Change! is the second full-length album by the Black Swans. It is a follow-up to 2004's Who Will Walk in the Darkness with You? and their 2006 EP, Sex Brain. Harp Magazine described the album as a tip of the hat to Charles Simic, the Left Banke, and Fred Neil.
Cover
The cover of the CD release is a painting, "Untitled", by Debbie Porchetti, a member of Arc Industries North Workshop, a branch of Franklin County Board of MRDD. The workshop provides services to 300 adults with developmental challenges and recognize their talents by offering an environment that reinforces their confidence and self-expression. Change! was also released in a limited edition vinyl featuring original, one of a kind artwork by workshop members who applied their expression to 500 blank album sleeves.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
Jerry DeCicca - acoustic guitar, vocals, electric guitar on "Purple Heart" Noel Sayre - violin, viola Canaan Faulkner - bass, backing vocals Chris Forbes - electric guitar, tenor guitar, backing vocals Keith Hanlon drums, percussion Amy Alwood - backing vocals Joe Peppercorn - piano