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Miracles (Change album)

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Released
  
March 1981

Artist
  
Change

Label
  
Atlantic Records

Length
  
34:16

Release date
  
March 1981

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Recorded
  
Fonoprint Studios, Bologna, Italy Media Sound Studios, New York City

Miracles (1981)
  
Sharing Your Love (1982)

Genres
  
Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Post-disco

Producers
  
Jacques Fred Petrus, Mauro Malavasi

Similar
  
This Is Your Time, Sharing Your Love, Change of Heart, Turn on Your Radio, The Glow of Love

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Miracles is the second studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble Change. It was released in 1981 and reached number forty-six on the US Billboard Album Chart and nine on the US Billboard Black Albums chart. Miracles includes the singles "Paradise", "Your Move", "Heaven of My Life", "Stop for Love" (in the UK only) and "Miracles".

Contents

The band recorded the songs for album at Fontoprint Studios in Bologna, Italy. The songs were then taken to Media Sound Studios in New York City for the recording of the vocals. The sessions were mastered at Sterling Sound Studios. Receiving positive reviews, the album was originally released as an LP in March 1981. The artwork was designed by Greg Porto.

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Reception

Miracles received positive reviews from the majority of critics.

Personnel

  • Jacques Fred Petrus and Mauro Malavasi - producer, executive producer (for Little Macho Music Co., Inc., New York)
  • David Romani, Mauro Malavasi and Paolo Gianolio - composing, arrangements, conducting
  • Tanyayette Willoughby - vocal conducting
  • Jocelyn Shaw - vocal conducting, lyrics
  • Paul Slade - lyrics
  • Maurizio Biancani - engineering (Fontoprint Studios)
  • Michael H. Brauer - engineering (Fontoprint and Media Sound Studios)
  • Andy Hoffman - assistant engineer (Media Sound Studios)
  • Greg Calbi - engineer (Sterling Sound)
  • Greg Porto - art and design
    • Players
  • Mauro Malavasi - piano, synthesizer
  • David Romani - bass guitar
  • Paolo Gianolio - guitar
  • Rudy Trevisi - saxophone
  • Doc Powell - guitar
  • Terry Silverlight - drums
  • Onage Allan Grumbs - keyboards
  • Maurizio Biancani - assistant synthesizer
  • Victor Paz - trumpet
  • Earl Gardiner - trumpet
  • Denny Trimboli - saxophone
  • Bob Alexander - trombone
  • The Goody Music String Ensemble - strings
  • James 'Crab' Robinson - lead vocals
  • Diva Gray - lead vocals, solo vocals, background vocals
  • Gordon Grody - solo vocals
  • Jocelyn Shaw, Crystal Davis, Ullanda McCullough, Luther Vandross, Benny Diggs, Dennis Collins, Fonzi Thornton - background vocals

    • Sampling

  • French House Producer Le Knight Club sampled parts of this song for their two songs, "Hysteria" and "Hysteria II"
  • The elements of this song was sampled by VANTAGE //, Who made the track "Happiness Deluxe" from the 'Metro City' album.
  • House Producer Les AnnĂ©es Folles sampled parts for his song 'Yacht'

    • Songs

    1Paradise5:13
    2Hold Tight4:23
    3Your Move4:23

    References

    Miracles (Change album) Wikipedia
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