''Miracles'' is the second studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble
Change
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. 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
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", "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
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, Italy. The songs were then taken to
Mediasound Studios
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History
The st ...
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
''Miracles'' received positive reviews from the majority of critics.
Track listing
Personnel
;''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
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- drums
*
Jocelyn Shaw,
Luther Vandross
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, 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
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,
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
Charts
Sampling
* 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
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1981 albums
Change (band) albums
Atlantic Records albums