Miracles (Change album)

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Miracles
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Studio album by
Change
ReleasedMarch 6,1981
RecordedI
Studio
Genre R&B, soul, post-disco
Length34:16
Label RFC Records, Atlantic, WEA, Goody Music Records
Producer Jacques Fred Petrus, Mauro Malavasi
Change chronology
The Glow of Love
(1980)		Miracles
(1981)		 Sharing Your Love
(1982)
Singles from Miracles
  1. "Paradise" b/w "Your Move"
    Released: April 1981
  2. "Your Move " b/w "Stop For Love"
    Released: July 1981
  3. "Stop for Love" b/w "Heaven of My Life"
    Released: July 1981
  4. "Heaven of My Life"
    Released: October 1981
  5. "Miracles"

Miracles is the second studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble Change. It was released in 1981 and reached number forty-six on the US Billboard Album Chart [1] and nine on the US Billboard Black Albums chart. [1] Miracles includes the singles "Paradise", "Your Move", "Heaven of My Life", "Stop for Love" (in the UK only) and "Miracles".

Contents

The band recorded the songs for the album at Fonoprint Studios in Bologna, Italy. The songs were then taken to Mediasound Studios in New York City for the recording of the vocals. The sessions were mastered at Sterling Sound Studios. The album was originally released as an LP in March 1981. The artwork was designed by Greg Porto.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau B+ [3]

Miracles received positive reviews from the majority of critics.[ who? ]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Paradise"David Romani, Mauro Malavasi, Tanyayette Willoughby5:14
2."Hold Tight"David Romani, Mauro Malavasi, Paul Slade4:23
3."Your Move"David Romani, Mauro Malavasi, Paul Slade4:23
4."Stop for Love"Mauro Malavasi, Paul Slade, Tanyayette Willoughby4:12
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."On Top"Mauro Malavasi, Paolo Gianolio, Tanyayette Willoughby5:13
6."Heaven of My Life"David Romani, Mauro Malavasi, Paolo Gianolio, Tanyayette Willoughby5:34
7."Miracles"Mauro Malavasi, Tanyayette Willoughby5:17

Personnel

Change
Additional musicians
Technical

Charts

Chart (1981)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums [1] 46
U.S. Billboard Black Albums [1] 9

Sampling

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Change US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  2. ↑ AllMusic review
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Miracles review". Robert Christgau . Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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