This Is Your Time (Change album)

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This is Your Time
This is your time change album.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1983
RecordedUmbi Studios in Modena, Italy
Sorcerer Sound, New York City
Sterling Sound, New York City
Genre Contemporary R&B
Post-disco
Length45:02
Label RFC Records, Atlantic, Polydor, Memory Records
Producer Jacques Fred Petrus, Mauro Malavasi
Change chronology
Sharing Your Love
(1982)
This is Your Time
(1983)
Change of Heart
(1984)
Singles from This is Your Time
  1. "This is Your Time" b/w "You'll Never Realize"
    Released: January 1983 [1]
  2. "Don't Wait Another Night" b/w "Stay 'N Fit"
    Released: May 1983 [2]
  3. "Magical Night" b/w "You'll Never Realize"
    Released: 1983 [3]
  4. "Got to Get Up"
    Released: 1983 (Promo) [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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This Is Your Time is the fourth studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble Change. It was released in 1983 and reached number one hundred and sixty-one on the US Billboard Album Chart, [6] and thirty-four on the US Billboard Black Albums chart. [6] This Is Your Time includes the singles "This Is Your Time", "Magical Night", "Don't Wait Another Night" and "Got to Get Up".

Contents

The band recorded the songs for album at Umbi Studios, Modena, Italy. The sessions were then taken to Sorcerer Sound Studios, New York City for overdubbing and mixing. Receiving mixed reviews the album was originally released as an LP in March 1983. The artwork was designed by Greg Porto.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Got to Get Up" M. Malavasi, P. Slade, R. Trevisi6:02
2."This is Your Time"L. LaFalce, L. Boone5:49
3."Angel"C. McKee, C. Valli, P. Slade4:31
4."Magical Night"L. LaFalce, L. Boone, M. Malavasi6:12
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Stay 'N Fit" J.F. Petrus, T. Allen5:30
6."Tell Me Why"L. LaFalce, M. Malavasi, M. Campbell, T. Allen5:21
7."You'll Never Realize"M. Malavasi, P. Slade, R. Trevisi5:46
8."Don't Wait Another Night"C. Minucci, R. Matthews5:51

Personnel

Recorded at Umbi Studios in Modena, Italy. Overdubbed and mixed at Sorcerer Sound, New York City. Mastered at Sterling Sound.

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums [6] 161
U.S. Billboard Black Albums [6] 34

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