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.

Side one

1. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:42
2. "A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scott/Ric Marlow) – 3:22
3. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer) – 4:05
4. "California Dreamin'" (John Phillips/Michelle Phillips) – 2:28
5. "Do You Want to Dance?" (Bobby Freeman) – 2:58
6. "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi/Carel Werber) – 3:19

Side two

1. "Poor Side of Town" (Johnny Rivers/Lou Adler) – 3:03
2. "If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin) – 2:34
3. "Softly as I Leave You" (Tony De Vita/Hal Shaper/Giorgio Calabrese) – 2:31
4. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Paul Webster/Johnny Mandel) – 3:30
5. "Strangers in the Night" (Bert Kaempfert/Charles Singleton/Eddie Snyder) – 2:15
6. "Gettin' Ready for Tomorrow" (W. Hutchison) – 2:38

• 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^[4]