"Changes" is the eighth single

Single (music)

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 by the British

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 soul

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/R&B band

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 Imagination

Imagination (band)

Imagination were a three piece British soul and funk band, who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They had chart hits in 28 countries, earning four platinum discs, nine gold discs and more than a dozen silver discs around the world between 1981 and 1983....

 released by R & B Records

R&B Records

R&B Records was a Disco & Electro record label of PRT Records in UK. It was most famous for Imagination. It closed down in 1987 when Imagination signed to RCA Records....

 on 1982 in United Kingdom and by MCA Records

MCA Records

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 on 1983 in USA.

Song was produced

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 and arranged

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 by Tony Swain and Steve Jolley

Jolley & Swain

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The song is from the 1982 album In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night (Imagination album)

In the Heat of the Night is the second album by British soul/dance group Imagination, produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released in 1982.In the Heat of the Night was Imagination's most successful album, reaching #7 in the United Kingdom...

featuring songs like "Music And Lights" or "Just An Illusion".

"Changes" also entered the charts UK Singles

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, Billboard Dance

Hot Dance Club Play

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, and Billboard R&B

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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 on positions no. #29, #66 and #46.

Charts

Chart	Peak position
U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  Billboard Hot 100 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...	—
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 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,...	#46
U.S. Hot Dance Club Play 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...	#66
UK Singles Chart 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 ...	#29

Credits

• Engineers
  Audio engineering
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  : Tony Bridge, Brad Davis, Dave Ford, Leee John, Austin Ince, Steve Jolley, Richard Lengyel, Gordon Milne