Change – Glow of Love
The album that introduced Luther Vandross to the world, Glow of Love is the classic debut album by Change, an Italian-American post-disco group formed in Bologna by businessman Jacques Fred Petrus and producer/composer Mauro Malavasi. The project was very much influenced by Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards, and Chic’s hippie disco sound, but that’s not to say Change was a cheap copy of the chart-topping disco group. Key to the group’s unique Italian-American sound was a production process that involved recording all the instruments at Fonoprint Studios in Bologna then sending the songs to Power Station Studios in New York to record vocals. The result is a unique blend of the seductive, electronics heavy Italo-disco sound and the soulful power and joy of American disco.
Recommended – Full Listen
A1 A Lover’s Holiday
A2 It’s A Girl’s Affair
A3 Angel In My Pocket
B1 The Glow Of Love
B2 Searching
B3 The End
Backing Band [All Music Played By] – The Goody Music Orchestra*
Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor [Conducted By] – David Romani*, Paolo Gianolio
Coordinator [Album Coordination By] – Bob Siegel, Ray Caviano
Design [Album Design], Illustration – Greg Porto
Engineer [At Fontoprint Studios] – Maurizio Biancani
Engineer [At Power Station Studios] – Bill Scheniman
Executive-Producer – Jacques Fred Petrus, Mario Malavasi*
Producer – Jacques Fred Petrus