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"A Lover's Holiday"
SinglebyChange
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
  • 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[edit]

    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[edit]

    Chart positions[edit]

    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[edit]

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

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Lover%27s_Holiday&oldid=1146220694"

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