Changes (Tanya Tucker album)

Changes is the 14th studio album by American country music singer Tanya Tucker. It was released on September 6, 1982, by Arista Records and would be her only album for the label. The album was produced by David Malloy and peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Top Country LPs chart. Four singles were released from the album, the most successful being the track "Feel Right" which peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

Changes
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 6, 1982
Recorded1982
Studio
  • Sound Stage Studio (Nashville)
  • Sound Lab (Nashville)
  • Bennett House (Franklin)
  • West Wind (Nashville)
GenreCountry
Length35:06
LabelArista
ProducerDavid Malloy
Tanya Tucker chronology
Live
(1982)
Changes
(1982)
Girls Like Me
(1986)
Singles from Changes
  1. "Cry"
    Released: September 6, 1982
  2. "Feel Right"
    Released: November 8, 1982
  3. "Changes"
    Released: April 11, 1983
  4. "Baby I'm Yours"
    Released: July 11, 1983

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

Billboard gave a positive review of the album. The review noted Tucker's change in genre from country and rock 'n' roll to a more MOR and adult contemporary pop sound, but went on to say that her "previous influences are [still] there." They praised Tucker's vocal performance as "strong and distinct" and the productions as "subtle enough" to allow Tucker's "unique persona" to come through. The review concluded by saying that the album maintains an "endearing roughness" and "hard edge" to keep it from completely "dissolving into commercial pop."[2]

Track listing edit

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cry"
  • Garth Murphy
  • Frank Musker
4:08
2."Shame on the Moon"Rodney Crowell4:50
3."Until You're Mine"3:24
4."Baby I'm Yours"Van Allen McCoy3:31
5."I Don't Want You to Go"3:57
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heartache and a Half"
3:20
2."Changes"4:15
3."Feel Right"Larry Byrom2:24
4."A Thing Called Love"Jerry Reed2:09
5."Too Long"Mike Donovan3:08

Chart performance edit

Chart (1982) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 47

References edit

  1. ^ "Changes - Tanya Tucker". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Top Album Picks" (PDF). World Radio History. Billboard. September 18, 1982. p. 63. Retrieved September 13, 2020.