''Change'' is
Barry White
Barry Eugene Carter (September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003), better known by his stage name Barry White, was an American singer and songwriter. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came ...
's fourteenth studio album.
History
After steadily declining commercial success with his Unlimited Gold-label, he experimented with a more synthesized R&B sound on the new album. The title track saw him hit #12 on the
R&B charts, his first Top 20-placing in 4 years in the US. The second single "Passion" stalled at #65. A slimmed down Barry White performed "Change" and "I've Got the Love Fever" at
Soul Train where White told host
Don Cornelius
Donald Cortez Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) was an American television show host and producer widely known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show ''Soul Train'', which he hosted from 1971 until 1993 ...
that the album was "devoted to young people in America." The album saw him return to the Billboard charts for the first time in two years, peaking #148, and reaching #20 on the R&B charts.
CD reissues
The album was released on CD for the first time in 1993. In 1996, Japan re-issued the album on a gatefold miniature LP-replica compact disc.
Track listing
# "Change"
(Barry White, Carl Taylor, John López) - 6:12
# "Turnin' On, Tunin' In (To Your Love)"
(Vella Maria Cameron) - 5:13
# "Let's Make Tonight (An Evening To Remember)"
(Jasper & Vella Cameron) - 5:09
# "Don't Tell Me About Heartaches"
(John Vallins
John Vallins (Born 19 January 1950) is an Australian Gold and Platinum award winning songwriter/musician best known for his 1970s song "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late".
One of only a handful of Australian songwriters ever to make No 1 on the A ...
, Nat Kipner
Nathan Kipner (October 2, 1924 – December 1, 2009) was an American songwriter and record producer with a considerable career in Australia. He is remembered as the producer of the Bee Gees' first hit " Spicks and Specks". He was the father of S ...
) - 6:52
# "Passion"
(White, Taylor, López) - 6:58
# "I've Got That Love Fever"
(Barry White, Jack Perry, Vella Cameron) - 5:11
# "I Like You, You Like Me"
(White, Perry) - 5:30
# "It's All About Love"
(Vella & Jasper Cameron) - 4:20
Singles
* "Change" (4:22) / "I Like You, You Like Me" (4:30) (Unlimited Gold, ZS5 02956)
* "Passion" (3:40) / "It's All About Love" (4:00) (Unlimited Gold, ZS4 03379)
References
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Barry White albums
1982 albums