Changes (Imagination song)

"Changes"
"Changes"
Single by Imagination
from the album In the Heat of the Night
Released	26 November 1982
Genre	Post-disco, R&B
Length	5:46 (12" version) ; 3:59 (7" version)
Label	R&B (UK, RBL 213); MCA (U.S., MCA-13962)
Songwriter(s)	A. Ingram, Leee John, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain
Producer(s)	Steve Jolley, Tony Swain
Imagination singles chronology

"Changes" is the eighth single by the British soul and post-disco band Imagination, released by R & B Records in 1982 in the United Kingdom and by MCA Records in 1983 in the United States. The song was produced and arranged by Tony Swain and Steve Jolley.

"Changes" appears on the band's 1982 album In the Heat of the Night (which also features the tracks "Music and Lights" and "Just an Illusion", which were successful hits for the band earlier in 1982).

"Changes" peaked at #31 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's seventh Top 40 hit. It also charted on the US Billboard Dance (#66), and Billboard R&B (#46).

The US version of the 12" single contained new remixes by Larry Levan, the "USA Megamix" and an "Instrumental" version. The latter would be included on their remix album Night Dubbing.

Track listing

UK 12" single

"Changes" – 5:46
"So Good So Right" – 7:00

US 12" single

"Changes (USA Megamix)" – 7:48
"Changes (Instrumental)" – 6:29

Charts

Chart (1982-83)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[2]	31
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs^[3]	46
U.S. Hot Dance Club Play^[4]	66

Credits

Engineers: Tony Bridge, Brad Davis, Dave Ford, Leee John, Austin Ince, Steve Jolley, Richard Lengyel, Gordon Milne

References

^ Imagination Scandalous World Tour 83/84 Programme, 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com
^ Search for "Imagination" performed at Everyhit.com Archived October 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine database.
^ R&B Billboard chart on Allmusic.com.
^ Dance Billboard chart on Allmusic.com.

[1] Imagination Scandalous World Tour 83/84 Programme, 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com

[2] Search for "Imagination" performed at Everyhit.com Archived October 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine database.

[3] R&B Billboard chart on Allmusic.com.

[4] Dance Billboard chart on Allmusic.com.

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v t e Imagination
Leee John Ashley Ingram Errol Kennedy
Studio albums	Body Talk (1981) In the Heat of the Night (1982) Scandalous (New Dimension) (1983) Trilogy (1986) Closer (1987)
"Best of" albums	Night Dubbing (1983) Imagination - All The Hits (1989)
Singles	"Body Talk" "Flashback" "Just an Illusion" "Music and Lights" "In the Heat of the Night" "Burnin' Up" "Changes" "Looking at Midnight" "New Dimension" "State Of Love" "Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee" "Thank You My Love" "Instinctual"
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