Changes (Johnny Rivers album)

Changes marked a move away from the straight ahead rock-and-roll style on Rivers' previous albums. In his review in AllMusic, Bruce Eder highlighted the production of Lou Adler "whose reputation as a recording director par excellence rested on records like this" and called it "one of the best-sounding rock albums of 1967." The album was on the charts longer than any other Johnny Rivers LP. ==Track listing==

Side one • "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:42 • "A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scott/Ric Marlow) – 3:22 • "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer) – 4:05 • "California Dreamin'" (John Phillips/Michelle Phillips) – 2:28 • "Do You Want to Dance?" (Bobby Freeman) – 2:58 • "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi/Carel Werber) – 3:19 Side two • "Poor Side of Town" (Johnny Rivers/Lou Adler) – 3:03 • "If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin) – 2:34 • "Softly as I Leave You" (Tony De Vita/Hal Shaper/Giorgio Calabrese) – 2:31 • "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Paul Webster/Johnny Mandel) – 3:30 • "Strangers in the Night" (Bert Kaempfert/Charles Singleton/Eddie Snyder) – 2:15 • "Gettin' Ready for Tomorrow" (W. Hutchison) – 2:38 ==Personnel==

• Guitar: Tommy Tedesco, Johnny Rivers • Bass: Joe Osborn • Drums: Hal Blaine • Percussion: Eddie Rubin • Keyboards: Larry Knechtel • Saxophone, Flute: Bud Shank • Vibraphone: Gary Coleman • Flugelhorn: Jules Chaikin ==Charts==