''Changes'' is the third studio album by the American musician
Johnny Rivers, released in 1966 by
Imperial Records. The album includes "
Poor Side of Town", which reached number one on the U.S.
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the ''
RPM'' Canadian Chart in November 1966.
Reception
''Changes'' marked a move away from the straight ahead rock-and-roll style on Rivers' previous albums. In his review in
AllMusic
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, Bruce Eder highlighted the production of
Lou Adler "whose reputation as a recording director par excellence rested on records like this" and called it "one of the best-sounding rock albums of 1967." The album was on the charts longer than any other Johnny Rivers LP.
Track listing
Side one
# "
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
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" (
Jimmy Webb
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) – 2:42
# "
A Taste of Honey" (
Bobby Scott/
Ric Marlow) – 3:22
# "
Days of Wine and Roses" (
Henry Mancini/
Johnny Mercer
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) – 4:05
# "
California Dreamin'" (
John Phillips/
Michelle Phillips
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) – 2:28
# "
Do You Want to Dance?" (
Bobby Freeman) – 2:58
# "
Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (
Vince Guaraldi/Carel Werber) – 3:19
Side two
# "
Poor Side of Town" (Johnny Rivers/
Lou Adler) – 3:03
# "
If I Were a Carpenter" (
Tim Hardin
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) – 2:34
# "
Softly as I Leave You" (
Tony De Vita/
Hal Shaper/
Giorgio Calabrese) – 2:31
# "
The Shadow of Your Smile" (
Paul Webster/
Johnny Mandel) – 3:30
# "
Strangers in the Night" (
Bert Kaempfert/
Charles Singleton/
Eddie Snyder) – 2:15
# "Gettin' Ready for Tomorrow" (
W. Hutchison) – 2:38
Personnel
*Guitar:
Tommy Tedesco, Johnny Rivers
*Bass:
Joe Osborn
*Drums:
Hal Blaine
*Keyboards:
Larry Knechtel
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*Saxophone, Flute:
Bud Shank
*Vibraphone:
Gary Coleman
*Flugelhorn: Jules Chaikin
Charts
References
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Johnny Rivers albums
1966 albums
Albums produced by Lou Adler
Imperial Records albums