Can I Change My Mind
| "Can I Change My Mind" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Tyrone Davis | ||||
| from the album Can I Change My Mind | ||||
| A-side | "Can I Change My Mind" | |||
| B-side | "A Woman Needs to Be Loved" | |||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Label | Dakar | |||
| Writer(s) | Barry Despenza, Carl Wolfolk | |||
| Producer(s) | Willie Henderson | |||
| Tyrone Davis singles chronology | ||||
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"Can I Change My Mind" is a 1968 single recorded by soul singer Tyrone Davis. It was his featured debut and in early 1969 replaced Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It through the Grapevine" to become the number-one song on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, and also peaked at number five on the Hot 100 [1]
Cover Versions
- Alton Ellis, circa '68, released "Can I Change My Mind" as the B side of the Delroy Wilson "Give Love A Try"[2] single on the Studio One label.[3]
- An alternative version by Alton Ellis, "Change of Plan," was collected on the 1977 album Still in Love.
- Jackie Mittoo's instrumental "Super Charge," on The Jackie Mittoo Showcase (Sonic Sounds LP, 1978), is a "riddim" version of the song. Gregory Isaac's contemporaneous vocal version, over Mittoo's instrumental track, "Can I Change My Mind," is included in an extended version with toasting by D.J. Ranking Barnabbas on Isaacs' 1990 CD "My Number One" (Heartbeat).
- In 1980. Jermaine Jackson recorded the song as a track on his LP, Jermaine.
- The Pietasters released a Ska influenced version of "Can I Change My Mind" on the album "Oolooloo" released by Moon Ska Records in 1996.
- Bill Deal and the Rhondels did a "Beach Music" version of the song as well.
- In 2012, indie band JJAMZ (now renamed PHASES) recorded the song as part of their debut album Suicide Pact.
Chart positions
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles | 1 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 147.
- ↑ "Give Love A Try" on YouTube
- ↑ "Delroy Wilson - Alton Ellis - "Give Love A Try"". Discogs. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
External links
| Preceded by "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye |
Billboard Hot R&B Singles number-one single February 1, 1969 – February 15, 1969 |
Succeeded by "Everyday People" by Sly & The Family Stone |
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