Jennifer Rush is the debut studio album by American pop singer Jennifer Rush, released on March 2, 1984, by CBS Records International. The album was commercially successful across Europe, reaching the top 10 in many countries, including Germany, where it spent 97 weeks on the chart. It features the song "The Power of Love", which reached number one in several countries around the world.
The album sold three million copies worldwide by late 1988.
Overview Based in Germany, Rush teamed up with producers Candy DeRouge and Gunther Mende and released the first two singles from this album; "Into My Dreams" and "Come Give Me Your Hand" in 1983. It was in 1984 that she found her first success with the song "25 Lovers".Jennifer Rush.com | Biography This was followed by "Ring of Ice" and then with "The Power of Love", which remains her biggest hit worldwide. In 1985, the song became a massive success and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for five weeks, selling over a million copies. It was at the time the best-selling single ever by a female artist and is still one of the best-selling singles ever.Everyhit.co.uk | "The Power of Love" sales information Success in her native United States proved elusive, as the single peaked at No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100.Billboard.com | US Chart details "Ring of Ice" was chosen as the follow-up single in the UK, where it charted within the top 20. Further hits proved harder to come by, as another UK release, "Madonna's Eyes" failed to reach the top 75.
Having been released in Germany in 1984, the album was repackaged and released internationally in late 1985. It was originally planned for release in the United Kingdom on 15 July 1985. However, it was first re-scheduled to 27 August before again being pushed back to 2 September. It was finally released in the United Kingdom on LP and Cassette in the week of 4 November 1985. The CD release followed on 23 December.
In some countries, the Jennifer Rush album was a cross section of tracks from this release and Movin' (1985), either titled Jennifer Rush (Canada, German Democratic Republic) or Movin (Venezuela).
Commercial performance The album became a big seller, peaking at No. 7 in the UK and No. 2 in Germany, spending 97 weeks on the German chart.Swedish Charts - European Chart placings In other European countries, the album also charted well, topping the charts in Norway and reaching the top five in Sweden, Switzerland, and Austria.
The album reached Gold certification status in West Germany by March 1985. It went on to achieve a double platinum certification in the country.
Critical reception The pan-European magazine Music & Media praised Rush's "definite strong and rough" voice on the album, and noted the album itself had material that varied from "mainstream US rock to mid tempo AOR material", singling out "Madonna's Eyes", "Ring of Ice" and "Nobody Move" as the best tracks.
Track listing Standard release Two versions of the album were released worldwide. The original version was first released in West Germany in 1984. An "International edition" was released in most countries outside of West Germany beginning in 1985, which contained remixed versions of the songs "Madonna's Eyes" (3:45), "25 Lovers", "Ring of Ice" and "The Power of Love" (5:45).Notes:' Some cassette pressings swap the track positions of "Never Gonna Turn Back Again" and "The Power of Love".
1986 Spanish re-issue Following the success of "Si Tu Eres Mi Hombre Y Yo Tu Mujer", the album was re-released in Spain with the song added at the beginning of the track list. The track list was also rearranged on this reissue.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Jennifer Rush Chart (1985–1986) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 10 European Albums (Eurotipsheet) 8 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 6 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 1
Year-end charts + 1985 year-end chart performance for Jennifer Rush Chart (1985) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 6 Norwegian Fall Period Albums (VG-lista) 5 UK Albums (Gallup) 55 + 1986 year-end chart performance for Jennifer Rush Chart (1986) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 12 European Albums (Music & Media) 19 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 15 UK Albums (Gallup) 92
Certifications
Release history Country Date Format Label Cat. No. Ref. West Germany October 1984 CBS Switzerland Austria December 1984 Germany 1985 CD CBSCD 26177 Sweden August 1985 United Kingdom 4 November 1985 23 December 1985 CD CBSCD 26488 Netherlands November 1985 Australia and New Zealand Japan 21 December 1985 Epic International 21 April 1986 CD 32•8P-122 Spain (Reissue) 1986 CBS Germany 16 April 2021 LP (Clear Vinyl) Sony Music 0190759703618
References
External links