28-412: (Redirected from Jim Robinson ) James , Jim , Jimmy or Jamie Robinson may refer to: Public officials [ edit ] J. Kenneth Robinson (1916–1990), American Republican politician from Virginia J. W. Robinson (James William Robinson, 1878–1964), American Democratic politician from Utah James Robinson (Australian politician) , member of
56-461: A Nationalist Party of Australia politician is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . James E. Robinson (singer) Change is an Italian-American post-disco group formed in Bologna , Italy, in 1979 by businessman and executive producer Jacques Fred Petrus (1948–1987) and Mauro Malavasi (born 1957). They were heavily influenced by the disco band Chic . The current incarnation of
84-730: A daughter. He migrated to Australia in 1886 and from 1888 ran his own business in Kogarah . In 1896 he sold out and worked for Griffiths Brothers as a manager from 1921. He was involved with the Nationalist Party , serving on its council from 1917 to 1922 and as president of the Kogarah and Croydon branches. On 4 July 1922 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council , but he died less than three months later at Croydon on 16 September 1922. This article about
112-532: A major hit, with the title track flopping in comparison to previous lead singles. After the album's release Rick Brennan stepped into the Robinson's role, who left to pursue a solo career, while producers Davide Romani and Mauro Malavasi departed for other projects. Simultaneous to these important departures, Change was bolstered by the contributions of bassist and songwriter Timmy Allen and returning vocalist Deborah Cooper , now promoted to lead, both of whom remained in
140-617: A new process in the writing of the band's albums. The team behind the first albums contributing less, instead enlisting the efforts of a wide range of other writers. Overall, the album continued a slowly declining trend in the commercial fortunes for the project, though the album sold well, and "The Very Best in You" was popular. During the recording of and touring for their fourth album, This Is Your Time (1983), Change's relatively stable line-up of performers, writers, and producers, as well as their commercial success, faltered. The album failed to chart
168-472: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages James Robinson (Australian politician) James Robinson (1860 – 16 September 1922) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born at Aughantane near Clogher in County Tyrone to farmer John Robinson and Jane Moore. On 15 June 1886 he married Elizabeth Colquhoun Robinson, with whom he had
196-435: Is the lead-off track from "Love 4 Love," a nine-song set that was released September 7, 2018. Change was effectively a studio group composed of session musicians and a core group of collaborators led by Jacques Fred Petrus and Mauro Malavasi. After the release of The Glow of Love and Miracles , Petrus sought to give the group more of an image and put together a group for promotion and live performances. This second lineup
224-1298: The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Jim Robinson (trombonist) (1892–1976), American musician, known as Big Jim Robinson Jimmy Robinson (actor) (1918–1967), American actor in the Mickey McGuire short film series from 1927 to 1934 Jimmy Robinson (recording engineer) (1950–2018), American recording engineer, record producer and musician J-Ro (James Robinson, born 1969), American musical artist, co-founder of group Tha Alkaholiks Jimmy D. Robinson , American poet, lyricist and music producer Sports figures [ edit ] Association football [ edit ] James Robinson (Doncaster Rovers) , English wing half for Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers, Scarborough and Newcastle, 1923–1931 James Robinson (footballer, born 1899) , Irish forward; played for Manchester United and Tranmere Rovers James Robinson (footballer, born 1982) , English striker; with Crewe Alexandra, playing in Australia since 2005 Jamie Robinson (footballer) (born 1972), English central defender Basketball [ edit ] James Robinson (basketball, born 1970) , American basketball player in
252-488: The #1 Disco recording of the year, and a strong seller in the U.S. It also made the Pop Top 40 that summer. The success of "Searching" and " The Glow of Love " exposed Luther's voice to the mainstream, and led to a successful solo career soon afterward. At the time The Glow of Love was released, the group also drew comparisons to another Disco act at the time, Chic , who were not only Change's labelmates at Atlantic Records in
280-759: The 1900s Other professions [ edit ] Gentleman Jim Robinson (1799–1875), African-American freeman of Virginia James Robinson (dentist) (1813–1862), British dentist and anaesthetist James R. Robinson (1860–1950), Scottish-American industrialist, inventor, and author of a book on mine ventilation James "Jim" Robinson (1934–2007), English member of Bridgewater Four , convicted of killing Carl Bridgewater James D. Robinson III (1935–2024), CEO of American Express Jim Robinson, American conservative activist; founder of online forum Free Republic James "Rocky" Robinson, American community activist; founded Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps James Robinson (biopharmacist) , vice-president of
