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Passion
Studio album by
Jennifer Rush
ReleasedNovember 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 November 1988.[1]

Background

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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 album had 340,000 pre-release orders in Germany, the largest ever ship-out for an album released by CBS records at the time.[2] CBS used a "concentrated retail campaign" for the album and its lead single "You're My One and Only".[3]

"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.[4]

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.

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.

Reception

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The pan-European magazine Music & Media named Passion one of its "albums of the week".[6] 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.[7]

Track listing

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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".[8] Spanish CD copies also include the original English versions as additional tracks at the end of the album.[9]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Passion
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[17] Platinum 500,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] Gold 25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Official website | Biography Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Read All About It" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 42. October 15, 1988. p. 5. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "CBS UK Travels a Two-Way Street" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 43. October 22, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Official website | Single releases". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  5. ^ OfficialCharts.com | "Till I Loved You" Chart details
  6. ^ "Weekly Programming Guide" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 43. October 22, 1988. p. 46. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Previews" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 43. October 22, 1988. p. 22. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "Jennifer Rush - Passion (Spanish LP Pressing)". discogs.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Jennifer Rush - Passion (Spanish CD Pressing)". discogs.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jennifer Rush – Passion" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 46. November 12, 1988. p. 30. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jennifer Rush – Passion" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Jennifer Rush – Passion". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jennifer Rush – Passion". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1988" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Jennifer Rush; 'Passion')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  18. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Passion')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
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