Heart over Mind (Jennifer Rush song)

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"Heart over Mind"
Single by Jennifer Rush
from the album Heart over Mind
B-side
  • "Heart Wars"
  • "Love of a Stranger"
ReleasedSeptember 1987
Length4:10
Label CBS
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jennifer Rush singles chronology
"Flames of Paradise"
(1987)		"Heart over Mind"
(1987)		"Another Way"
(1988)
Music video
"Heart over Mind" on YouTube

"Heart over Mind" is a 1987 song recorded by American singer Jennifer Rush for her album of the same name. It was released as the third and final single from the album and achieved top 30 chart positions in Austria, West Germany and Switzerland.

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Background

"Heart over Mind" was written by Taylor Rhodes and Tom Deluca, and produced by Harold Faltermeyer, who also produced the songs "Search the Sky" and "Love of a Stranger" from the same album.[ citation needed ]

The song was released as the third single from the album in September 1987 in West Germany and Switzerland and in November 1987 in Austria. It was the album's second single in the United States following "Flames of Paradise". It was not released in the United Kingdom due to the poor performance of the first two singles in the country.[ citation needed ]

"Heart over Mind" was re-recorded by Jennifer Rush with the Hungarian National Philharmonic for her 1998 album Classics .[ citation needed ]

Track listings

  1. "Heart over Mind" (Single Mix) [a] – 4:09
  2. "Heart Wars" – 3:17
  1. "Heart over Mind" (Extended Mix) [b] – 6:26
  2. "Heart Wars" – 3:17
  3. "Heart over Mind" (Single Mix) [a] – 4:09
  1. "Heart over Mind" (Single Mix) [a] – 4:09
  2. "Love of a Stranger" – 4:02
  1. "Heart over Mind" (Extended Mix) [b] – 6:26
  2. "Heart over Mind" (Single Mix) [a] – 4:09
  3. "Love of a Stranger" – 4:02

Notes

Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [6] 24
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 29
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 42
US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [9] 33
West Germany (GfK) [10] 25

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References

  1. ↑ Heart over Mind (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1987. 651102 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ Heart over Mind (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1987. 651102 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Heart over Mind (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1987. 34-07372.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Heart over Mind (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1987. 49-06948.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Heart over Mind (liner notes). Jennifer Rush. CBS. 1987. 12EXP 06948.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ "Jennifer Rush – Heart over Mind" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Jennifer Rush – Heart over Mind". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Jennifer Rush Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Jennifer Rush Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jennifer Rush – Heart over Mind" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
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