Sharing Your Love is the third studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble Change. It was released in 1982 and reached number sixty-six on the US Billboard Album Chart[1] and fourteen on the US Billboard Black Albums chart.[1] Sharing Your Love includes the singles "The Very Best in You", "Oh What a Night", "Sharing Your Love", "Hard Times (It's Gonna Be Alright)" and "Keep On It" (in Italy only).
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| Released | April 27, 1982 | |||
| Studio | Mediasound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Contemporary R&B Post-disco | |||
| Length | 50:53 | |||
| Label | Atlantic, RFC Records, London Records, Polydor | |||
| Producer | Jacques Fred Petrus, Mauro Malavasi | |||
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| Singles from Sharing Your Love | ||||
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The band recorded the songs for album at Mediasound Studios, New York City. The sessions were then mastered at Sterling Sound Studios. Receiving mixed to positive reviews the album was originally released as an LP in April 1982. The artwork was designed by Greg Porto.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Sharing Your Love received mixed to positive reviews by the majority of critics.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Very Best In You" | Herb Smith, Mauro Malavasi | 5:42 |
| 2. | "Hard Times (It's Gonna Be Alright)" | Mauro Malavasi, Davide Romani, Alfonso Thornton, Fred Petrus | 5:21 |
| 3. | "Oh What a Night" | Robert Gaudio, Judy M. Parker | 5:26 |
| 4. | "Promise Your Love" | Mauro Malavasi, Alfonso Thornton | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Everything and More" | Len Boone, Larry Lafalce | 4:21 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "Sharing Your Love" | James Robinson | 6:03 |
| 7. | "Take You To Heaven" | Davide Romani, Johnny Kemp | 5:26 |
| 8. | "Keep On It" | Kae Williams | 5:38 |
| 9. | "You're My Number 1" | Leroy Burgess, Sonny Davenport, James Calloway | 4:21 |
| 10. | "You're My Girl" | Mauro Malavasi, Davide Romani, Alfonso Thornton | 4:07 |
Personnel
edit- Jacques Fred Petrus - Producer
- Mauro Malavasi - Producer
- Jack Skinner - Engineering
Recorded at Mediasound Studios, NY. Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY.
- Change
- James "Crab" Robinson - lead vocals
- Deborah Cooper - lead vocals
- Timmy Allen - bass
- Mike Campbell - guitar
- Vincent Henry - guitar, saxophone
- Jeff Bova - keyboards
- Rick Galwey - percussion
Charts
edit| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[1] | 66 |
| U.S. Billboard Black Albums[1] | 14 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Change US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ AllMusic review