overall, the album continued a slowly declining trend in the commercial fortunes for the project, though the album sold well and "The Very Best In You" was popular.
Mixed fortunes
During the recording and touring of their fourth album, This Is Your TimeThis Is Your Time (Change album)
-Personnel:* Jacques Fred Petrus - Producer, Executive Producer* Mauro Malavasi - Producer, Arranged By, Conductor* Timmy Allen - Production Assistant* Deborah Cooper - Lead Vocals* James Robinson - Lead Vocals* Timmy Allen - Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar...
(1983) Change's relatively stable line-up of performers, writers and producers as well as their commercial success faltered. The album failed to chart a major hit, with the title track flopping in comparison to previous lead singles. After the album's release Rick Brennan stepped into the place of Robinson who left to pursue a solo career, while producers Davide Romani and Mauro Malavasi departed for other projects. At the same time of these important departures, Change was bolstered by the contributions of bassist and songwriter Timmy Allen and returning vocalist Deborah Cooper
Deborah Cooper
Deborah Cooper is a female, part African American, professional dance music singer, award winning composer and entertainer, with several number one and top charting dance music and house music hits.-History:...
now promoted to lead, both of whom remained in the band until its demise. After Change, Cooper worked with the C+C Music Factory
C+C Music Factory
C+C Music Factory is a dance-pop and hip hop group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivillés which stopped recording 1996, following Cole's death...
in the 1990s.
The failure of the 1983 album left future of Change in jeopardy. Petrus wisely hired recently sacked Time
The Time (band)
The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. They are close Prince associates and arguably the most successful artists who have worked with him.-Prince, Formation and Success:...
members Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B and pop-music songwriting and record production team...
to write and produce what would become Change Of Heart
Change of Heart (Change album)
-Personnel:* Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis - Producer and Arrangements * Timmy Allen - Co-Producer * Jacques Fred Petrus - Executive Producer -Personnel:* Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis - Producer and Arrangements (for Flyte Tyme Productions)* Timmy Allen - Co-Producer (tracks 4, 7, 8)* Jacques Fred Petrus...
in 1984. The album did well internationally, returning the group to the charts in Europe and the USA. The title track became Change's first top ten R&B hit in three years. Unlike former Change albums which had a large number of song-writers, Change of Heart was written by just three writers, four tracks were by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' partnership while the remaining four were the work of Timmy Allen.
This upturn in fortune was soon cancelled out. As with previous collaborators, Petrus fell out with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis over a financial dispute, reportedly, the duo was never paid in full. Their loss was huge to the group, as Allen's efforts had fallen short of Jam and Lewis', and were closer to filler. Nevertheless, Allen was given the opportunity by Petrus to write and produce the majority of what became Change's final album in 1985, Turn on Your Radio
Turn on Your Radio
Turn on Your Radio is the sixth and final studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble Change. It was released in 1985 and reached number sixty-four on the US Billboard Black Albums chart, and number thirty-nine on the UK Albums Chart...
. This album bore little of the polished dance and R&B sound that the group had always emphasised, and was less successful even than This Is Your Time, though Europe remained receptive to the group. The band's final US hit "Let's Go Together" was notable as it was co-written by Petrus with returning collaborators Davide Romani and Paul Slade.
Demise and future
Turn on Your Radio was the band’s commercial low point, but had not been intended as the act’s final release. The formal end came after the death of Petrus in 1986.While the original Change disappeared after Petrus’ death, Davide Romani, Mike Francis
Mike Francis (musician)
Michele Francesco Puccioni , better known under his stage name Mike Francis, was an Italian singer and composer, born in Florence. He was best known for his 1982 hit, "Survivor".-History:...
, a.k.a. Francesco Puccioni (1961–2009), and Patrick Boothe attempted to revive the project in 1990. This new Change project was planned for a release on BMG North America under the name ‘X-Change’ in 1992, but due to lack of money, the album was left unreleased.
The availability of the X-Change recordings was resolved in 2009 after Romani closed a deal with the Italian label Fonte Records to release the album late that same year. The album was released under the title Change Your Mind, it was produced by Davide Romani and Francesco Puccioni, written by Davide Romani, Mike Francis and Patrick Boothe, with Boothe as the main lead vocalist.
In 2001, American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&B/pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
featured a sample of Change's The Glow Of Love in her number 1 single "All for You".
