| "Change" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by John Waite | ||||
| from the album Ignition | ||||
| Released | June 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Rock[1] | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Holly Knight | |||
| John Waite singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Change" on YouTube | ||||
"Change" is a song written by Holly Knight and originally recorded by her then-band, Spider, who released the song on their 1981 second album, Between the Lines.
John Waite recording
The following year, English musician John Waite, newly a solo artist after fronting The Babys, recorded a version.[2][3] It was released in 1982 as his debut single from his Chrysalis Records debut album Ignition. The song reached No. 16 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. It was aided by a hugely popular MTV music video featuring Tina Gullickson,[4] an actress and model, who has been a part of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band since 1995.
The song (Waite's version) was also featured on the 1985 Vision Quest soundtrack. The re-launched single entered the Billboard Hot 100 and climbed to No. 54.[2]
References
- ↑ Sheffield, Rob (September 27, 2022). "100 Best Songs of 1982". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
...because "Change" is a warm-hearted blast of radio rock...
- 1 2 "Change". AllMusic.
- ↑ "Rock Albums & Top Tracks". Billboard. August 21, 1982. p. 30.
- ↑ "The Girl in the Video: "Change" (1982)".