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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul, disco | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Allen Toussaint | |||
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Changes is the fourteenth studio album by Etta James, released in 1980. It was recorded at the Sea-Saint studios in New Orleans, with Allen Toussaint arranging and producing, as well as contributing four songs. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Mean Mother" | Willie Hutch | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Donkey" | Hutch | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Changes" | Carole King | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Don't Stop" | Toussaint | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Who's Getting Your Love" | Hutch | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Night By Night" | Jimmy Jules | 3:15 |
| 7. | "It Takes Love to Keep a Woman" | Pat Livingston, Bonnie White | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Wheel of Fire" | Toussaint | 3:32 |
| 9. | "Night People" | Toussaint | 4:44 |
| 10. | "With You in Mind" | Toussaint | 4:21 |
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