Change of Heart (Change album)

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Change of Heart
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 23, 1984
Studio
Genre Contemporary R&B
Post-disco
Length40:06
Label RFC Records, Atlantic, WEA, Five, Carrere Records
Producer Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Timmy Allen, Jacques Fred Petrus
Change chronology
This Is Your Time
(1983)
Change of Heart
(1984)
Turn on Your Radio
(1985)
Singles from Change of Heart
  1. "Change of Heart" b/w "True Love"
    Released: March 1984 [1]
  2. "It Burns Me Up" b/w "Lovely Lady"
    Released: July 1984 [2]
  3. "You Are My Melody""
    Released: August 1984 [3]
  4. "Say You Love Me Again" b/w "The Change Medley"
    Released: November 1984 [4]
  5. "Warm b/w "The Change Medley"
    Released: March 1985 [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Smash Hits 4/10 [6]

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, [7] fifteen on the US Billboard Black Albums chart, [7] and number thirty-four on the UK Albums Chart. [4] Change of Heart includes the singles "Change of Heart", "It Burns Me Up", "You Are My Melody" and "Say You Love Me Again".

Contents

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.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Say You Love Me Again" Terry Lewis & James Harris III 4:26
2."Change of Heart"Terry Lewis & James Harris III7:02
3."Warm"Terry Lewis & James Harris III5:00
4."True Love"Timmy Allen3:46
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."You Are My Melody"Terry Lewis & James Harris III6:22
6."Lovely Lady"Timmy Allen3:53
7."Got My Eyes on You"Timmy Allen4:34
8."It Burns Me Up"Timmy Allen5:03

Personnel

Change

Additional Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Dutch Mega Top 50 Albums Chart [8] 24
UK Albums Chart [4] 34
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums [7] 102
U.S. Billboard Black Albums 15

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