Change - Miracles

The best album ever by the Italian disco group. They were at the height of their careers when Miracles was released in 1981. Many people dismissed them as the poor man's Chic. But Chic had nothing on these guys, not to mention the fact that they were overrated and got attention by hanging out at Studio 54 all the time. The best songs on this album are "Your Move", "Angel Of My Heart" and "Hold Tight", which went to #40 R&B on July 11, 1981 for nine weeks. My favorite is James Robinson singing "Your Move", which is the perfect late night song. Robinson filled in for Luther Vandross as lead singer because Vandross was working on his solo album at the time, although he does appear as one of the backround singers.

This album isn't as versatile as the first Change release but has more musical depth. "On Top" and "Heaven Of My Life" are two examples of straight Disco combining with Malavasi's classical orchestration. To complicated to play in a club but very effective for playing at home. Like listening to a piece of classical music with your feet tapping and head nodding. Malavasi is truly one of the musical geniuses emerged from the (Italo) Disco-era.