CHANGE, TANYA MICHELLE SMITHEmbrace LP 2x12"

Change, founded in 1980 by Mauro Malavasi, Jacques Fred Petrus, Davide Romani, andPaolo Gianolio, is a legendary band on the interna#onal soul/disco scene, renowned forlaunching iconic voices such as Luther Vandross and Jocelyn Brown.Their debut album, The Glow of Love, was produced in 1979 between Bologna and NewYork. Widely regarded as one of the greatest disco/soul/funk LPs of all #me, it achievedenormous interna#onal success. It was the first Italian produc#on in this genre to enter theBillboard 200 chart, peaking at #29 and earning a Gold Record. The singles “A Lover’sHoliday” (Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100), “Searching,” and the #tle track “The Glow ofLove” (which reached #2 in Italy) solidified the album’s global impact.So influen#al was the record that in 2001, Janet Jackson sampled the #tle track for her hit“All for You,” which went on to win the Grammy Award for Best R&B Recording.Throughout the 1980s, Change released five addi#onal albums:
• Miracles (1981)
• SharingYour Love (1982)
• This Is Your Time (1983)
• Change of Heart (1984, produced by JimmyJam & Terry Lewis)
• Turn on Your Radio (1985)In 2010, the previously unreleased album Change Your Mind—recorded in the 1990s andproduced by Davide Romani—was finally released.
In 2018, aEer a 33-year hiatus, Love 4Love marked the band’s comeback. Produced by Romani and Stefano Colombo, the albumintroduced vocalist Tanya Michelle Smith and featured eight original tracks wriGen byRomani, Malavasi, Colombo, and Elio Baldi Cantù. The singles included:
• “Hit or Miss” (remixed by Soulpersona)
• “Love 4 Love” (also remixed by Joey Negro)
• “Make Me (GoCrazy)” (remixed by Opolopo)Embrace (2025), credited to Change feat. Tanya Michelle Smith, represents the naturalmusical evolu#on of Love 4 Love. Originally conceived in 2019 as Tanya Michelle Smith’s soloalbum, it was later reviewed by producer Stefano Colombo together with Mauro Malavasi,who approved the material and authorized the use of the name “Change.” Malavasi alsocontributed to the cover design and selected the album #tle: Embrace.The first single, “Sunrise Forever,” was released on January 10. The remix by Michael Grayreached #1 on Traxsource and ranked high on the UK Soul Chart.The album’s release was postponed when Davide Romani and Stefano Colombo decided tocomplete an unfinished demo from the Love 4 Love sessions. Some original parts were lostdue to a corrupted backup, but in 2025 the track was completely rearranged with a newlyrecorded bassline by Romani and fresh backing vocals.On April 4, the single “Got 2 Get Up” was released across all digital plaOorms, receivingstrong radio airplay across Europe and entering the UK Soul Chart. On May 16, a remix byrenowned Italian duo Micky More & Andy Tee will be released in an#cipa#on of the album.Embrace includes ten original tracks and one cover.The album will be available on CD and vinyl, distributed by Self Distribuzione Srl. The first500 vinyl copies will be issued as a limited “Expanded Edi&on”, including the full album plusa bonus 12” single with Michael Gray’s remixes of “Sunrise Forever.”