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1980 single by Change
"The Glow of Love"
Single by Change
from the album The Glow of Love
Released1980 (1980)
GenreDance-pop
Length
  • 8:21 (album version)
  • 3:39 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jacques Fred Petrus
Change singles chronology
"A Lover's Holiday"
(1980) 		"The Glow of Love"
(1980) 		"Searching"
(1980)

"The Glow of Love" is a song performed by Italian-American rhythm and blues/disco group Change, with lead vocals by Luther Vandross. Issued as the second single from their debut album of the same name, the song peaked at #1 on the Billboard dance chart in 1980, where it stayed for nine consecutive weeks. In 2001, Janet Jackson sampled The Glow of Love on her #1 hit song All for You.

Charts

Chart performance for "The Glow of Love"
Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Dance Music/Club Play Singles (Billboard) 1
US R&B Singles (Billboard) 49

References

  1. Rolling Stone Staff (October 24, 2023). "The 100 Best Pop Songs Never to Hit the Hot 100". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 16, 2025. The title track to Change's debut album is an absolutely incandescent dance-pop gem...
  2. ^ "Change - The Glow Of Love | Releases | Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Hogan, Ed. "The Glow of Love - Change : Listen, Appearances, Song Review : AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Change | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  5. Reid, Shaheem (April 30, 2001). "Janet reminisces over 'All For You' slots 'Lover' for next single". MTV. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2024.

External links

Preceded by"Stomp!" by The Brothers Johnson Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles number one single
May 3, 1980 (1980-05-03) – June 28, 1980 (1980-06-28) 		Succeeded by"Take Your Time (Do It Right)" by The S.O.S. Band


Change
  • Luther Vandross
  • Jocelyn Shaw
  • Diva Gray
  • James (Crab) Robinson
  • Mauro Malavasi
  • David Romani
  • Paolo Gianolo
  • Rudy Trevisi
  • Doc Powell
  • Larry McRae
  • Terry Silverlight
  • Leno Reyes
  • Onaje Allan Gumbs
  • Andy Schwartz
  • Nathaniel S. Hardy, Jr.
  • Maurizio Biancani
  • Deborah Cooper
  • James (Crab) Robinson
  • Rick Brennan
  • Timmy Allen
  • Vince Henry
  • Michael Campbell
  • Jeff Bova
  • Toby Johnson
  • Rudy Trevisi
  • Bernard Davis
Studio albums
Singles
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