308-938: The 1945 Katsuyama killing incident James W. Robinson Jr. (1940–1966), Army sergeant; posthumous recipient of Medal of Honor during Vietnam War James Robinson (soldier, born 1753) (1753–1868), African American soldier in the Revolutionary War Historians, scholars and clergymen [ edit ] James Harvey Robinson (1863–1936), American historian and co-founder of New School for Social Research James Herman Robinson (1907–1972), American clergyman and humanitarian James A. Robinson (American political scientist) (born 1932), American academic, president of University of West Florida James A. Robinson (born 1960), British economic and political scientist James M. Robinson (1924–2016), American biblical scholar, author, editor and professor James C. Robinson (health economist) (born 1953), American professor at
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#1733147736576336-932: The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations James William Robinson (sailor) (1824–1906), Tasmanian sailor James Kerguelen Robinson (1859–1914), his son, Australian prospector James Robinson (lawyer) (1814–1885), Irish barrister Characters [ edit ] Jim Robinson ( Neighbours ) , soap opera character Places [ edit ] Robinson, Washington, a ghost town named after pioneer hunter James Robinson See also [ edit ] Robinson (name) All pages with titles beginning with James Robinson James Robertson (disambiguation) James Robison (disambiguation) James Robson (disambiguation) James William Robinson (disambiguation) Jammie Robinson (born 2001), American football player Jimmie Robinson (born 1963), American comic book writer [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
364-632: The NBA James Robinson (basketball, born 1994) , American overseas basketball player Gridiron football [ edit ] Jimmy Robinson (American football) (born 1953), wide receiver with Giants, 49ers and Broncos; coach James Robinson (wide receiver) (born 1982), wide receiver for Pittsburgh Power Jamie Robinson (Canadian football) (born 1987), defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts James Robinson (running back) (born 1998), American football running back for
392-751: The New Orleans Saints Rugby [ edit ] Jimmy Robinson (rugby league) , English rugby league footballer of the 1930s, '40s and '50s Jamie Robinson (rugby union) (born 1980), Welsh rugby union footballer Other sports [ edit ] James Robinson (jockey) (1794–1873), British jockey James Robinson (baseball) (1873–?), American Negro leagues baseball player Jim Robinson (racing driver) (1946–1995), American NASCAR driver James Robinson (runner) (born 1954), American middle-distance runner Jim Robinson (boxer) (born 1925), American boxer Jimmy Robinson (Australian footballer) (1881–1947), Australian rules footballer of
420-1957: The New South Wales Legislative Council James Robinson (New Brunswick politician) (1852–1932), Canadian Conservative politician from New Brunswick James Robinson (North Dakota judge) (1843–1933), American jurist who served on North Dakota Supreme Court James Robinson (Ohio politician) , mayor of Columbus, Ohio and president of the Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike Company James Robinson (Wisconsin politician) (1828–1878), American politician in Wisconsin James Fisher Robinson (1800–1882), American Democratic politician from Kentucky James Carroll Robinson (1823–1886), American Democratic politician from Illinois James D. Robinson (politician) , Canadian mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, 1873 James E. Robinson (1868–1932), American jurist in Ohio James L. Robinson (1838–1887), American Democratic politician from North Carolina James M. Robinson (politician) (1861–1942), American Democratic politician from Indiana James S. Robinson (1827–1892), American Republican politician from Ohio James W. Robinson (Texas and California) (1791–1857), American state official; Texas provisional governor James Wallace Robinson (1826–1898), American Republican politician from Ohio James Nicol Robinson , mayor of Brisbane, 1900 Military [ edit ] James H. Robinson (soldier) (died 1864), Civil War private in Union Army; awarded Medal of Honor in 1864 James E. Robinson Jr. (1918–1945), Army first lieutenant; posthumous recipient of Medal of Honor in 1945 James D. Robinson (rapist) (1918–1945), Marine, rapist, war criminal; killed in
448-469: The US, but also shared their backing vocalists. The follow-up album Miracles was released in 1981. It was created by the same collection of writers and producers as had worked on the debut album. Due to contractual differences, Vandross was unable to sing lead vocals on any of the album's tracks, and only performed backing vocals on select songs. After Miracles , Vandross continued to provide backing vocals for
476-546: The USA. The title track became Change's first top-ten R&B hit in three years. Unlike former Change albums, which employed a large number of songwriters, Change of Heart was written by just three writers; four tracks were by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, while the remaining four were the work of Timmy Allen. Nevertheless, Allen was given the opportunity by Petrus to write and produce the majority of what became Change's final album in 1985, Turn on Your Radio . This album bore little of
