Passion (Jennifer Rush album)

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

Passion
Studio album by
Jennifer Rush
ReleasedNovember 1988
Genre
LabelCBS Records
Producer
Jennifer Rush chronology
Heart over Mind
(1987)		 Passion
(1988)		 Wings of Desire
(1989)

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. Passion, however, failed to find the same high level of success and didn't chart at all in the UK. Despite this, sales were satisfying in her most successful market, Germany, where the album reached No.3 and was certified platinum. The lead single "You're My One and Only" became a hit, but further releases "Keep All the Fires Burning Bright" and "Love Get Ready" did little to generate interest.[2]

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.[3] The record company however failed to capitalise on this by not repromoting the album.

Notable tracks on this album include "Same Heart" - a duet with Michael Bolton, although this came a year before his international breakthrough (another opportunity for repromotion), and "Remind My Heart" which is a collaboration with producer Jellybean Benitez who was then at the peak of his fame.

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Love Get Ready" (Michael Bolton, Bob Halligan Jr.) – 4:03
  2. "You're My One and Only" (Marti Sharron, Chuck Wild) – 3:41
  3. "Falling in Love" (Ernie Gold) – 3.59
  4. "When I Look in Your Eyes" (Jack Conrad, Larry Henley) – 3:20
  5. "Remind My Heart" (Diane Warren) – 4:31
  6. "Keep All the Fires Burning Bright" (Jennifer Rush, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey) – 4:53

Side Two

  1. "Same Heart" (Michael Bolton, Bob Halligan Jr.) – 4:17
  2. "My Heart is Still Young" (Jennifer Rush, Michael Roth, Geoffrey Iwamoto) – 4:00
  3. "You Don't Know What You've Got ('Til it's Gone)" (Marti Sharron, Chuck Wild) – 4:30
  4. "Rain Coming Down on Me" (Jennifer Rush, Bob Marlette, Nancy Shanks) – 4:06
  5. "Now That it's Over" (Michael Bolton, Doug James) – 4:02

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[4] Platinum 500,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[5] Gold 25,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Official website | Biography Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Official website | Single releases". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  3. OfficialCharts.com | "Till I Loved You" Chart details
  4. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Jennifer Rush; 'Passion')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  5. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Jennifer Rush; 'Passion')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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