| A Lover's Holiday | |
| Cover: | A Lover's Holiday.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Change |
| Album: | The Glow of Love |
| Released: | March 1980 |
| Recorded: | Recorded at Fontoprint Studios, Bologna, Italy. Vocals recorded & mixed at Power Station Studios, New York City |
| Length: | 6:26 (12") 3:50 (7") |
| Label: | Warner Bros. |
| Producer: | Jacques Fred Petrus |
| Next Title: | Searching |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
"A Lover's Holiday" is the debut 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 number one - the all-time record.[1] The three tracks were the most successful dance chart entries for 1980. Lead vocals for the tracks "Glow of Love" and "Searching" were performed by Luther Vandross. While "A Lover's Holiday" was a hit on the soul singles chart peaking at No. 5, and peaking at No. 40 on the Hot 100,[2] "The Glow of Love" was the band's most successful single in Italy, peaking at No. 2 on the local hit parade.[3]
| Chart (1980) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch Top 40 Singles Chart[4] | 15 | |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[5] | 24 | |
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 14 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 40 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 4 |