Rush (soundtrack)

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Rush
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Soundtrack album by
Released14 January 1992
Genre Blues, Pop rock, soft rock
Length41:40
Label Duck / Reprise
Producer Russ Titelman
Eric Clapton chronology
24 Nights
(1991)
Rush
(1992)
Unplugged
(1992)
Singles from Rush (soundtrack)
  1. "Tears in Heaven"
    Released: January 8, 1992

Rush is the soundtrack album for the 1991 film of the same name. Written and performed by Eric Clapton, the soundtrack album includes the song "Tears in Heaven," which won three Grammy awards in 1993. [1]

Contents

In a review of the album, AllMusic Guide wrote: "This album has far more impact than you might expect from the score to a movie — there's a sense of the music here working something out in Clapton's heart, a sense given a lot of power thanks to the intense, heart-rending passion invoked by some of the turns taken here. At its best, Clapton's music can speak of the pain he feels — and Clapton has rarely been better than he is here." [2]

Track listing

All songs written by Eric Clapton, except where noted:

  1. "New Recruit" – 1:30
  2. "Tracks and Lines" – 3:00
  3. "Realization" – 2:41
  4. "Kristen and Jim" – 3:38
  5. "Preludin Fugue" – 3:19
  6. "Cold Turkey" – 2:21
  7. "Will Gaines" – 3:46
  8. "Help Me Up" (Clapton, Will Jennings) – 5:50
  9. "Don't Know Which Way to Go" (Willie Dixon, Al Perkins) – 10:46
  10. "Tears in Heaven" (Clapton, Jennings) – 4:30

Personnel

Musicians – Score

Musicians – Songs

"Help Me Up"

"Don't Know Which Way to Go"

"Tears in Heaven"

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [3] 51
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [4] 19
US Billboard 200 [5] 24

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