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Change of Heart
Studio album by Change
Released	April 23, 1984
Studio	Umbi, Italy Creation Audio, Minneapolis Mediasound, New York City
Genre	Contemporary R&B Post-disco
Length	40:06
Label	RFC Records, Atlantic, WEA, Five, Carrere Records
Producer	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Timmy Allen, Jacques Fred Petrus
Change chronology
This Is Your Time (1983) Change of Heart (1984) Turn on Your Radio (1985)
Singles from Change of Heart
"Change of Heart" b/w "True Love" Released: March 1984 "It Burns Me Up" b/w "Lovely Lady" Released: July 1984 "You Are My Melody"" Released: August 1984 "Say You Love Me Again" b/w "The Change Medley" Released: November 1984 "Warm b/w "The Change Medley" Released: March 1985

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Smash Hits	4/10

Change of Heart is the fifth studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble Change. It was released in 1984 and reached number one hundred and two on the US Billboard Album Chart, fifteen on the US Billboard Black Albums chart, and number thirty-four on the UK Albums Chart. Change of Heart includes the singles "Change of Heart", "It Burns Me Up", "You Are My Melody" and "Say You Love Me Again".

The band recorded and mixed the songs for album at Umbi Recording Studios, Italy, Creation Audio, Minneapolis and Mediasound, New York City. The sessions were then taken to Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City to be mastered. The album was originally released as an LP in April 1984. The artwork was designed by Greg Porto.

Track listing

Personnel

Change

• Timmy Allen - Bass, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Lead Vocals (on track 7)
• Rick Brennen - Lead Vocals, Background Vocals
• Deborah Cooper - Lead Vocals, Background Vocals
• Vince Henry - Guitar, Saxophone
• Michael Campbell - Guitar
• Jeff Bova - Synthesizer, Keyboards
• Toby Johnson - Drums

Additional Personnel

• Jimmy Jam - Keyboards, Synthesizer
• Bernard Davis - Drums
• O. Nicholas Rath - Guitar
• Bobby Douglas, Terry Lewis, Lucia Newell, Gwendolyn Traylor - Additional Background Vocals

Production

• Executive Producer: Jacques Fred Petrus (for Little Macho Music Co., Inc.)
• Arranged and Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (for Flyte Tyme Productions)
• Tracks 4, 7 and 8 co-produced by Timmy Allen
• Recorded by Steve Weise and Craig Bishop at Umbi Recording Studio, (Italy), Creation Audio (Minneapolis) and Media Sound (New York City)
• Mixed at Media Sound by Michael Brauer (for MHB Productions)
• Mastered by Dennis King at Atlantic Studio, New York
• Gwendolyn Traylor - Production Assistant
• Steve Bogen - Album Coordination
• Greg Porto - Design

Charts

References

1. "45cat - Change - Change Of Heart / Change Of Heart - Atlantic - USA - 7-89684". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
2. "45cat - Change - It Burns Me Up / Lovely Lady - Atlantic - USA - 7-89642". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
3. "45cat - Change - You Are My Melody / The Glow Of Love - WEA - UK - YZ 14". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
4. ^ "Change Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
5. "Allmusic review". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
6. MacDonald, Vici (5–18 July 1984). "Albums: Change – Change of Heart (WEA)". Smash Hits. Vol. 6, no. 14. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 21. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
7. ^ "Change US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
8. "dutchcharts.nl - Discografie Change". © 2006-2010 Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2010-11-29.

• 1984 albums
• Change (band) albums
• Atlantic Records albums
• Albums produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis