Turn on Your Radio

Turn on Your Radio
Studio album by Change
Released April 1985
Recorded Recorded at Morning Studios, Milan, Italy.
Mixed at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City.
Genre Contemporary R&B
Post-disco
Length 45:05
Label Atlantic, Chrysalis Records (UK), Cooltempo Records (UK)
Producer Jacques Fred Petrus, Timmy Allen
Change chronology
Change of Heart
(1984)		 Turn on Your Radio
(1985)		 Change Your Mind
(2010)
Singles from Turn on Your Radio
  1. "Let's Go Together" b/w "Part of Me"
    Released: March 1985[1]
  2. "Oh What A Feeling (Paul Hardcastle Remix)" b/w "Oh What A Feeling (Alternative Radio Edit)"
    Released: April 1985[2]
  3. "Mutual Attraction (Remix)" b/w "Love The Way You Love Me"
    Released: June 1985[3]
  4. "Examination" b/w "Part of Me"
    Released: 1985[4]

Turn on Your Radio is the sixth and final studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble Change. It was released in 1985 and reached number sixty-four on the US Billboard Black Albums chart,[5] and number thirty-nine on the UK Albums Chart.[6] Turn on Your Radio includes the singles "Let's Go Together", "Examination" (in Italy only), "Oh What A Feeling" and "Mutual Attraction".

The band recorded the songs for album at Morning Studios, Milan, Italy. The sessions were then taken to Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City to be mixed. Receiving negative reviews the album was originally released as an LP in April 1985. The album was released with two different artwork designs. The UK version released on Cooltempo Records was designed by Greg Porto and the photography was by Robert Lewis.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[7]

Turn on Your Radio received negative reviews by the majority of critics. Ron Wynn reviewing for Allmusic marked the absence of a strong soulful-lead vocalist such as former Change collaborators Luther Vandross or James Robinson as a flaw. "The leads throughout this session, even on the lone successful single, "Let's Go Together," were more efficient than distinctive.[7] Wynn also noted that the production had faltered describing the arrangements of Jacques Fred Petrus as "recycled" takes on what had "once made the group a major act".[7]

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Turn on Your Radio"  A. Bagnoli, J.F. Petrus 5:15
2. "Let's Go Together"  D. Romani, J.F. Petrus, P. Slade 6:06
3. "Examination"  T. Allen 5:34
4. "You'll Always Be A Part of Me"  T. Allen 5:25
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
5. "Oh What A Feeling"  D. Cooper, P. Slade, T. Allen 5:42
6. "Mutual Attraction"  T. Allen 6:00
7. "Love the Way You Love Me"  T. Allen 5:39
8. "If You Want my Love"  T. Allen 5:24

Personnel

Recorded at Morning Studios, Milan, Italy. Mixed at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City.

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[5] -
U.S. Billboard Black Albums[5] 64
UK Albums Chart[6] 39

References

  1. ↑ "45cat - Change - Let's Go Together / Part Of Me - Cooltempo - UK - COOL 107". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  2. ↑ "45cat - Change - Oh What A Feeling / Oh What A Feeling (Alternative Radio Edit) - Cooltempo - UK - COOL 109". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  3. ↑ "45cat - Change - Mutual Attraction (Remix) / Love The Way You Love Me - Cooltempo - UK - COOL 1117". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  4. ↑ "Change - Examination (Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  5. 1 2 3 "Change US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  6. 1 2 "Change UK chart history". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  7. 1 2 3 Wynn, Ron. Allmusic review "Turn on Your Radio > Review" Check |url= value (help).
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