Movin' is the second studio album by American singer Jennifer Rush.
Overview
Following the success of her debut album, Jennifer continued to work with Candy DeRouge and Gunther Mende, who had produced her first album. Out of the ten songs on the album, seven were co-written by Jennifer with DeRouge and Mende, while another song, "Live Wire", was written by co-written by Jennifer with Tony Carey. Another song included on the album is an electronic-working cover of Stevie Wonder's song "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday".
In some countries the Jennifer Rush debut album was a cross section of tracks from Jennifer Rush (1984) and Movin' , either titled Jennifer Rush (US, Canada,[1] German Democratic Republic) or Movin' (Venezuela, Singapore).
Commercial performance
Movin' was a huge success in West Germany upon its release in October 1985. The album reached the top spot of the album chart in its third week of availability.[2] It went on to stay at no. 1 for 13 consecutive weeks and was in the top 10 for a total of 29 consecutive weeks.[2]Movin' ultimately spent 65 weeks in the Top 100 of the German Album Chart.[2] Its success led to the album becoming the highest-selling album of 1986.[3] To date, Movin' has sold 1.5 million copies in Germany and is the highest-selling album of her career in this country.
Movin' was successful throughout Europe. In Switzerland, the album debuted at no. 2 in October 1985 and reach the top spot two months later.[4] It stayed at no. 1 for 2 weeks and spent 19 weeks in the top 10.[4] In Norway, Movin' became Jennifer's second no. 1 album and spent 2 weeks at the top position of the chart.[5] The album also reached no. 1 in Sweden for one week in March 1986.[6] In Austria, the album was in the top 10 for seven weeks and peaked at no. 8.[7]Movin' also reached the top 10 in Finland.
The album saw more modest success in the Netherlands where it reached no. 25 and spent 11 weeks in the top 100.[8]
Despite her debut album being Platinum-certified in the United Kingdom, Movin' struggled to find the same success, stalling at no. 32 and spending a total of 5 weeks in the top 100.[9] It was also a commercial flop in Australia, where it peaked at no. 96, despite her debut album reaching top 10 there. The lack of success was largely due to the lack of a hit single in these countries.
US success still eluded Rush and thus following the release of this album she decided to relocate to the US from Germany in order to secure a wider fanbase for her next album, Heart Over Mind.[10]
Singles
"Destiny" was the first single from the album. It reached the top 5 of the singles charts in West Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as well as the top 30 in Belgium and Netherlands.
"If You're Ever Gonna Lose My Love" was the second single, and reached the top 30 in West Germany and top 20 in Austria and Finland.
"Live Wire" received an official single release in South Africa.[11]
In addition to the official singles, some album tracks also received radio airplay:
"Ave Maria" received airplay in West Germany by early 1986.[12] It received adds in Sweden in March 1986[13] and in Poland in July 1986.[14]
"Live Wire" received adds in Greece in March 1986.[15]
Spanish LP and Cassette pressings include a Spanish re-recording of "If You're Ever Gonna Lose My Love" titled "No Me Canso De Pensar En Ti", which is placed as the first track on the album while the original English version is placed as track 11.[16]
M.D. Clinic is a pseudonym used by producers Gunther Mende and Candy de Rouge in the writing credits.
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