1981 studio album by Change
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 [1] and nine on the US Billboard Black Albums chart.[1] Miracles includes the singles "Paradise ", "Your Move", "Heaven of My Life", "Stop for Love" (in the UK only) and "Miracles".
The band recorded the songs for the album at Fonoprint Studios in Bologna , Italy. The songs were then taken to Mediasound Studios in New York City for the recording of the vocals. The sessions were mastered at Sterling Sound Studios. The album was originally released as an LP in March 1981. The artwork was designed by Greg Porto.
Reception [ edit ] Miracles received positive reviews from the majority of critics.[who? ]
Track listing [ edit ] Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "Paradise " David Romani, Mauro Malavasi , Tanyayette Willoughby 5:14 2. "Hold Tight" David Romani, Mauro Malavasi, Paul Slade 4:23 3. "Your Move" David Romani, Mauro Malavasi, Paul Slade 4:23 4. "Stop for Love" Mauro Malavasi, Paul Slade, Tanyayette Willoughby 4:12
Side two Title Writer(s) 5. "On Top" Mauro Malavasi, Paolo Gianolio, Tanyayette Willoughby 5:13 6. "Heaven of My Life" David Romani, Mauro Malavasi, Paolo Gianolio, Tanyayette Willoughby 5:34 7. "Miracles" Mauro Malavasi, Tanyayette Willoughby 5:17
Personnel [ edit ] Change James "Crab" Robinson - lead vocals Diva Gray - lead vocals, solo vocals, background vocals Paolo Gianolio - guitar Doc Powell - guitar David Romani - bass guitar Rudy Trevisi - saxophone Onaje Allan Grumbs - keyboards Maurizio Biancani - assistant synthesizer Terry Silverlight - drums Jocelyn Shaw , Luther Vandross , Krystal Davis, Dennis Collins - background vocals Additional musicians Mauro Malavasi - piano, synthesizer Victor Paz - trumpet Earl Gardiner - trumpet Denny Trimboli - saxophone Bob Alexander - trombone The Goody Music String Ensemble - strings Gordon Grody - solo vocals Ullanda McCullough , Fonzi Thornton , Benny Diggs - background vocals Technical 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 (Fonoprint Studios) Michael H. Brauer - engineering (Fonoprint and Mediasound Studios) Andy Hoffman - assistant engineer (Mediasound Studios) Greg Calbi - engineer (Sterling Sound) Greg Porto - art and design Sampling [ edit ] French house duo 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 Années Folles sampled parts for his song 'Yacht' Shook sampled elements of "Hold Tight" for his single, "Hold Tight" from his EP, "The Rise and Fall EP" released in 2011 References [ edit ]
Luther Vandross Jocelyn Shaw Diva Gray James (Crab) Robinson Mauro Malavasi David Romani Paolo Gianolo Rudy Trevisi Doc Powell Larry McRae Terry Silverlight Leno Reyes Onaje Allan Gumbs Andy Schwartz Nathaniel S. Hardy, Jr. Maurizio Biancani Deborah Cooper James (Crab) Robinson Rick Brennan Timmy Allen Vince Henry Michael Campbell Jeff Bova Toby Johnson Rudy Trevisi Bernard Davis Studio albums Singles