Glenn Medeiros (1987 album)

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Glenn Medeiros
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1987
Genre Pop rock, adult contemporary
Length35:36
Label Amherst
Producer Jay Stone
Glenn Medeiros chronology
Glenn Medeiros
(1987)
Not Me
(1988)
Singles from Glenn Medeiros
  1. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"
    Released: February 1987 [1]
  2. "Watching Over You"
    Released: June 1987 [2]
  3. "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone"
    Released: December 1987 [3]
  4. "What's It Gonna Take"
    Released: 1987 [4]
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Glenn Medeiros is the self-titled debut album by American singer Glenn Medeiros, released in 1987. The album includes his cover version of George Benson's "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You", which was a massive worldwide hit, reaching #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 [6] and spent four weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 1988. [7]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser 3:52
2."Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" David Foster, Jermaine Jackson, Tom Keane, Kathy Wakefield 4:26
3."The Wings of My Heart" Keith Diamond, James Ingram 3:31
4."A Stranger Tonight"Marti Sharron, Chuck Wild4:46
5."Watching Over You"Paul Howard Gordon4:11
6."What's It Gonna Take"Johnny Elkins, Mike Greene3:33
7."A Fool's Affair"Richard Kerr, Troy Seals 3:48
8."You Left the Loneliest Heart"Michael Jeffries, Jay Logan3:55
9."Knocking at Your Door"Charlie Singleton4:01

Personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Glenn Medeiros
Chart (1987–1988)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [8] 98
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [9] 43
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [11] 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 35
US Billboard 200 83

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References

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  2. "Glenn Medeiros - Watching over You".
  3. "Glenn Medeiros - Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone".
  4. "Glenn Medeiros - Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone".
  5. allmusic review
  6. ""Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" entry at billboard.com, Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks". Billboard . Retrieved 2008-03-18.[ dead link ]
  7. UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved April 30, 2009)
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