Change
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Biography
[Edit]European-American collaborations were not uncommon during the disco and post-disco eras. Donna Summer's work with Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte was most prominent and groundbreaking, while Change was among the most noteworthy — yet somewhat overlooked — international acts to spring up during the early ‘80s. Driven by Guadeloupian producer Jacques Fred Petrus and Italian partner Mario Malavasi, Change is most commonly associated with “The Glow of Love,” a 1980 single featuring Luther Vandross over a wistful Chic-like production. Through a series of minor transformations — a shifting array of vocalists and behind-the-scenes associates — the group released 11 other charting singles from 1980 through 1985, as well as six charting albums, two of which peaked in the Top Ten of Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
When Petrus and Malavasi conceptualized Change, they had several projects under their belts, including Macho, Midnight Band, Revanche, and Peter Jacques Band. They brought in guitarist Paolo Gianolio and bassist Davide Romani, composed instrumentals, then looked to the U.S. for an impressive crop of lyricists and vocalists — Wayne Garfield (Roy Ayers, Candi Staton), Tanyayette Willoughby (Twennynine), Jocelyn Brown (Musique, Inner Life), and Luther Vandross (Chic, Gregg Diamond Bionic Boogie). The result, Glow of Love, reached number ten on the R&B chart, driven by “Glow of Love” and “Searching” (with Vandross as lead vocalist, just prior to his solo breakthrough), “Angel in My Pocket” (a fusion of electronic Italo disco and Chic-style elegance led by Brown), and “A Lover’s Holiday” (boasting the type of snappy, upbeat group vocal that became a Petrus trademark through productions for High Fashion, the B.B. & Q. Band, and the Ritchie Family).
Some of the material for the group’s second album was written with Vandross in mind, but the singer and Petrus could not agree on contract issues, allowing James “Crab” Robinson — who had recorded with Lonnie Liston Smith, Norman Connors, and Michal Urbaniak — to enter the fold as a lead vocalist. While Vandross was still present in the background, Robinson was showcased, as was an assortment of females that included Brown (then credited as Jocelyn Shaw), Diva Gray, and Ullanda McCullough. That album, Miracles, was released in 1981 and repeated Glow of Love's feat, managing to top out at number nine with a relatively unique sound — remarkably sleek, yet rhythmically robust — highlighted by the number one club-chart triad “Paradise,” “Hold Tight,” and “Heaven of My Life.”
Compared to the group’s first two albums, Sharing Your Love (1982) and This Is Your Time (1983) were holding-pattern releases without a great deal of progression, though minor hits were spun off from both sets. Malavasi, Romani, and Robinson departed. Petrus responded in a shrewd way by hiring ex-Time members Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who were just starting to hit their stride with the S.O.S. Band and Cheryl Lynn, to produce 1984’s Change of Heart. The title song, featuring Deborah Cooper, reached number seven on the R&B chart, while newer fellow member Rick Brennan was used to best effect on “You Are My Melody,” a midtempo song that didn’t chart in the U.S. but stands among the group’s best output.
Timmy Allen, who also had a hand in the writing and production of Change of Heart, wrote three-fourths of 1985’s Turn on Your Radio and co-produced the album with Petrus. Its singles did not perform well, though there was some solid material, such as “Mutual Attraction” — a song that could have held its own beside some of the year’s most advanced R&B, from Maze’s “Twilight” to Loose Ends' “Magic Touch.” Other songs, like the ballad “You’ll Always Be Part of Me,” resembled Jam and Lewis/S.O.S. Band outtakes. It would be the group’s last recording under the guidance of Petrus; the producer was murdered in 1987 at his Guadeloupe villa by a disgruntled tourist who, earlier that evening, had been denied entrance into Petrus’ night club. A few years later, Romani and a handful of fellow producers and musicians made another Change album — a set of adequate, sophisticated, turn-of-the-‘90s R&B with some club grooves — but it was shelved and didn’t see release until 2009 as Change Your Mind. The group’s 1980-1985 releases were reissued in a number of forms throughout the ‘90s and 2000s via labels like Rhino, Wounded Bird, and BBR.
