Classics (Jennifer Rush album)

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Classics
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Studio album by
Released6 November 1998 [1]
Label Virgin
Producer Leslie Mándoki
Jennifer Rush chronology
Credo
(1997)
Classics
(1998)
Stronghold - The Collector's Hit Box
(2007)
Singles from Classics
  1. "The End of a Journey"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Ring of Ice"
    Released: 1999

Classics is the ninth studio album by American singer Jennifer Rush. [2] Having been classically trained as a singer years earlier, Rush went back to her roots in Classics and recorded a selection of her past hits with the Hungarian Philharmonic Orchestra. [3] These were vast reworkings of the songs, many of which had been originally uptempo pop tunes and were now slow and dramatic works, such as "Ring of Ice" and "I Come Undone". As well as these, four new songs were included on the collection, including the lead single, "The End of a Journey". [4]

Contents

The album was released in several European countries, reaching number 34 on the German Albums Chart. [4] The re-recorded version of "Ring of Ice" was released a year later as a promo-only single to coincide with her Classics tour. [5] Rush undertook a tour with the Orchestra based on this album in 1999, which proved popular and appeared on several television shows, including on one occasion, in a duet with José Carreras. [3] Classics remained Rush's last album for more than a decade, as she spent the next few years away from the business apart from occasional recordings on various soundtrack albums. [4] [6] [7]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Leslie Mándoki.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The End of a Journey"
  • Jennifer Rush
  • Laszlo Bencker
  • Mándoki
3:27
2."The Power of Love"6:07
3."Ring of Ice"
  • Rush
  • Mende
  • DeRouge
3:50
4."Destiny"
  • Rush
  • Mende
  • DeRouge
  • M.D. Clinic
4:45
5."I Come Undone"
3:59
6."All I Want Is You"
3:56
7."The Last Day of Summer"
  • Rush
  • Bencker
  • Mándoki
4:11
8."25 Lovers"
  • Rush
  • DeRouge
  • Mende
3:58
9."Heart over Mind"
4:29
10."You'll Never Catch Me Dreaming"4:20
11."Ave Maria"
  • Rush
  • DeRouge
  • Mende
  • Clinic
  • Applegate
5:09
12."Hero of a Fool"
  • Rush
  • DeRouge
  • Mende
4:08

Notes

Classics in Concert

Jennifer Rush toured in 1999 with the Hungarian National Philharmonic. Tour dates listed below: [10]

DateCityCountryVenue
10 April 1999 Nordhausen Germany Wiedigsburghalle
11 April 1999 Heilbronn Harmonie
12 April 1999 Stuttgart Liederhalle
14 April 1999 Munich Circus Krone
15 April 1999 Mannheim Mozarshaal
16 April 1999 Grefrath Eissporthalle
17 April 1999 Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle
18 April 1999 Gera Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Gera  [ de ]
20 April 1999 Lübeck Musik- und Kongresshalle
21 April 1999 Magdeburg Stadthalle Magdeburg  [ de ]
22 April 1999 Cottbus Stadthalle Cottbus
23 April 1999 Braunschweig Stadthalle Braunschweig  [ de ]
24 April 1999 Hamburg Musikhalle
26 April 1999 Nuremberg Meistersingerhalle
27 April 1999 Saarbrücken Saarlandhalle
28 April 1999 Chemnitz Stadthalle Chemnitz
29 April 1999 Berlin Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin
30 April 1999 Leuna Infraleuna  [ de ]
1 May 1999 Dresden Kulturpalast

Charts

Chart performance for Classics
Chart (1998)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 34

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