Jennifer Rush (1984 album)

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".[http://www.jennifer-rush.com/biography/bio.html Jennifer Rush.com | Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930172840/http://www.jennifer-rush.com/biography/bio.html |date=2011-09-30 }} This was followed by "Ring of Ice" and then with the song she would become famous the world over for—"The Power of Love". 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.{{cite web|title=Jennifer Rush - Full Official Chart History|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22649/jennifer-rush/|website=Official Charts Company|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=19 January 2016}} It was at the time the best-selling single ever by a female artist and is still one of the best-selling singles ever.[http://www.everyhit.co.uk/bestsellingsingles.html 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.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/1986-04-12/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, although it reached No. 5 in France and No. 12 in South Africa.

Having been released in Germany in 1984, the album was repackaged and released internationally in late 1985.

In some countries, the Jennifer Rush album was a cross section of tracks from this release and Movin' (1985), either titled Jennifer Rush (Canada,{{discogs master|75253|Canadian debut album}} German Democratic Republic) or Movin' (Venezuela).

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.[http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jennifer+Rush&titel=Jennifer+Rush&cat=a 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.{{Cite magazine |date=March 11, 1985 |title=Germany... Supplier of a continuous flow of international hits |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1985/M&M-1985-03-11.pdf |access-date=2024-12-12 |magazine=Eurotipsheet |page=6 |volume=2 |issue=10}} It went on to achieve a double platinum certification in the country.

The European magazine Music & Media praised Jennifer'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.{{cite magazine|magazine=Europtipsheet|title=Turnable Tips|page=10|volume=1|number=35|date=November 26, 1984|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1984/M&M-1984-11-26.pdf}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Jennifer Rush track listing

| total_length =

| title1 = Madonna's Eyes

| lyrics1 = Mary Susan Applegate

| music1 = {{hlist|Candy de Rouge|Gunther Mende}}

| length1 = 3:30

| title2 = 25 Lovers

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Jennifer Rush|Rouge|Mende}}

| music2 = {{hlist|Rouge|Mende}}

| length2 = 3:37

| title3 = Come Give Me Your Hand

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Rush|Rouge|Mende}}

| music3 = {{hlist|Rouge|Mende}}

| length3 = 3:49

| title4 = Nobody Move

| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Patrick Henderson|Richard Feldmann|Marcy Levy}}

| music4 = {{hlist|Henderson|Feldmann|Levy}}

| length4 = 3:32

| title5 = Never Gonna Turn Back Again

| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Rush}}

| music5 = {{hlist|Rouge|Mende}}

| length5 = 3:28

| title6 = Ring of Ice

| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Rush|Rouge|Mende}}

| music6 = {{hlist|Rouge|Mende}}

| length6 = 3:50

| title7 = Into My Dreams

| lyrics7 = {{hlist|Rush|Rouge|Mende}}

| music7 = {{hlist|Rouge|Mende}}

| length7 = 4:00

| title8 = I See a Shadow (Not a Fantasy)

| lyrics8 = {{hlist|Rush}}

| music8 = {{hlist|Rouge|Mende}}

| length8 = 4:20

| title9 = Surrender

| lyrics9 = {{hlist|Rush}}

| music9 = {{hlist|Erich Klapperton}}

| length9 = 3:15

| title10 = The Power of Love

| lyrics10 = {{hlist|Rush|Applegate}}

| music10 = {{hlist|Rouge|Mende}}

| length10 = 6:00

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = 1986 Spanish reissue{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jennifer-Rush-Jennifer-Rush/release/1747280|title=Jennifer Rush - Jennifer Rush 1986 Spain LP Pressing|year=1986 |publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=20 May 2021}}

| title1 = Si Tu Eres Mi Hombre Y Yo Tu Mujer

| note1 = The Power of Love

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Luis Gómez Escolar (Spanish Lyrics)|Jennifer Rush|Mary Susan Applegate}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Candy de Rouge|Gunther Mende}}

| length1 = 5:15

| title2 = Madonna's Eyes

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Applegate}}

| music2 = {{hlist|Rouge|Mende}}

| length2 = 3:30

| title3 = 25 Lovers

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Jennifer Rush|Rouge|Mende}}

| music3 = {{hlist|Rouge|Mende}}

| length3 = 3:37

| title4 = Nobody Move

| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Patrick Henderson|Richard Feldmann|Marcy Levy}}

| music4 = {{hlist|Henderson|Feldmann|Levy}}

| length4 = 3:32

| title5 = Never Gonna Turn Back Again

| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Rush}}

| music5 = {{hlist|Rouge|Mende}}

| length5 = 3:28

| title6 = Surrender

| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Rush}}

| music6 = {{hlist|Erich Klapperton}}

| length6 = 3:15

| title7 = Ring of Ice

| lyrics7 = {{hlist|Rush|Rouge|Mende}}

| music7 = {{hlist|Rouge|Mende}}

| length7 = 3:50

| title8 = Into My Dreams

| lyrics8 = {{hlist|Rush|Rouge|Mende}}

| music8 = {{hlist|Rouge|Mende}}

| length8 = 3:50

| title9 = I See a Shadow (Not a Fantasy)

| lyrics9 = {{hlist|Rush}}

| music9 = {{hlist|Rouge|Mende}}

| length9 = 4:20

| title10 = Come Give Me Your Hand

| lyrics10 = {{hlist|Rush|Rouge|Mende}}

| music10 = {{hlist|Rouge|Mende}}

| length10 = 3:49

| title11 = The Power of Love

| lyrics11 = {{hlist|Rush|Applegate}}

| music11 = {{hlist|Rouge|Mende}}

| length11 = 6:00

}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|award=Gold|relyear=1984|certyear=1986|certref={{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1986/1986-05-31-Billboard-Page-0081.pdf|title=Jennifer Rush, a new superstar captivates the world!|magazine=Billboard|date=May 31, 1986|page=81}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Austria|award=Gold|relyear=1984|certyear=1986|certref=}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Jennifer Rush|title=Jennifer Rush|award=Platinum|certyear=1986|relyear=1986|date=July 21, 1986|access-date=October 31, 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Germany|artist=Jennifer Rush|title=Jennifer Rush|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1989|relyear=1985|access-date=October 31, 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=New Zealand|artist=Jennifer Rush|title=Jennifer Rush|award=Platinum|id=1986-01-17|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=1985}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=album|artist=Jennfier Rush|title=Jennifer Rush|award=Platinum|salesamount=100,000|salesref=|relyear=1985|certyear=1986|certref={{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/86/M&M-1986-12-27-OCR-Page-0017.pdf|title=European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986|magazine=Music & Media|volume=3|issue=51/52|date=December 27, 1986|page=34|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Sweden|award=Platinum|relyear=1984|certyear=1986|certref=}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|artist=Jennifer Rush|title=Jennifer Rush|award=Platinum|certref={{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/87/M&M-1987-12-26-OCR-Page-0025.pdf|title=Gold & Platinum Awards 1987|magazine=Music & Media|volume=4|issue=51/52|date=December 26, 1987|page=46|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History}}|relyear=1985}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Jennifer Rush|title=Jennifer Rush|award=Platinum|certyear=1985|relyear=1985|id=3486-2842-2|date=December 10, 1985|access-date=May 13, 2021}}

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