Jennifer Rush is a compilation album released by American singer–songwriter Jennifer Rush in 1986. It was released in North America and other selected territories as her debut album in lieu of her first two studio albums Jennifer Rush and Movin'. The compilation reached the top 10 of the Canadian albums chart.
Background The album was released in certain countries in 1986, and served as her debut album in those territories. It contains a mixture of songs from Jennifer's first two albums Jennifer Rush and Movin' released in 1984 and 1985 respectively.
Singles "The Power of Love" was the primary single released to promote the compilation. In the United States and Canada, the 7-inch single included a short version of the song with "I See a Shadow (Not a Fantasy)" on the b-side. While the song became a number 1 hit in Canada, it only reached number 57 in the United States.
In Ecuador, the Spanish-language version "Si Tu Eres Mi Hombre Y Yo Tu Mujer" was released as a single with the English-language version on the b-side.
"Destiny" was released as the second single in Canada, with "Hero of a Fool" on the b-side.
Track listing Standard edition Track list, track lengths and credits taken from U.S. CD edition. This track list is the most common version used worldwide.
Note: The Argentinian edition replaced "Hero of a Fool" with "Si Tu Eres Mi Hombre Y Yo Tu Mujer" (5:15), the Spanish-language re-recording of "The Power of Love", originally released in March 1986. All other tracks are same as the standard release.
Venezuelan edition Venezuelan pressings remove the songs "Into My Dreams", "Nobody Move" and the English version of "The Power of Love". Four songs are added to the track list in their place, these being "Madonna's Eyes", "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday", "Ave Maria" and the Spanish-language version of "The Power of Love".
East Germany edition Amiga released their own version of the compilation in 1987 in East Germany. This edition makes substantial changes to the track list, removing the songs "Into My Dreams", "Automatic", "Nobody Move" and "The Right Time Has Come Now", and adds the songs "Never Gonna Turn Back Again", "Madonna's Eyes", "Testify with My Heart", "25 Lovers", "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" and "Come Give Me Your Hand". "The Power of Love" was also moved much earlier in the track list while "Hero of a Fool" was moved to the end.
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart performance for Jennifer Rush Chart (1986) Peakposition Canada Top Albums (RPM)Peak chart positions for compilation albums in Canada: Jennifer Rush: 9
Year-end charts + 1986 year-end chart performance for Jennifer Rush Chart (1986) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 42
Certifications
Release history Country Format Label CatalogArgentinaLPDiscos CBS120.751Cassette620.751CanadaLPEpicFE 40291CassetteFET 40291CDWEK 40291EcuadorLPCBS333-0083East GermanyLPAmiga8 56 247Cassette056 247IndiaLPEpicFE 40291South AfricaCDCDEPC 3694 SSouth KoreaLPEK 40291CassetteCPT 1077CDCPK 1077United StatesLPBFE 40291CDEK 40291CassettePET 40291VenezuelaLPEPIC 309
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