Change of Heart (Change album)

Change of Heart
Studio album by Change
Released	April 23,1984
Recorded	Umbi Recording Studio, Italy Creation Audio, Minneapolis, US Media Sound, New York City, US Atlantic Studio, New York City, US
Genre	Contemporary R&B Post-disco
Length	40:06
Label	Atlantic
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
"Change of Heart" b/w "True Love" "It Burns Me Up" "You Are My Melody" b/w "The Glow Of Love" Released: August 1984 "Say You Love Me Again" b/w "The Change Medley" Released: January 1985

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^[1], fifteen on the US Billboard Black Albums chart^[1], and number thirty-four on the UK Albums Chart^[2]. Change of Heart includes the singles "Change of Heart", "It Burns Me Up", "You Are My Melody" and "Say You Love Me Again".

The band recorded and mixed the songs for album at Umbi Recording Studios, Italy, Creation Audio, Minneapolis and Media Sound, New York City. The sessions were then taken to Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City to be mastered. Receiving mixed to positive reviews the album was originally released as an LP in 1984. The artwork was designed by Greg Porto.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Change of Heart received mixed to positive reviews by the majority of critics.

Tracklisting

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Say You Love Me Again"	Terry Lewis & James Harris III	4:26
2.	"Change of Heart"	Terry Lewis & James Harris III	7:02
3.	"Warm"	Terry Lewis & James Harris III	5:00
4.	"True Love"	Timmy Allen	3:46

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"You Are My Melody"	Terry Lewis & James Harris III	6:22
6.	"Lovely Lady"	Timmy Allen	3:53
7.	"Got My Eyes on You"	Timmy Allen	4:34
8.	"It Burns Me Up"	Timmy Allen	5:03

Personnel

• Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis - Producer and Arrangements (for Flyte Tyme Productions)
• Timmy Allen - Co-Producer (tracks 4, 7, 8)
• Jacques Fred Petrus - Executive Producer (for Little Macho Music Co. Inc.)

Change

• Timmy Allen - Bass, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Lead Vocals (on track 7)
• Rick Brennen - Lead Vocals, Background Vocals
• Deborah Cooper - Lead Vocals, Background Vocals
• Vince Henry - Guitar, Saxophone
• Michael Campbell - Guitar
• Jeff Bova - Synthesizer, Keyboards
• Toby Johnson - Drums

Additional Musicians

• Jimmy Jam - Keyboards, Synthesizer
• Bernard Davis - Drums
• O. Nicholas Rath - Guitar
• Bobby Douglas, Terry Lewis, Lucia Newell, Gwendolyn Traylor - Additional Background Vocals

Recording Studios: Umbi Recording Studio, Italy, Creation Audio, Mlps. & Media Sound, N.Y. Mixing Studio: Media Sound, N.Y. Mastering Studio: Atlantic Studio, N.Y

• Craig Bishop and Steve Weise - Recording Engineer
• Michael Brauer - Mixing Engineer (for MHB Productions Inc.)
• Dennis King - Mastering Engineer
• Gwendolyn Traylor - Production Assistant
• Steve Bogen - Album Coordination
• Greg Porto - Design

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Dutch Mega Top 50 Albums Chart[4]	24
UK Albums Chart[2]	34
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[1]	102
U.S. Billboard Black Albums	15

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Change US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3870. Retrieved 2009-12-09. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Change UK chart history". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=3327. Retrieved 2009-12-09. 
3. ^ "Allmusic review". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r3599. Retrieved 2011-10-22. 
4. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Discografie Change". © 2006-2010 Hung Medien. http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Change. Retrieved 2010-11-29.