Credo (Jennifer Rush album)

Credo
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 24, 1997
Length50:11
LabelEMI
Producer
Jennifer Rush chronology
Out of My Hands
(1995)
Credo
(1997)
Classics
(1998)
Singles from Credo
  1. "Credo"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Sweet Thing"
    Released: 1997

Credo is the eighth studio album by American singer Jennifer Rush. It was released by EMI Records on March 24, 1997. Rush worked with gospel and African choirs on the album who backed her on three of the tracks.[1] Chiefly produced by Nick Patrick (record producer), eight of the eleven songs on Credo are cover versions, with two original songs co-written by Rush. Notable songs featured on the album are renditions of Cheap Trick's "The Flame" (1988) and "The Places You Find Love," originally recorded by Barbra Streisand in 1988 and then by Quincy Jones for his 1989 Back on the Block album, as well as a cover of John Farnham's 1987 Australian hit "A Touch of Paradise."

The album did enter the charts in her most loyal market, Germany, where it reached number 26 on the German Albums Chart.[2] This was followed by "Sweet Thing," one of the few uptempo songs on the album, while "Piano in the Dark," a cover of the Brenda Russell song, was released as a promo-only single after this.[3] Like her previous two albums, Credo went unreleased in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Track listing

Credo track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Credo"Nick Patrick4:37
2."The Flame"
Patrick5:44
3."Now That I Found You"
  • Barry Eastmond
  • Jennifer Rush
Patrick4:51
4."Sweet Thing"
Patrick4:28
5."Healing Power"
  • Charles Judge
  • Dan Hill
Patrick4:33
6."Piano in the Dark"Patrick4:42
7."Deeper Within"
Patrick4:02
8."More Than Words"
  • Eastmond
  • Rush
Eastmond3:57
9."A Touch of Paradise"Patrick4:13
10."The Places You Find Love"Patrick5:25
11."All in Love Is Fair"Stevie WonderPatrick3:34
Credo – Spanish Edition bonus tracks[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Credo" (Versión En Castellano)
  • Musker
  • Darbyshire
4:09
13."Ya Que Te Tengo A Ti" (Now That I Found You)
  • Richmond
  • Rush
4:51

Personnel

Credits taken from album CD booklet.[5]

  • Jennifer Rush – Vocals, Background Vocals (1–2, 4, 6–9)
  • Barry J. Eastmond – Keyboards (8), Drum Programming (8)
  • Bobbie Stern – Saxophone (4, 9)
  • Frank Musker – Background Vocals (1)
  • Gordon Chambers – Background Vocals (8)
  • Grant Mitchell – Keyboards 6 Programming (4)
  • Jackie Rawe – Background Vocals (4, 6–7, 9)
  • Juliette Roberts – Background Vocals (4)
  • Ira A. Siegel – Guitars (8)
  • Kym Mazelle – Background Vocals (4)
  • Luis Jardin – Bass (3, 5, 9, 11)
  • Margo Buchannan – Background Vocals (4, 6–7, 9)
  • Monica Reed Price – Background Vocals (4)
  • Ola Ohablue – Background Vocals (6–7, 9)
  • Phil Palmer – Acoustic Guitars (1), Guitars (2)
  • Richard Darbyshire – Background Vocals (1–2)
  • Robbie Macktintosh – Guitars (3, 6–7, 9), Acoustic Guitars (5)
  • Shawn Pelton – Drums (3, 11)
  • Steve Pigott – Keyboards (1–2), Drum Programming (1–2)
  • Steve Sidelnyk – Drum Programming (5–6, 9–10), Percussion Programming (10)
  • Wix – Keyboards (3, 5–7, 9–11)
  • Treehouse Choir (Background Vocals on Tracks 1, 5 and 10):
    • Sipho Mbele
    • Faith Kekana
    • Victor Nxumalo
    • Deborah Fraser
    • Morris Mbongwa
    • Stella Khumalo
    • Bonginkosi Khulu
    • Mandisa Dlanga

Charts

Chart performance for Credo
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 26

References

  1. ^ "Jennifer Rush". Jennifer Rush. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  2. ^ "Worldwide Jennifer Rush Discography". Home.arcor.de. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  3. ^ "Jennifer Rush". Jennifer Rush. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  4. ^ "Jennifer Rush - Credo (Spanish CD Edition)". discogs.com. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. ^ Credo (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. EMI. 1997. 7243 7 56242 2 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jennifer Rush – Credo" (in German). Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jennifer Rush – Credo" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 13, 2021.