A Lover's Holiday
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"A Lover's Holiday" is a 1980 crossover dance/soul single by Change, from the album The Glow of Love. "A Lover's Holiday", along with the album's title track and "Searching" were very successful on the dance charts, spending nine weeks at #1 - the all-time record.[1] The three tracks were the most successful dance chart entries for 1980. Lead vocals for tracks: "Glow of Love" and "Searching" were performed by Luther Vandross. "A Lover's Holiday" was a hit on the soul singles chart peaking at #5, and peaking at #40 on the Hot 100.[2]
Track listing
- US 7" Single
- "A Lover's Holiday" - 3:50
- "The End" - 3:55
- UK 7" Single
- "A Lover's Holiday" - 3:50
- "The Glow of Love" - 3:40
- US Promo 12" Single
- "A Lover's Holiday" - 6:26
- UK 12" Single
- "A Lover's Holiday"
- "The Glow of Love"
Personnel
- Arrangement and Conductor - Davide Romani and Paolo Gianolio
- Orchestra - Goody Music Orchestra
- Producer - Jacques Fred Petrus
- Mixing - Jim Burgess
Chart positions
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Top 40 Singles Chart[3] | 15 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[4] | 24 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 40 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[6] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[6] | 4 |
Song in Pop Culture
- Happy Mondays used a sample of this song for their song, "Holiday", off their 1990 album, Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches.
- The song is sampled by R. Kelly in his 1998 song "Spendin' Money" from his album R..
- The song is heard during a party scene in the 2009 film, Couples Retreat
- The song is heard on the radio in the popular video game, Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony.
- The song is sampled by Naughty By Nature for their song Holiday.
References
- ^ Whitburn <, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 54.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 110.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Discografie Change". © 2006-2010 Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - Discografy Change". © 2006-2010 Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ^ "Change UK chart history". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2009-12-09.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "Change US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-12-10.