Line up
Change was effectively a studio group composed of session musicians and a core group of collaborators led by Jacques Fred PetrusJacques Fred Petrus
Jacques Fred Petrus was a French-Italian businessman and a pioneer of Italian Disco music.-Early years:...
and Mauro Malavasi
Mauro Malavasi
Mauro Malavasi is an Italian pianist, songwriter and producer.Malavasi had during the early 70s educated himself at the conservatory of Bologna, Italy in the composition, choir and orchestral disciplines. During those years he also developed his piano to become a masterful piano player...
. After the release of The Glow of Love and Miracles, Petrus sought to give the group more of an image and put together a group for promotion and live performances. This second line up was relatively stable and contributed to the group's subsequent four albums.
First line-up (1980 and 1981)
- Luther VandrossLuther VandrossLuther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
- Lead Vocals (1980), Background Vocals (1981) - Jocelyn ShawJocelyn BrownJocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...
- Lead Vocals (1980) - Diva Grey - Lead Vocals
- James (Crab) Robinson - Lead Vocals (1981)
- Mauro MalavasiMauro MalavasiMauro Malavasi is an Italian pianist, songwriter and producer.Malavasi had during the early 70s educated himself at the conservatory of Bologna, Italy in the composition, choir and orchestral disciplines. During those years he also developed his piano to become a masterful piano player...
- Piano, Synthesizer - David Romani - Bass
- Paolo Gianolo - Guitar
- Rudy Revisi - Saxophone (1981)
- Doc Powell - Guitar
- Terry Silverlight - Drums
- Onage Allan Grumbs - Keyboards
- Maurizio Biancani - Synthesizer
Second Line-up (1982 to 1985)
- Deborah CooperDeborah CooperDeborah Cooper is a female, part African American, professional dance music singer, award winning composer and entertainer, with several number one and top charting dance music and house music hits.-History:...
- Lead Vocals - James (Crab) Robinson - Lead Vocals (1982-83)
- Rick Brennan - Lead Vocals, Percussion (1983-85)
- Timmy Allen - Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Background Vocals
- Vince Henry - Guitar, Saxophone
- Michael Campbell - Guitar
- Jeff BovaJeff BovaJeff Bova is an American Grammy Award winning keyboardist, composer, arranger and record producer. He has been active in music industry since the mid-1970s, contributing to dozens of recordings by significant mainstream artists like Celine Dion, Michael Jackson, Blondie, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker,...
- Keyboards - Toby Johnson - Drums (1983-84)
- Rudy Trevisi - Saxophone (1983)
- Bernard Davis - Drums (1983)
Discography
The discography of Change includes seven studio albums, eight compilations and twenty-five singles.Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| US Pop Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
NL Mega Top 50 The Mega Top 50 is a Dutch music chart, originally started on May 23, 1969 as the Hilversum 3 Top 30. Throughout the years, the chart has had several names and lengths:*1969 - 1974: Hilversum 3 Top 30... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 1980 | The Glow of Love The Glow of Love The Glow of Love is the debut studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble Change. It was released in 1980 and reached number twenty-nine on the US Billboard Album Chart and ten on the US Billboard Black Albums chart...
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29 | 10 | — | — |
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| 1981 | Miracles Miracles (Change album) -Personnel:* Jacques Fred Petrus and Mauro Malavasi - Producer, Executive Producer * David Romani, Mauro Malavasi and Paolo Gianolio - Composing, Arrangements, Conducting* Tanyayette Willoughby - Vocal Conducting... Atlantic Records Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz... , WEA |
46 | 9 | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | Sharing Your Love Sharing Your Love -Personnel:* Jacques Fred Petrus - Producer* Mauro Malavasi - Producer* Jack Skinner - EngineeringRecorded at Media Sound Studios, NY. Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY.Change is* James Robinson - Lead Vocals* Deborah Cooper - Lead Vocals... London Records London Records, referred to as London Recordings in logo, is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 to 1979, then becoming a semi-independent label.... |
66 | 14 | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | This Is Your Time This Is Your Time (Change album) -Personnel:* Jacques Fred Petrus - Producer, Executive Producer* Mauro Malavasi - Producer, Arranged By, Conductor* Timmy Allen - Production Assistant* Deborah Cooper - Lead Vocals* James Robinson - Lead Vocals* Timmy Allen - Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar... |
161 | 34 | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | Change of Heart Change of Heart (Change album) -Personnel:* Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis - Producer and Arrangements * Timmy Allen - Co-Producer * Jacques Fred Petrus - Executive Producer -Personnel:* Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis - Producer and Arrangements (for Flyte Tyme Productions)* Timmy Allen - Co-Producer (tracks 4, 7, 8)* Jacques Fred Petrus... |
102 | 15 | 24 | 34 | — | |
| 1985 | Turn on Your Radio Turn on Your Radio Turn on Your Radio is the sixth and final studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble Change. It was released in 1985 and reached number sixty-four on the US Billboard Black Albums chart, and number thirty-nine on the UK Albums Chart... Cooltempo Records Cooltempo Records is a subsidiary of EMI. The label released albums by artists such as Kenny Thomas, Milli Vanilli, Adeva, Shara Nelson, Mica Paris or Innocence.-History:... |
208 | 64 | — | 39 | — | |
| 2010 | Change Your Mind
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| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified | |||||||
Compilation albums
- Greatest Hits (1985, Renaissance International)
- The Artists Volume 2 (1985, Street Sounds) (with Luther VandrossLuther VandrossLuther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
, Teddy PendergrassTeddy PendergrassTheodore DeReese "Teddy" Pendergrass was an American R&B/soul singer and songwriter. Pendergrass first rose to fame as lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in the 1970s before a successful solo career at the end of the decade...
