Seasons Change (song)

"Seasons Change"
Single by Exposé
from the album Exposure
B-side"December"
ReleasedNovember 1987
RecordedOctober 1986 – January 1987
Genre
Length
  • 3:58 (single version)
  • 4:55 (album version)
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Lewis Martineé
Producer(s)Lewis Martineé
Exposé singles chronology
"Let Me Be the One"
(1987) 		"Seasons Change"
(1987) 		"What You Don't Know"
(1989)
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"Seasons Change" is a pop–R&B song written and produced by Lewis Martineé for the American girl group Exposé's debut album, Exposure (1987). It was the group's fifth single released. The song's lyrics describe relationships fading away due to the changes brought about by time (on both people and events). It is the group's biggest hit to date. Angie Vollaro of fellow Lewis A. Martineé group Sequal lent background vocals to this song; Steve Grove on saxophone.[3] Expose was an 80's rarity as one of the only female vocal groups to hit #1. (Bananarama being the other group) The music video features the group reminiscing in a beach house they are closing down for the summer.

Reception

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Released at the end of 1987 as the album's fifth single, the ballad remains the group's biggest hit to date, as it went to number one on the Adult Contemporary chart and topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] for one week on February 20, 1988. The single reached number 97 in the United Kingdom.

Track listings

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No.TitleLength
1."Seasons Change" (Extended Remix)7:45
2."Seasons Change" (Crossover Mix)5:20
3."Seasons Change" (Single Version)3:58
4."Megamix 10:00

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (April 16, 2021). "The Number Ones: Exposé's "Seasons Change". Stereogum. Retrieved November 10, 2023. Jeanette Jurado has an appealingly raw and sentimental R&B delivery...I like the whole wistful-synthpop aesthetic a lot better than the somnambulant orchestral churn that Exposé's Arista labelmate Whitney Houston was using...
  2. ^ Molanphy, Chris (July 16, 2022). "Point of No Return Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Steve Grove – Credits". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 88.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8875." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Exposé – Seasons Change". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Las canciones más populares en Latinoamérica". La Opinión (Los Angeles) (in Spanish). 25 March 1988. p. 11. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Expose: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "Expose Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "Expose Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "Expose Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "Expose Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  13. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending February 20, 1988". Cash Box. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  14. ^ "Cash Box Top Black Contemporary Singles – Week ending March 5, 1988". Cash Box. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  15. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 14, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  17. ^ "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1988 – Top 50 Pop Singles". Cash Box. December 31, 1988. Retrieved May 9, 2022.


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