''Changes'' is the fourteenth studio album by American

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singer

Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature int ...

. It was released on September 6, 1982, by

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and would be her only album for the label. The album was produced by

David Malloy David Ernest Malloy is an American country music and pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive with 41 number one hits. He had received multiple Grammy nominations, as writer and/or producer, and has worked with many artists and pro ...

and peaked at number 47 on the ''

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'' Top Country LPs chart. Four singles were released from the album, the most successful being the track "Feel Right" which peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard''

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chart.

Critical reception

'' gave a positive review of the album. The review noted Tucker's change in genre from country and rock 'n' roll to a more MOR and adult contemporary pop sound, but went on to say that her "previous influences are

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there." They praised Tucker's vocal performance as "strong and distinct" and the productions as "subtle enough" to allow Tucker's "unique persona" to come through. The review concluded by saying that the album maintains an "endearing roughness" and "hard edge" to keep it from completely "dissolving into commercial pop."

Track listing

Chart performance

References

1982 albums Tanya Tucker albums Arista Records albums Albums produced by David Malloy {{1980s-country-album-stub