504-785: The University of California, Berkeley Artists, performers and producers [ edit ] James E. Robinson (singer) , American recording artist, vocalist in Change James F. Robinson (filmmaker) (born 1955), American director, writer and producer James G. Robinson (born 1935), American film producer, chairman and CEO of Morgan Creek Productions James Robinson (writer) , English writer of comic books and screenplays James Robinson (artist) , New Zealand artist and Wallace Art Awards winner James Robinson (filk musician) (born 1948), American filk music songwriter and performer James Robinson (opera director) , artistic director of
532-751: The X-Change recordings was resolved in 2009 after Romani closed a deal with Italian label Fonte Records to release the album later that year as Change Your Mind . It was produced by Romani and Puccioni, written by Romani, Puccioni and Boothe, with Boothe as the main lead vocalist. In 2001, American R&B / pop singer Janet Jackson featured a sample of Change's "The Glow of Love" in her number 1 single All for You . In 2018, Change returned with original members Davide Romani and Mauro Malavasi, and new vocalist Tanya Michelle Smith. The reformed act also released their first single and video, "Hit or Miss," in June 2018, which
560-438: The act's final release. The formal end came after the death of Petrus in 1987. While the original Change disappeared after Petrus’ death, Davide Romani, Mike Francis (Francesco Puccioni), and Patrick Boothe attempted to revive the project in 1990. This new Change project was planned for a release on BMG North America under the name X-Change in 1992, but due to budgetary issues, the album was left unreleased. The availability of
588-479: The album, " Paradise ," " Hold Tight ," and " Heaven of My Life " all reached number one on the Billboard Club Play Singles chart in 1981. Change's 1982 album Sharing Your Love moved the band further away from disco and club music and into genres such as R&B and Funk. The lead single, "The Very Best in You," was one of the foremost examples of the group's take on R&B. The album also marked
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#1733147736576616-448: The band until its demise. After Change, Cooper worked with C+C Music Factory in the 1990s. The failure of the 1983 album left the future of Change in jeopardy. Petrus wisely hired recently sacked Time members Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis to write and produce what would become Change of Heart in 1984. The album did well internationally, returning the group to the charts in Europe and
644-401: The group formed in 2018. Change was initially formed in early 1979 as a studio band with a revolving stable of musicians, led by businessman and executive producer Jacques Fred Petrus , with the majority of songwriting and production carried out by Mauro Malavasi and Davide Romani. The band's dual Italian and American identity was a result of a production system in which the music, excepting
672-439: The group until 1981, when he left Change to pursue his solo career. Petrus and Malavasi signed up James 'Crab' Robinson to replace Vandross, owing to his ability to perform in a similar vocal style. Robinson shared vocals with Diva Gray for the album. Miracles was released to a similar level of success as the début, though it did not manage to produce a mainstream crossover hit such as "A Lover’s Holiday." The three singles from
700-409: The polished dance and R&B sound that the group had always emphasised, and was even less successful than This Is Your Time , though Europe remained receptive to the group. The band's final US hit "Let's Go Together" was notable as it was co-written by Petrus with returning collaborators Davide Romani and Paul Slade. Turn on Your Radio was Change's commercial low point, but had not been intended as
728-408: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Robinson&oldid=1251442850 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
756-574: The vocals, were written and recorded by Italian collaborators in studios such as Fonoprint Studios, Bologna , Italy . These backing tracks were then sent to the USA where vocals were added by American performers, before being mixed into finalised versions in major studios such as the Power Station in New York City . The band's debut album, The Glow of Love , was released on Ray Caviano's label, RFC Records (distributed by Warner Bros.) in 1980. It
784-609: Was composed by a small team of writers consisting of Romani, Malavasi, Paolo Gianolio (lead guitarist), Tanyayette Willoughby, Paul Slade, and Wayne Garfield. The first single was the million seller " A Lover's Holiday " featuring the ad lib stylings of Zachary Sanders, known then for his work on Schoolhouse Rock . The follow-up hits from the album, "Searching" and the title song, feature lead vocals by Luther Vandross who had yet to come to prominence. The three songs combined set an all-time record, spending nine weeks at #1 on Billboard ' s Club Play Singles chart , enough to make it
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