Changes (Johnny Rivers album) explained

Changes
Type:	studio
Artist:	Johnny Rivers
Cover:	Johnny Rivers - Changes.png
Released:	1966
Genre:	Pop rock
Length:	35:09
Label:	Imperial
Producer:	Lou Adler
Prev Title:	...And I Know You Wanna Dance
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	Rewind
Next Year:	1967

Changes is the third studio album by the American musician Johnny Rivers, released in 1966 by Imperial Records. The album includes "Poor Side of Town", which reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the RPM Canadian Chart in November 1966.^[1]

Reception

Changes marked a move away from the straight ahead rock-and-roll style on Rivers' previous albums. In his review in AllMusic, Bruce Eder highlighted the production of Lou Adler "whose reputation as a recording director par excellence rested on records like this" and called it "one of the best-sounding rock albums of 1967." The album was on the charts longer than any other Johnny Rivers LP.

Track listing

Side one

1. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:42
2. "A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scott/Ric Marlow) – 3:22
3. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer) – 4:05
4. "California Dreamin'" (John Phillips/Michelle Phillips) – 2:28
5. "Do You Want to Dance?" (Bobby Freeman) – 2:58
6. "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi/Carel Werber) – 3:19

Side two

1. "Poor Side of Town" (Johnny Rivers/Lou Adler) – 3:03
2. "If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin) – 2:34
3. "Softly as I Leave You" (Tony De Vita/Hal Shaper/Giorgio Calabrese) – 2:31
4. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Paul Webster/Johnny Mandel) – 3:30
5. "Strangers in the Night" (Bert Kaempfert/Charles Singleton) – 2:15
6. "Gettin' Ready for Tomorrow" (W. Hutchinson) – 2:38

Charts

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Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs^[2]	33

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - November 21, 1966.
2. Web site: Johnny Rivers > Charts & Awards > Billboard. AllMusic. October 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006021016/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/johnny-rivers-mn0000203639/awards. October 6, 2014.