"A Lover's Holiday" is the debut single by

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, from the album ''

The Glow of Love ''The Glow of Love'' is the debut studio album by Italian/American ensemble Change, released in April 1980. It includes the singles " A Lover's Holiday", "Searching" and "The Glow of Love"; all three singles simultaneously topped the US dance cha ...

''. "A Lover's Holiday", along with the album's title track and "Searching" were very successful on the dance charts, spending nine weeks at #1 - the all-time record. The three tracks were the most successful dance chart entries for 1980. Lead vocals for tracks: "Glow of Love" and "Searching" were performed by

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. While "A Lover's Holiday" was a hit on the soul singles chart peaking at #5, and peaking at #40 on the

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, "The Glow of Love" was the band's most successful single in Italy, peaking at #2 on the local

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Track listing

; US 7" Single # "A Lover's Holiday" - 3:50 # "The End" - 3:55 ; UK 7" Single # "A Lover's Holiday" - 3:50 # "The Glow of Love" - 3:40 ; US Promo 12" Single # "A Lover's Holiday" - 6:26 ; UK 12" Single # "A Lover's Holiday" # "The Glow of Love"

Personnel

* Arrangement and Conductor - Davide Romani and Paolo Gianolio * Orchestra - Goody Music Orchestra * Producer -

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* Mixing - Jim Burgess

Chart positions

In pop culture

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used a sample of this song for their song, "Holiday", off their 1990 album, ''

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''. * The song is sampled by

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in his 1998 song "Spendin' Money" from his album '' R.''. * The song is heard during a party scene in the 2009 film, ''

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''. * The song is heard on the radio "K-109 The Studio" in the popular video game, '' Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony''. * The song is sampled by Naughty By Nature for their song "

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". * The song is also heard in the Italian wedding scene on the Netflix series “Master of None” starring Aziz Ansari Episode 2 Le Nozze Season 2

References

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