Don't Wanna Change the World explained

Don't Wanna Change the World
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Type:	single
Artist:	Phyllis Hyman
Album:	Prime of My Life
Released:	June 1991
Length:	4:09 (Single version) 5:22 (Album version)
Label:	Philadelphia International Records
Producer:	Nick Martinelli
Prev Title:	Obsession
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Living in Confusion
Next Year:	1991

"Don't Wanna Change the World" is a song written by David Darlington. Karen Manno and Jonathan Rosen ^[1] and recorded by American R&B singer Phyllis Hyman, taken from her eighth studio album, Prime of My Life. The hit song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart in September 1991, becoming Hyman's only career number-one hit.^[2]

Track listing

Cassette single^[3]

1. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (Rap version)  - 5:22
2. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (No Rap version)  - 4:09

CD Promo single^[4]

1. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (No Rap version)  - 4:09
2. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (Rap version)  - 5:22
3. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (Extended Rap version)  - 6:58

12" Promo single^[5]

1. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (Extended Rap version)  - 6:58
2. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (No Rap version)  - 4:09
3. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (Rap version)  - 5:22

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1991 (U.S.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: ASCAP Repertory entry for this song . ASCAP. May 16, 2021 .
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 268.
3. Web site: Phyllis Hyman - Don't Wanna Change the World (Cassette single). discogs.com. 7 January 2023.
4. Web site: Phyllis Hyman - Don't Wanna Change the World (CD Single Promo). discogs.com. 7 January 2023.
5. Web site: Phyllis Hyman - Don't Wanna Change the World (12" Single Promo). discogs.com. 7 January 2023.