"Change" is a song written by

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and originally recorded by her then-band,

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, who released the song on their 1981 second album, ''Between the Lines''.

John Waite recording

The following year, English musician

John Waite John Charles Waite (born 4 July 1952) is an English musician. As a solo artist, he has released ten studio albums and is best known for the 1984 hit single " Missing You", which reached No. 1 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the top ten on ...

, newly a solo artist after fronting

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, recorded a version. It was released in 1982 as his debut single from his Chrysalis Records debut album ''

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''. The song reached No. 16 on the ''

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'' Album Rock Tracks chart. It was aided by a hugely popular

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music video featuring Tina Gullickson, an actress and model, who has been a part of

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since 1995. The song (Waite's version) was also featured on the 1985 ''

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'' soundtrack. The re-launched single entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and climbed to No. 54.

References

1982 debut singles John Waite songs Songs written by Holly Knight 1981 songs Chrysalis Records singles {{1980s-rock-song-stub