Change Will Come

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Change Will Come
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Studio album by
Released1987
Genre Rock
Label New Rose
Producer Jim Ball
Elliott Murphy chronology
Milwaukee
(1985)
Change Will Come
(1987)
Après le Déluge
(1987)
Professional ratings
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Change Will Come was recorded at Record Plant Studio in NYC where Elliott Murphy had recorded his first album Aquashow. Murphy worked with producer James A. Ball and featured special guest vocalist Shawn Colvin [2] and Jim Babjak of The Smithereens on 12 String Guitar.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Elliott Murphy

  1. "Change Will Come"
  2. "Many Can Read (Few Can Reason)"
  3. "Chain of Pain"
  4. "The Eyes of the Children of Maria"
  5. "Something Ain't Right"
  6. "And That's Called Insanity"
  7. "Theme Song"
  8. "Acting So Friendly"
  9. "Feel That Way"
  10. "The Goodbye Song"
  11. "Time Flies"

Personnel

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References

  1. Rating, User. Change Will Come at AllMusic
  2. "Chain of Pain". Amazon.