Changes is the second studio album from American R&B artist Christopher Williams, released on December 29, 1992, on Uptown Records.
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| Released | December 29, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
| Genre | R&B, new jack swing | |||
| Length | 60:54 | |||
| Label | Uptown Records | |||
| Producer | Andre Harrell (exec.), Christopher Williams (exec.), Stanley Brown, Sean "Puffy" Combs & Tony Dofat, The Hitmakers & Kevin Deane, DeVante Swing, CK Blunt, Kiyamma Griffin & Ike Lee III, Greg Cauthen, Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay, Mark Morales & Mark C. Rooney, Three Boys from Newark, Andre Wilson & Brian Wilson, Anthony Ransom | |||
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The album peaked at sixty-three on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the twelfth spot on the R&B Albums chart.[2]
Riding the waves of his #1 single, "I'm Dreamin', he would see another Top 10 single "Every Little Thing U Do" and a Top 20 R&B hit, "All I See".
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s), *Co-producer | Length |
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| 1. | "All I See" | Andre Harrell, Christopher Williams, DeVante Swing | DeVante Swing | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Don't U Wanna Make Love" | Mark Morales, Mark C. Rooney, Joseph E. Kelley, Nathan Payne | Mark Morales & Mark C. Rooney | 6:53 |
| 3. | "Good Luvin'" (with Mary J. Blige) | Christopher Williams, Ike Lee III, Kiyamma Griffin | CK Blunt, Kiyamma Griffin, Ike Lee III | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Come Go with Me" | Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff | Christopher Williams & Greg Cauthen | 4:59 |
| 5. | "When a Fool Becomes a Man" | Christopher Williams, Greg Cauthen, Eriq LaSalle | Andre Wilson & Brian Wilson, Christopher Williams* | 5:26 |
| 6. | "Changes" | Anthony Ransom, Brian Wilson, Andre Wilson, Charles Chamberlain, B.J. Burks | Anthony Ransom, Andre Wilson & Brian Wilson* | 5:10 |
| 7. | "Where Is the Love" | Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay, Kenny Greene, Christopher Williams | Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay, Darin "Piano Man" Whittington* | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Let's Get Right" | Tony Dofat, Christopher Williams, Sean "Puffy" Combs | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Tony Dofat | 5:14 |
| 9. | "Where Are U Now" | Kevin Deane, Christopher Williams, James Maynes, Case Woodard | The Hitmakers & Kevin Deane | 6:28 |
| 10. | "Every Little Thing U Do" | 3 Boyz From Newark, Christopher Williams | 3 Boyz From Newark | 4:44 |
| 11. | "Please, Please, Please" | Christopher Williams, DeVante Swing, Darryl Pearson | DeVante Swing, Darryl Pearson* | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Dreamin'**" | Stanley Brown | Stanley Brown | 4:40 |
(**): Track available on CD only
Chart history edit
Album edit
| Chart (1993)[2] | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 63 |
| U.S. R&B Albums | 12 |
Singles edit
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[3][4] | |||||
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | |||||
| 1991 | "Dreamin'" | 89 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 1992 | "All I See" | — | 46 | 19 | |||
| 1993 | "Come Go with Me" | — | — | 74 | |||
| "Every Little Thing U Do" | 75 | 12 | 7 | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Personnel edit
Information taken from Allmusic.[5]
- arranging – DeVante Swing, Kenny "G-Love" Greene, Andre Wilson
- assistant engineering – Charlie Allen, Gordon Davies, Kevin Davis, Jason DeCosta, Ben Garrison, Rich July, David Kingsley, Stephen McLaughlin, Chrystin Nevarez, Chris Olivas, Ken Quartarone, Thom Russo
- assistant production – Andrew Cousins, Darryl Pearson, Darin Whittington, Christopher Williams, Andre Wilson, Brian Wilson
- composing – DeVante Swing, Kenny "G-Love" Greene
- creative director – Brett Wright
- drum machine – Ike Lee III, Mark Morales
- drums – Mark Morales
- engineering – Paul Arnold, Eric "Ibo" Butler, Ross Donaldson, Mike Fonda, Ben Garrison, David Kennedy, Tony Maserati, Angela Piva, Tony Smalios, Dave Way, Mark Wilson, Gary Wright
- executive production – Andre Harrell, Christopher Williams
- guitar – Henry Grate
- keyboards – Kevin Davis, Kevin Deane, Kiyamma Griffin, Avon Marshall, Mark C. Rooney
- make-up – Melvone Farrell
- mastering – Steve Hall, Dennis King, Jose Rodriguez
- mixing – Angela Piva,Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander, Stanley Brown, Sean "Puffy" Combs, David Dachinger, David Kennedy, Tony Maserati, Angela Piva, Dave Way
- mixing assistants – Hal Belknap, Jason DeCosta, Carl Glanville, Rich July, Dana Vicek
- performer – Mary J. Blige
- production – Stanley Brown, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Greg Cuathen, Kevin Davis, DeVante Swing, Kiyamma Griffin, Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay, Ike Lee III, Mark Morales, Anthony Ransom, Mark C. Rooney, Three Boys from Newark, Christopher Williams, Andre Wilson, Brian Wilson
- production coordination – Crystal Johnson
- vocal arrangement – DeVante Swing, Kenny "G-Love" Greene, Christopher Williams, Andre Wilson
- vocals – Mary J. Blige
- vocals (background) – Horace Brown, Kiyamma Griffin, Crystal Johnson, Omega Lowther, Brian Palmer, Mark C. Rooney, Christopher Williams, Andre Wilson
Notes edit
- ^ Music, All. Christopher Williams: Changes > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Changing Faces > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "allmusic ((( New Jack City > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Changes > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Changes > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-12.