Change of Heart (Change album) explained
| Change of Heart |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Change |
| Cover: | Change of Heart (Change album).jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | April 23, 1984 |
| Studio: | - Umbi, Italy
- Creation Audio, Minneapolis
- Mediasound, New York City
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| Genre: | Contemporary R&B
Post-disco |
| Length: | 40:06 |
| Label: | RFC Records, Atlantic, WEA, Five, Carrere Records |
| Producer: | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Timmy Allen, Jacques Fred Petrus |
| Prev Title: | This Is Your Time |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | Turn on Your Radio |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
Change of Heart is the fifth studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble Change. It was released in 1984 and reached number one hundred and two on the US Billboard Album Chart,[1] fifteen on the US Billboard Black Albums chart,[1] and number thirty-four on the UK Albums Chart.[2] Change of Heart includes the singles "Change of Heart", "It Burns Me Up", "You Are My Melody" and "Say You Love Me Again".
The band recorded and mixed the songs for album at Umbi Recording Studios, Italy, Creation Audio, Minneapolis and Mediasound, New York City. The sessions were then taken to Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City to be mastered. The album was originally released as an LP in April 1984. The artwork was designed by Greg Porto.
Personnel
Change
- Timmy Allen - Bass, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Lead Vocals (on track 7)
- Rick Brennen - Lead Vocals, Background Vocals
- Deborah Cooper - Lead Vocals, Background Vocals
- Vince Henry - Guitar, Saxophone
- Michael Campbell - Guitar
- Jeff Bova - Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Toby Johnson - Drums
Additional Personnel
- Jimmy Jam - Keyboards, Synthesizer
- Bernard Davis - Drums
- O. Nicholas Rath - Guitar
- Bobby Douglas, Terry Lewis, Lucia Newell, Gwendolyn Traylor - Additional Background Vocals
Production
- Executive Producer: Jacques Fred Petrus (for Little Macho Music Co., Inc.)
- Arranged and Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (for Flyte Tyme Productions)
- Tracks 4, 7 and 8 co-produced by Timmy Allen
- Recorded by Steve Weise and Craig Bishop at Umbi Recording Studio, (Italy), Creation Audio (Minneapolis) and Media Sound (New York City)
- Mixed at Media Sound by Michael Brauer (for MHB Productions)
- Mastered by Dennis King at Atlantic Studio, New York
- Gwendolyn Traylor - Production Assistant
- Steve Bogen - Album Coordination
- Greg Porto - Design
Charts
Notes and References
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3870|pure_url=yes}} Change US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2009-12-09.
- Web site: Change Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. 2009-12-09.
- Web site: dutchcharts.nl - Discografie Change . © 2006-2010 Hung Medien . 2010-11-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025015936/http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Change . 2012-10-25 .
