Overview

Originally released in Germany

Germany

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 in late 1985, just as Rush was experiencing worldwide success with "The Power of Love

The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)

"The Power of Love" is a power ballad co-written and originally recorded by Jennifer Rush. It has been covered by several artists, most notably by Laura Branigan, Air Supply, and Céline Dion, and translated into several languages, becoming a pop standard....

" from her previous album

Jennifer Rush (1984 album)

-Overview:Based In Germany, Rush teamed up with producers Candy DeRouge and Gunther Mende and released the first two singles from this album; "Into My Dreams" and "Come Give Me Your Hand" in 1983. It was in 1984 however that she found her first success with the hit "25 Lovers"...

, 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. Despite high sales for her previous album, Rush found it harder to follow up in the UK

United Kingdom

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, 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. A second single "If You're Ever Gonna Lose My Love" also sold well in Europe

Europe

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. Other notable tracks included a decidedly electronic working of the Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

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 song "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday

Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday

"Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" is a 1969 soul song written by Ron Miller and Bryan Wells, released by American Motown singer-songwriter-musician Stevie Wonder on the album My Cherie Amour. The song continued Wonder's success on the pop charts...

", and "Ave Maria" (an original track), which was released as a single much later in 1991.

US

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 success still eluded Rush and so after this album she decided to relocate from Germany in order to secure a wider fanbase for her next album

Heart Over Mind (Jennifer Rush album)

Heart Over Mind is the third album by American singer Jennifer Rush. It was released in 1987 and featured the hit "Flames of Paradise" .-Background:...

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Track listing

Side One

1. "Destiny" (C. deRouge / G. Mende / J. Rush / M.D. Clinic) (3:35)
2. "Silent Killer" (Tony Carey / J. Rush) (3:50)
3. "Live Wire" (C. deRouge / G. Mende / J. Rush / M.D. Clinic) (3:34)
4. "Automatic" (Mark Mangold / Suzanne Mangold) (3:29)
5. "If You're Ever Gonna Lose My Love" (C. deRouge / G. Mende / J. Rush / M.D. Clinic) (3:50)

Side Two

1. "Ave Maria (Survivors of a Different Kind)" (C. deRouge / G. Mende / J. Rush / M. Applegate / M.D. Clinic) (3:48)
2. "Testify with My Heart" (C. deRouge / G Mende / J. Rush) (3:18)
3. "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday
   Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday
   "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" is a 1969 soul song written by Ron Miller and Bryan Wells, released by American Motown singer-songwriter-musician Stevie Wonder on the album My Cherie Amour. The song continued Wonder's success on the pop charts...
   
   " (Ronald Miller / Bryan Wells) (3:15)
4. "The Right Time has Come Now" (C. dend Rouge / G. Mende / J. Rush) (4:01)
5. "Hero of a Fool" (C. deRouge / G. Mee / J. Rush / M. Applegate / M.D. Clinic) (3:37)

Chart performance

Release date	Single title	UK	GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	AUS Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
1985/86	"Destiny"	96	4	5
1986	"If You're Ever Gonna Lose My Love"		24	15

Release date	Album title	UK	GER	SA South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...	SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
1985/86	Movin	32	1	3	1