''Turn on Your Radio'' is the sixth studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble

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. It was released in 1985 and reached number sixty-four on the US ''Billboard''

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chart, and number thirty-nine on the

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. ''Turn on Your Radio'' includes the

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"Let's Go Together", "Examination" (in Italy only), "Oh What A Feeling" and "Mutual Attraction". The band recorded the songs for album at Morning Studios,

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. The sessions were then taken to Atlantic Recording Studios,

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to be mixed. Receiving negative reviews the album was originally released as an LP in April 1985. The album was released with two different artwork designs. The UK version released on

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was designed by Greg Porto and the photography was by Robert Lewis.

Reception

''Turn on Your Radio'' received negative reviews by the majority of critics. Ron Wynn reviewing retrospectively for

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marked the absence of a strong soulful-lead vocalist such as former Change collaborators

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or James Robinson as a flaw. "The leads throughout this session, even on the lone successful single, "Let's Go Together," (which marked the group's final entry on the Billboard Hot 100.) were more efficient than distinctive". Wynn also noted that the production had faltered describing the arrangements of

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as "recycled" takes on what had "once made the group a major act".

Track listing

Personnel

- Producer, Executive Producer (for Little Macho Music Co. Inc.) * Timmy Allen - Co-Producer * Timmy Allen - Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Background Vocals * Rick Brennen - Lead Vocals, Background Vocals *

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- Lead Vocals, Background Vocals * Vince Henry - Guitar, Saxophone * Michael Campbell - Guitar, Assistant Rhythm Track Arranger Recorded at Morning Studios, Milan, Italy. Mixed at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City. * Carl Beatty - Mixing Engineer * Dennis King - Mastering Engineer * Robert Lewis - Photography * Greg Porto - Cover Illustration (UK version)

Charts

References

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