Passion (Jennifer Rush album)

Passion
Studio album by
Jennifer Rush
ReleasedSeptember 1988
Genre
Length45:26
LabelCBS Records
Producer
Jennifer Rush chronology
Heart over Mind
(1987) 		Passion
(1988) 		Wings of Desire
(1989)
Singles from Passion
  1. "You're My One and Only"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Keep All the Fires Burning Bright"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Love Get Ready"
    Released: 1989

Passion is the fourth studio album by American singer Jennifer Rush, released in September 1988.[1]

Background

Following on from the success of her previous album Heart over Mind, Rush continued working with much of the same team of writers and producers. She returned to working with Harold Faltermeyer as producer on four of the album's songs because she felt they understood each other well.[2] Notable tracks on this album include "Same Heart" - a duet with Michael Bolton (although this came a year before his international breakthrough), and "Remind My Heart" which is a collaboration with producer Jellybean Benitez who was then at the peak of his fame.

Sales were satisfying in her most successful market, Germany, where the album reached No.3 and was certified platinum. The album had 340,000 pre-release orders in Germany, the largest ever ship-out for an album released by CBS records at the time.[3] CBS used a "concentrated retail campaign" for the album and its lead single "You're My One and Only".[4]

The album did not enter the albums chart in the United Kingdom but single success did come a few months later in the UK, when a duet with Plácido Domingo, "Till I Loved You", became a hit in the summer of 1989.[5] The record company however failed to capitalise on this by not repromoting the album.

Singles

"You're My One and Only", "Keep All the Fires Burning Bright" and "Love Get Ready" were released as singles to promote the album.[6]

"You're My One and Only" entered several singles charts in Europe, reaching 21 in Switzerland, 27 in West Germany and 90 in the United Kingdom.

The second single "Keep All the Fires Burning Bright" began receiving radio adds in West Germany in December 1988[7] and the United Kingdom in March 1989.[8] Despite this, the song failed to enter the singles charts in both countries.

The third single "Love Get Ready" began receiving radio adds in West Germany in April 1989.[9] However, like with the previous single, this also failed to chart on the singles chart.

In addition to the three singles, the song "When I Look in Your Eyes" received a promotional release in Argentina.[10]

The songs "You Don't Know What You've Got (Until It's Gone)" and "Love Get Ready" received airplay in Greece soon after the album's release despite neither being singles at the time.[11]

Reception

The pan-European magazine Music & Media named Passion one of its "albums of the week".[12] The magazine described the album as "an energetic set of dramatic pop/rock, marked by square beats, a sentimental vibrato and a pompous setting". The "slightly African-tinged" and "surprisingly light-weight" song "When I Look in Your Eyes" was selected as the album's highlight.[13]

Track listing

Passion track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Love Get Ready"
4:03
2."You're My One and Only"
3:41
3."Falling in Love"
  • Ernie Gold
  • Michael Omartian
3:59
4."When I Look in Your Eyes"
  • Jack Conrad
  • Larry Henley
  • Tancredi
  • Wake
3:20
5."Remind My Heart"
4:30
6."Keep All the Fires Burning Bright"
  • Faltermeyer
4:53
7."Same Heart" (Duet with Michael Bolton)
  • Bolton
  • Halligan Jr.
  • Omartian
4:17
8."My Heart is Still Young"
  • Rush
  • Michael Roth
  • Geoffrey Iwamoto
  • Omartian
4:00
9."You Don't Know What You've Got ('Til it's Gone)"
  • Faltermeyer
4:30
10."Rain Coming Down on Me"
  • Rush
  • Bob Marlette
  • Nancy Shanks
  • Tancredi
  • Wake
4:06
11."Now That It's Over"
  • Bolton
  • Doug James
  • Faltermeyer
4:01
Total length:45:26


  • Spanish LP copies of the album replace "You're My One and Only" and "Keep All the Fires Burning Bright" with Spanish re-recordings of both songs titled "Vida De Mi Vida" and "Solitaria Mujer".[14] Spanish CD copies also include the original English versions as additional tracks at the end of the album.[15]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Passion
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[23] Platinum 500,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] Gold 25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Official website | Biography Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Peter Woernie (November 26, 1988). "The Power of Jennifer Rush" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 48. p. 9. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Read All About It" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 42. October 15, 1988. p. 5. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "CBS UK Travels a Two-Way Street" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 43. October 22, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  5. ^ OfficialCharts.com | "Till I Loved You" Chart details
  6. ^ "Official website | Single releases". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  7. ^ "Station Reports" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. January 1, 1989. p. 54. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "Station Reports" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 10. March 11, 1989. p. 5. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "Station Reports" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 14. April 8, 1989. p. 36. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  10. ^ When I Look in Your Eyes (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. Discos CBS. 1988. DEP 714.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "Station Reports" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 48. p. 40. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  12. ^ "Weekly Programming Guide" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 43. October 22, 1988. p. 46. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  13. ^ "Previews" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 43. October 22, 1988. p. 22. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  14. ^ "Jennifer Rush - Passion (Spanish LP Pressing)". discogs.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Jennifer Rush - Passion (Spanish CD Pressing)". discogs.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jennifer Rush – Passion" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  17. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 46. November 12, 1988. p. 30. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  18. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jennifer Rush – Passion" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  20. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Jennifer Rush – Passion". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jennifer Rush – Passion". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1988" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  23. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Jennifer Rush; 'Passion')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  24. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Passion')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2019.