A Lover's Holiday

1980 single by Change
"A Lover's Holiday"
Single by Change
from the album The Glow of Love
ReleasedMarch 1980
RecordedRecorded at Fontoprint Studios, Bologna, Italy.
Vocals recorded & mixed at Power Station Studios, New York City
Genre
  • Disco
  • R&B
  • soul
Length6:26 (12")
3:50 (7")
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Davide Romani, Tanyayette Willoughby
Producer(s)Jacques Fred Petrus
Change singles chronology
"A Lover's Holiday"
(1980) 		"Searching"
(1980)

"A Lover's Holiday" is the debut single by Change, from the album The Glow of Love. "A Lover's Holiday", along with the album's title track and "Searching" were very successful on the dance charts, spending nine weeks at number one - the all-time record.[1] The three tracks were the most successful dance chart entries for 1980. Lead vocals for the tracks "Glow of Love" and "Searching" were performed by Luther Vandross. While "A Lover's Holiday" was a hit on the soul singles chart peaking at No. 5, and peaking at No. 40 on the Hot 100,[2] "The Glow of Love" was the band's most successful single in Italy, peaking at No. 2 on the local hit parade.[3]

Track listings

US 7" single
  1. "A Lover's Holiday" - 3:50
  2. "The End" - 3:55
UK 7" single
  1. "A Lover's Holiday" - 3:50
  2. "The Glow of Love" - 3:40
US promo 12" single
  1. "A Lover's Holiday" - 6:26
UK 12" single
  1. "A Lover's Holiday"
  2. "The Glow of Love"

Personnel

  • Arrangement and Conductor - Davide Romani and Paolo Gianolio
  • Orchestra - Goody Music Orchestra
  • Producer - Jacques Fred Petrus
  • Mixing - Jim Burgess

Chart positions

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 19
Dutch Top 40 Singles Chart[5] 15
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[6] 24
UK Singles Chart[7] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 40
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[8] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[8] 4

References

  1. ^ Whitburn <, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 54.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 110.
  3. ^ "Indice per Interprete: C" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  4. ^ "Change – A Lover's Holiday" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Discografie Change". © 2006-2010 Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
  6. ^ "charts.nz - Discografy Change". © 2006-2010 Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
  7. ^ "Change Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  8. ^ a b c "Change US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
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