Change of Heart
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 23, 1984
Studio
GenreContemporary R&B
Post-disco
Length40:06
LabelRFC Records, Atlantic, WEA, Five, Carrere Records
ProducerJimmy 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
  1. "Change of Heart" b/w "True Love"
    Released: March 1984[1]
  2. "It Burns Me Up" b/w "Lovely Lady"
    Released: July 1984[2]
  3. "You Are My Melody""
    Released: August 1984[3]
  4. "Say You Love Me Again" b/w "The Change Medley"
    Released: November 1984[4]
  5. "Warm b/w "The Change Medley"
    Released: March 1985[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Smash Hits4/10[6]

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,[7] fifteen on the US Billboard Black Albums chart,[7] and number thirty-four on the UK Albums Chart.[4] 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 Mediasound, New York City. The sessions were then taken to Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City to be mastered. The album was originally released as an LP in April 1984. The artwork was designed by Greg Porto.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Say You Love Me Again"Terry Lewis & James Harris III4:26
2."Change of Heart"Terry Lewis & James Harris III7:02
3."Warm"Terry Lewis & James Harris III5:00
4."True Love"Timmy Allen3:46
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."You Are My Melody"Terry Lewis & James Harris III6:22
6."Lovely Lady"Timmy Allen3:53
7."Got My Eyes on You"Timmy Allen4:34
8."It Burns Me Up"Timmy Allen5:03

Personnel

Change

Additional Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Dutch Mega Top 50 Albums Chart[8] 24
UK Albums Chart[4] 34
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[7] 102
U.S. Billboard Black Albums 15

References

  1. ^ "45cat - Change - Change Of Heart / Change Of Heart - Atlantic - USA - 7-89684". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  2. ^ "45cat - Change - It Burns Me Up / Lovely Lady - Atlantic - USA - 7-89642". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  3. ^ "45cat - Change - You Are My Melody / The Glow Of Love - WEA - UK - YZ 14". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  4. ^ a b c d "Change Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  5. ^ "Allmusic review". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
  6. ^ MacDonald, Vici (5–18 July 1984). "Albums: Change – Change of Heart (WEA)". Smash Hits. Vol. 6, no. 14. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 21. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Change US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  8. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Discografie Change". © 2006-2010 Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2010-11-29.