Title: Mutual Attraction (Disco Mix - Original 12 Inch Version) [Remixes] - EP
Artist: Change
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Searching (feat. Luther Vandross) [Italo Disco Mix] - EP
Artist: Change
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Change Your Mind / The Remix Album (Special Expanded Edition) [Remastered]
Artist: Change
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Got to Get Up (Disco Mix - Original 12 Inch Version) [Remixes] - EP
Artist: Change
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Hit Or Miss (Soulpersona Raregroove Remix) - EP
Artist: Change
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: It's a Girl's Affair (12" Mike Maurro Classic Disco Re-Mix) - Single
Artist: Change
Genre: Pop
Collections
Title: Ministry Of Sound: 80S Soul Jams 3CD (CD3)
Genre: Post Disco, Soul, Jazz, Disco
Title: Soul Togetherness 2018
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Transition Quality - Coming Soon (CD1)
Genre: House, Electro House, Dancehall, Reggaeton, Club/Dance, Latin, Pop, Alternative, EBM
Title: Nighttime Lovers Volume 1 (CD1)
Genre: DJ/Remixes, Pop
Title: Time Nu Funky And Disco Desire 2019
Genre: Deep House, Nu Disco, Synth Pop, Funk, Classical
Title: Ministry Of Sound 80s Soul Jams Vol. II (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Italo Disco Party Vol. 1 (Original Versions)
Genre: Hard NRG, New Wave, Dancefloor, Italo Disco, Eurodisco, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Italo Disco Party Vol. 2 (Original Versions)
Genre: Hard NRG, New Wave, Dancefloor, Italo Disco, Eurodisco, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Trevor Nelson: Soul Selection (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Select Mix 80s Essential 34
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Reggae, Country, Disco, Italo Disco, Synth Pop
Title: Spirit Of Disco - Funk 4CD (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Disco, Italo Disco, Synth Pop, Classical
Title: My Lyric Soul: Romantic Music 2019 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Club Night Rider 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Electro, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Select Mix Quick Trax Vol. 13
Genre: Freestyle Music, House, New Wave, Dancefloor, Country, Disco, Dance Pop, Synth Pop, Indie
Title: Disco Essentials (Apple Music Dance) (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Disco, Pop
Title: Kontor Top Of The Clubs: 80s Rare Grooves (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: The Disco Boys Vol. 20 (CD2)
Title: '80s R&B Essentials 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Tribute To The Funk
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Jazz, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Classical
Title: Drag: The Musical (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: NOW Yearbook 1980 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Promo Only 01-06-2022 (CD5)
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 063 - Pop Dance
Genre: Pop
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 049 - Disco Funk
Genre: Pop
Title: NOW Yearbook '80 Extra (CD1)
Title: NOW Yearbook '80 Extra (CD2)
Title: NOW Yearbook Extra 1980 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Reggae, Country, Pop, Country Pop
Title: Some Reggaeton 2022
Genre: Reggaeton
Title: Soft Reggaeton 2023
Title: Now Yearbook '80-'84 Extra (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: I Love Funky Disco Vol. 2 (Blanco Y Negro, Nova Media) (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Garage, Industrial, Electro, Soul, Disco, Funk, EBM
Title: Pride Argentina 2023
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Journey Into Paradise: The Larry Levan Story (Remastered)
Artist: Larry Levan
Genre: Electronica, House, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Baxa min stil / Grönt e skönt - Single / Baxa min stil / Gront e skont - Single
Artist: Iba
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Journey Into Paradise: The Larry Levan Story
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor
Title: Le Freak - Music Inspired by Chic compiled by Joey Negro
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco
Title: Planeta Mix Hits 2016. Winter Edition
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Christmas Dance Party 2015-2016 (Best of Dance, House & Electro)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Fireball Recordings: Stream Collection, Vol. 12
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Disco Free, Vol. 2 (20 Original Disco Tracks)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco
Title: Goody Music Orchestra Presents: Disco, Disco, Disco
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Garage, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Workout & Running 2015 (Incl. 60 Min. Non-Stop Music)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Fireball Recordings Future Anthems, Vol. 4
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Intergalactic Disco Funk - Mixed By Ben Liebrand Vol. 01 (CD1)
Artist: Ben Liebrand
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Nu Disco, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: Extended Version & Remix, Vol. 5 - The Sound of Italo Disco
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Extended Version & Remix, Vol. 4: The Sound of Italo Disco
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Extended Version & Remix, Vol. 2: The Sound of Italo Disco
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Extended Version & Remix, Vol. 3 - The Sound of Italo Disco
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Extended Version & Remix, Vol. 1 - The Sound of Italo Disco
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Ministry Of Sound (CD2)
Artist: Club Classics
Genre: Trip Hop, Garage, Eurodance, Soul, Acid Jazz, Nu Disco, Funk