Change (band)

Change
Origin	Bologna, Italy New York, USA
Genres	Post-disco, boogie
Years active	1979–1985
Labels	Atlantic Records, Goody Music Records
Associated acts	Luther Vandross
Past members	Luther Vandross (d. 2005) Jocelyn Brown Zachary Sanders (d. 1992) Krystal Davis Williams Yvonne Lewis Dennis Collins Timmy Allen Diva Gray Deborah Cooper James Robinson Mike Cambell Vincent Henry Jeff Bova Nathaniel S. Hardy, Jr. Rick Gallwey Rick Brennan Andy Schwartz Toby Johnson

Change discography
Studio albums	7
Compilation albums	8
Singles	25

Change was an Italian-American post-disco group formed in Bologna, Italy in 1979 by businessman and executive producer Jacques Fred Petrus (1949–1986) and Mauro Malavasi (1957). They were heavily influenced by legendary disco band Chic.

Change was initially formed in 1979 as a studio-band with a revolving cast of musicians, led by businessman and executive producer Jacques Fred Petrus, with the majority of song-writing and production carried out by Mauro Malavasi and Davide Romani. The band’s dual Italian and American identity was a result of a production system in which the music, excepting the vocals, were written and recorded by Italian collaborators in studios such as Fontoprint Studios, Bologna, Italy. The backing tracks were then taken to the USA where vocals were added by American performers, before being mixed into finalised versions in major studios such as the Power Station in New York City.

The band's debut album, The Glow of Love, was released in 1980. It was composed by a small team of writers made up of Romani, Malavasi, Paolo Gianolio (lead guitarist), Tanyayette Willoughby, Paul Slade and Wayne Garfield. The first single was the million seller "A Lover's Holiday" featuring the ad lib stylings of Zachary Sanders, known then for his work on Schoolhouse Rock. The follow-up hits from the album, "Searching" and the title song feature lead vocals by Luther Vandross who had yet to come to prominence. The three songs combined set the all-time record, spending nine (9) weeks at #1 on Billboard's Club Play Singles chart, enough to make it the #1 Disco recording of the year and a strong seller in the U.S. It also made the Pop Top 40 that summer. The success of "Searching" and "The Glow of Love" exposed Luther's voice to mainstream and eventually led to a successful solo career soon afterward.

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