''Change'' is the first solo studio album by Ray Wilson, after his

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the previous year. He started to gain success after a series of sold-out gigs during the 2001

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. The album achieved a new form of success and he did a series of tour dates throughout Europe.

Track listing (Regular edition)

# "Intro" ( Ray Wilson) - 0:26 # "Goodbye Baby Blue" (R. Wilson) - 3:58 # "Change" (R. Wilson) - 4:09 # "Along the Way" (Steve Wilson) - 3:39 # "Yesterday" (R. Wilson) - 3:31 # "Beach" (R. Wilson) - 3:28 # "Cry If You Want To" (R. Wilson) - 3:27 # "Beautiful Child" (R. Wilson) - 2:57 # "She Fades Away" (S. Wilson) - 3:34 # "I Look for You There" (S. Wilson) - 0:55 # "Believe" (R. Wilson) - 3:03 # "Another Day" (R. Wilson) - 3:50 # "The Last Horizon" (R. Wilson) - 4:09

Track listing (Special edition ''extra tracks'')

"Gouranga" (R. Wilson) - 4:48 # "Dark" (S. Wilson) - 4:55 # "Cool Water" (R. Wilson) - 3:54

Track listing (2CD Tour edition)

# "No Son of Mine" ( Tony Banks,

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) - 4:47 # "Change" (R. Wilson) - 3:43 # "Follow You Follow Me" (Banks, Collins, Rutherford) - 3:43 # "Along the Way" (R. Wilson) - 3:40 # "Ripples" (Banks, Rutherford) - 4:07 # "Believe" (R. Wilson) - 3:13 # "One" ( U2) - 4:42 # "Beach" (R. Wilson) - 3:15 # "I Know What I Like" (Banks, Collins,

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, Rutherford) - 4:00 # "Fading Lights" (Banks, Collins, Rutherford) - 5:03

Personnel

* Ray Wilson – vocals, acoustic piano, strings, guitars, bass guitar,

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* Uncle Jack – programming * Brian McAlpine –

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(1, 5, 8, 12, 13) * Irvin Duguid –

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(2, 4, 7, 9),

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(2, 4, 7, 9), strings (2, 4, 7, 9) * Adam Holzman – Wurlitzer electric piano (3, 6) * Paul Holmes – keyboards (14, 15), strings (14, 15) * Steve Wilson – guitars, backing vocals * Taj Wyzgowski – guitars (2, 3, 5),

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(2, 3, 5),

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(2, 3, 5) *

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– bass guitar (3, 6, 9, 12) *

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– bass (4) * John Haimes – bass (14, 15) *

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– drums (2-4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 15), percussion (2-4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 15) *

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– percussion (5) * Jenny Gardner – violin (14) * Ornette Clennon –

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(16) * Amanda Lyon – vocals

Production

* Ray Wilson – producer * Uncle Jack – engineer, mixing * Mark Finlay – mastering * David Taylor – mastering * CAVT (Las Vegas, Nevada) – mastering location * Thomas Ewerhard – cover design, layout * Scott Spence – cover design * Bernie Velasco – photography * Frajo Kromeich – management

Singles

*"Change" (March 2003) #"Change" (Radio Edit) #"Change" (Album Version) #"Change" (Radio Remix) #"Gouranga" (Single Bonus Track) #"Not About Us" (taken from ''Live & Acoustic'') *"Goodbye Baby Blue" (September 2003) #"Goodbye Baby Blue" (Single Edit) #"Goodbye Baby Blue" (Album Version) #"Change" (Live Acoustic Version) #"Ripples" (Live Acoustic Version) #"Believe" (Live Acoustic Version)

References

2003 debut albums Ray Wilson (musician) albums Inside Out Music albums {{2003-rock-album-stub