Movin' (Jennifer Rush album)

Movin' is the second studio album by American singer Jennifer Rush.

Movin'
Studio album by
Jennifer Rush
ReleasedOctober 7, 1985
GenrePop, synthpop, pop rock
LabelCBS Records
ProducerCandy DeRouge, Gunther Mende
Jennifer Rush chronology
Jennifer Rush
(1984)		 Movin'
(1985)		 Heart Over Mind
(1987)
Alternative cover
UK edition of the album, released in 1986
Singles from Movin'
  1. "Destiny"
    Released: September 1985
  2. "If You're Ever Gonna Lose My Love"
    Released: March 1986

Overview

Originally released in Germany in late 1985, just as Rush was experiencing worldwide success with "The Power of Love" from her self-titled previous album, Movin' became an instant hit there. The album reached No.1 for 14 weeks and went on to be the biggest selling album of 1986.[1] Despite high sales for her previous album, Rush found it harder to follow up in the UK, where the album (released in 1986) only managed to reach No.32, mainly due to the lack of a hit single. The international first release was "Destiny", which charted highly in many countries, but only scraped the bottom of the top 100 in the UK.[2] A second single "If You're Ever Gonna Lose My Love" also sold well in Europe. Other notable tracks include a decidedly electronic working of the Stevie Wonder song "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday", and "Ave Maria" (an original track), which was released as a single much later in 1991.

US success still eluded Rush and so 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.[1]

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,[3] German Democratic Republic) or Movin' (Venezuela, Singapore).

Track listing
Movin' track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Destiny"
  • Candy de Rouge
  • Gunther Mende
3:35
2."Live Wire"
  • Rush
  • Tony Carey
  • Carey
3:50
3."Silent Killer"
  • Rush
  • Clinic
  • Rouge
  • Mende
3:34
4."Automatic"
  • Mark Mangold
  • Suzanne Mangold
  • Mark Mangold
  • Suzanne Mangold
3:29
5."If You're Ever Gonna Lose My Love"
  • Rush
  • Clinic
  • Rouge
  • Mende
3:50
6."Ave Maria (Survivors of a Different Kind)"
  • Rush
  • Mary Susan Applegate
  • Clinic
  • Rouge
  • Mende
3:48
7."Testify with My Heart"
  • Rush
  • Rouge
  • Mende
3:18
8."Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" (Stevie Wonder cover)
  • Ronald Miller
  • Bryan Wells
  • Ronald Miller
  • Bryan Wells
3:15
9."The Right Time Has Come Now"
  • Rush
  • Rouge
  • Mende
4:01
10."Hero of a Fool"
  • Rush
  • Applegate
  • M.D. Clinic
  • Rouge
  • Mende
3:37


  • 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.[4]
  • M.D. Clinic is a pseudonym used by producers Gunther Mende and Candy de Rouge in the writing credits.

Charts

Certifications
Certifications for Movin'
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[20] 3× Platinum 1,500,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21] Platinum 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Country Date
Germany October 1985
Austria November 1985
Switzerland
Sweden January 1986
Netherlands February 1986
Norway
United Kingdom April 1986
Spain 1986

References
  1. Official website | Biography Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Jennifer Rush - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. Canadian debut album at Discogs (list of releases)
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  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 262. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "Austriancharts.at – Jennifer Rush – Movin'" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
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  8. "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 19. May 17, 1986. p. 17. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  9. 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.
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  11. "Norwegiancharts.com – Jennifer Rush – Movin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  12. "Swedishcharts.com – Jennifer Rush – Movin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – Jennifer Rush – Movin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  15. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1985" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  16. "Jahreshitparade Alben 1986". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  17. "European Hot 100 Albums – Hot 100 of the Year 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. December 27, 1986. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  18. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  19. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  20. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Jennifer Rush; 'Movin')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  21. "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. December 26, 1987. p. 46. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
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