Classics is the ninth studio album by American singer Jennifer Rush. Having been classically trained as a singer years earlier, Rush went back to her roots in Classics and recorded a selection of her past hits with the Hungarian Philharmonic Orchestra. These were vast reworkings of the songs, many of which had been originally uptempo pop tunes and were now slow and dramatic works, such as "Ring of Ice" and "I Come Undone". As well as these, four new songs were included on the collection, including the lead single, "The End of a Journey".
The album was released in several European countries, reaching number 34 on the German Albums Chart. The re-recorded version of "Ring of Ice" was released a year later as a promo-only single to coincide with her Classics tour. Rush undertook a tour with the Orchestra based on this album in 1999, which proved popular and appeared on several television shows, including on one occasion, in a duet with José Carreras. Classics remained Rush's last album for more than a decade, as she spent the next few years away from the business apart from occasional recordings on various soundtrack albums.
Track listing All tracks produced by Leslie Mándoki.
Notes The Hungarian Edition includes a bonus track "Az Utazás Végén", a Hungarian version of "The End of a Journey". The Spanish Edition includes a Spanish version of "The Power of Love" titled "Si Tu Eres Mi Hombre", which is placed as the opening track on the album while the English version is placed as the final track (Track 13).
Classics in Concert Jennifer Rush toured in 1999 with the Hungarian National Philharmonic. Tour dates listed below: Date City Country Venue 10 April 1999 NordhausenGermany Wiedigsburghalle 11 April 1999 Heilbronn Harmonie 12 April 1999 Stuttgart Liederhalle 14 April 1999 Munich Circus Krone 15 April 1999 Mannheim Mozarshaal 16 April 1999 Grefrath Eissporthalle 17 April 1999 Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle 18 April 1999 Gera 20 April 1999 Lübeck Musik- und Kongresshalle 21 April 1999 Magdeburg 22 April 1999 Cottbus Stadthalle Cottbus 23 April 1999 Braunschweig 24 April 1999 Hamburg Musikhalle 26 April 1999 Nuremberg Meistersingerhalle 27 April 1999 Saarbrücken Saarlandhalle 28 April 1999 Chemnitz Stadthalle Chemnitz 29 April 1999 Berlin Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin 30 April 1999 Leuna 1 May 1999 Dresden Kulturpalast
Charts + Chart performance for Classics Chart (1998) Peakposition
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