Change was an Italian-American Disco/R&B group formed in Bologna, Italy in 1979 by the creative genius of businessman and executive producer Jacques Fred Petrus (1949-1986) and Mauro Malavasi ( . .   Expand    Wikipedia

Change was an Italian-American Disco/R&B group formed in Bologna, Italy in 1979 by the creative genius of businessman and executive producer Jacques Fred Petrus (1949-1986) and Mauro Malavasi (1958-). They were heavily influenced by legendary disco band Chic. The band's debut album, The Glow Of Love, was released in 1980 and featured the million seller "A Lover's Holiday". The follow-up hits from the album, "Searching" and the title song feature lead vocals by the then unknown Luther Vandross. The three songs combined spent 9 weeks at #1 on Billboard's Disco charts, enough to make it the #1 Disco album of the year and a million seller in the U.S. The success of "Searching" and "The Glow Of Love" exposed Luther's voice to mainstream and eventually led to a successful solo career starting in 1981. The follow-up album, Miracles, featured the hits "Paradise", "Hold Tight," and "Heaven Of My Life," which, combined, spent 6 weeks at the number one spot in 1981 on Billboard's Disco chart. Due to contractual differences, Luther refused to sing lead on any of the album's tracks and was only featured on backing vocals on selected songs. By now, James Robinson and Diva Gray had replaced Vandross. After Miracles, Luther continued to provide backup vocals for the group until 1981, when he left Change to pursue his solo career in 1981. Jacques Fred Petrus and Mauro Malavasi wrote and produced Luther Vandross' first solo single, "Never Too Much".

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