Album · The Alarm
Change by The Alarm
Change is an album by The Alarm, released in 1989. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 20 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sold Me Down The River”, on 18 lists with a best position of #7.
Change, the Alarm's fourth album, came out on I.R.S. in September 1989, with Tony Visconti producing, and it finds the band from Rhyl, Wales still reaching for the arena-sized sound they had embraced early on. Mike Peters sings and plays guitar and harmonica, Dave Sharp handles guitar, Eddie MacDonald bass, Nigel Twist drums and Mark Taylor keyboards, and the sound is big, earnest and stirring.
"Sold Me Down the River" is the one that stuck, a stomping, fist-in-the-air rabble-rouser, and "Love Don't Come Easy" brings a softer touch. It reached number 13 in Britain and number 75 in America.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Change on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sold Me Down The River | 18 | #7 | – | 1989–2014 | |
| 2 | Love Don't Come Easy | 2 | #958 | – | 2002–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.