and Atlantic StarrAtlantic StarrAtlantic Starr was a 1980s R&B band. Among their biggest hits were "Always" and "Secret Lovers."- History :The group was started in 1976 in White Plains, New York by trumpeter Duke Jones , drummer Porter Carroll Jr., bassist Clifford Archer, percussionist and flautist Joseph Phillips, and three...
) UK #45 - Collection (1989, Friends Records)
- Best Of Change (1993, Flarenasch)
- The Very Best of Change (1998, Rhino)
- The Best Of Change (2xCD, 2003, One Trybal)
- Album Collection (5xCD, 2006, Fonte Records)
- The Final Collection (2xCD, 2007, Fonte Records)
- Greatest Hits & Essential Tracks (2xCD, 2009, Smith & Co)
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| US Pop Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
IRL Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
NL Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1980 | "A Lover's Holiday A Lover's Holiday "A Lover's Holiday" is a 1980 crossover dance/soul single by Change, from the album, The Glow of Love. "A Lover's Holiday", along with the album's title track and "Searching" were very successful on the dance charts, spending nine weeks at #1.The three tracks were the most successful dance chart... " |
40 | 4 | 1 | — | 15 | 24 | 14 | The Glow of Love |
| "The Glow of Love" | — | 49 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Searching" | — | 23 | 22 | — | — | 11 | |||
| 1981 | "Paradise Paradise (Change song) "Paradise" is a 1981 single by Change from the LP entiltled, "Miracles". The single's vocals were done by James Robinson and Deborah Cooper. Along with the songs, "Hold Tight" and "Heaven of My Life", became a number-one single on the dance chart for five weeks... " |
80 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Miracles |
| "Hold Tight" | 89 | 40 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Heaven of My Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Stop for Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Miracles" (promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "The Very Best in You" | 84 | 16 | 30 | — | — | — | — | Sharing Your Love |
| "Hard Times (It's Gonna Be Alright)" (promo) | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sharing Your Love" (promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Oh What A Night Oh, What a Night (song) "Oh, What a Night" is a song first recorded by the doo-wop group The Dells and released in 1956, originally under the title "Oh What a Nite". The Dells' recording peaked at number four on the R&B singles chart and was released on the Vee Jay Records label. Re-released in 1969, the song was... " |
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| "Keep On It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983 | "This is Your Time" | — | 33 | 39 | — | — | — | — | This is You Time |
| "Magical Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Don't Wait Another Night" (promo) | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Got to Get Up" (promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "Change of Heart" | — | 7 | 17 | 14 | 17 | — | 17 | Change of Heart |
| "It Burns Me Up" (promo) | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You Are My Melody" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | ||
| 1985 | "Say You Love Me Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | |
| "Let's Go Together" | — | 56 | 33 | — | 42 | — | 37 | Turn on Your Radio | |
| "Examination" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Oh What A Feeling" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | ||
| "Mutual Attraction" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | ||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart | |||||||||
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
Sources
- www.jacquespetrus.com - Change biography
- [ Allmusic.com - Chart info]
External links
- [ Change] at Allmusic
- http://jacquesfredpetrusmauromalavasi.blogspot.com/2009/10/jacques-fred-petrus-mauro-malavasi_17.html