Changes (Gareth Gates song)

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“Changes”
“Changes” cover
Single by Gareth Gates
from the album Pictures of the Other Side
Released April 9, 2007
Format CD single, Download
Recorded 2006
Genre Soul / Pop
Label UMTV
Writer(s) Gareth Gates, John Hall, Sacha Skarbek, Matin Terefe, Nick Whitecross
Producer Martin Terefe, Kissing the Pink
Gareth Gates singles chronology
"Say It Isn't So"
(2003)
"Changes"
(2007)
"Angel on My Shoulder"
(2007)

"Changes" is the first single taken from Gareth Gates' third studio album, Pictures of the Other Side. It is the first commercial single since "Say It Isn't So" in 2003. The comeback single of Gates was released on 9 April 2007. The single charted at No. 14 but the following week dropped out of the top 40, breaking his streak of top ten hits.

The music video for "Changes" is directed by Andy Hylton.

[edit] Track listing

CD
  1. "Changes"
  2. "Lovesong"

[edit] Music Reviews

"Changes" received generally positive reviews from critics. Most people have reviewed that the music of Gates is more mature than the "cheesy covers" done in the past. In the chart commentary in Yahoo Music UK & Ireland by James Masterton, he rated that "Changes" is a fascinating single certainly.[1] Meanwhile, the Sun stated that "his voice sounds good on the ballad, which washes over the eardrums very pleasantly".[2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ James Masterton. "Yahoo Music UK & Ireland". Single Chart Commentary. April 16, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2007.
  2. ^ The Sun Online. "The Sun Online". Bizarre: It's All Changed for Gareth. February 17, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2007.