Prism - Small Change

Tracks

Side 1

		Track Name	Length
	1	Don't Let Him Know	03:07
	2	Turn On Your Radar	03:14
	3	Hole in Paradise	03:25
	4	Rain	04:04
	5	When Will I See You Again	03:30

Side 2

		Track Name	Length
	1	Heart and Soul	03:22
	2	Stay	03:30
	3	When Love Goes Wrong (You're Not Alone)	03:28
	4	In the Jailhouse Now	03:03
	5	Wings of Your Love	03:40

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Information/Write-up

Small Change was the last album that Prism recorded before the band's demise (reorganizing with weaker personnel in 1988 and without the late Ron Tabak). Prism substituted its vigorous rock & roll sound for a more refined blend of soft rock amiability, which paid off to some extent. The vocals are toned down, the extravagance of the horns and synthesizers are absent, and the songs reflect a more adult-oriented feel. Written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, "Don't Let Him Know" is the album's best guitar-driven track, and represents Prism's late-'70s rock & roll sound better than any other. But "Turn on Your Radar" and "Rain," especially, are two of the group's best semi-ballads, containing some of the sharpest songwriting and use of melody that Prism has ever employed. Efforts such as "When Will I See You Again," "When Love Goes Wrong," and "Wings of Love" have the band taking the prettiness of the love song a little too far, and even the delicate piano and keyboard parts sound overly luscious. On the whole, Small Change was a sturdy farewell from one of Canada's most successful bands. [Renaissance's 2008 reissue included six bonus tracks.]
-Mike DeGagne

Henry Small: lead vocals
Al Harlow: guitar, background vocals
Lindsay Mitchell: bass
Rocket Norton: drums, percussion
John Hall: keyboards

Produced by Carter
Engineered by Warren Dewey, assisted by Richard "Beef" McKernan and Steve Crimmel
Recorded at Ocean Way Recording
Mixed at Sunset Sound
Mastered by Ken Perry at Capitol Studios and Capitol Mastering

Photography by James O'Mara
Art Direction by Roy Kohara

Management: Bruce Allen

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