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Exposé "Seasons Change (Single & Video)"

"Seasons Change" is a pop–R&B song written and produced by Lewis Martineé for the American girl group Exposé's debut album, Exposure (1987). It was the group's fifth single released. The song's lyrics describe relationships fading away due to the changes brought about by time (on both people and events). It is the group's biggest hit to date. Angie Vollaro of fellow Lewis A. Martineé group Sequal lent background vocals to this song; Steve Grove on saxophone. Expose was an 80's rarity as one of the only female vocal groups to hit #1. (Bananarama being the other group) The music video features the group reminiscing in a beach house they are closing down for the summer.

Released at the end of 1987 as the album's fifth single, the ballad remains the group's biggest hit to date, as it went to number one on the Adult Contemporary chart and topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for one week on February 20, 1988. The single reached number 97 in the United Kingdom.

Exposé "Point Of No Return (Single & Video)"

"Point of No Return" is a single by the American pop group Exposé. Written and produced by Lewis Martineé, the single was originally released in 1984 on the Pantera label with Alejandra Lorenzo (Alé) as the lead singer. The single was re-recorded in 1987 with Jeanette Jurado as the lead vocalist and included on the group's debut album, Exposure (1987), when it was finally released on compact disc in 1989.

"It's just a little song about loving somebody to the point of no return," said songwriter Lewis Martineé when asked if there was a deeper meaning to the song. "I just liked the title 'Point Of No Return,' so I decided to write a song around that. Then I started coming up with the beats and the synthesizer lines and then both melody and words. I wrote that song so fast it was crazy, like, literally 15 minutes. But then I didn't like the bridge and I changed it. I'm glad I did because the bridge actually came out really good at the end."

The original vocal mix of the song, featuring Lorenzo, reached the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in spring 1985. The re-recorded vocal version with Jurado reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in July 1987.

The music video for "Point of No Return" features Exposé performing in front of an energetic audience. As of December 2022, it has been well-received on YouTube, with the release featuring over fourteen million views.

Track listings:

United States 12" single – 1984 edition

"Point of No Return" 6:55
"Dub of No Return" 8:00

United States 12" single – 1985 edition

"Point of No Return" 6:08
"Dub of No Return" 6:40

United States 7" single – 1987 edition

"Point of No Return" 3:26
"Extra Extra" 3:44

United States 12" single – 1987 edition

"Point of No Return" (Extended Mix) 9:38
"Point of No Return" (Crossover Mix) 5:45
"Dub of No Return" (Strikes Again) 6:30

Exposé "Let Me Be The One (Single & Video)"

Let Me Be the One is a single by Exposé, released on May 15, 1987. It was written and produced by Lewis Martineé and appears on their debut album, Exposure. The lead vocals on the song were performed by Gioia Bruno.

Released as a single in August 1987, "Let Me Be the One" became the group's third consecutive top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October of that year, when it peaked at No. 7. The song also reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. In the United Kingdom, the song reached No. 76 on the British pop chart.

Track listing:

7" single