Wings of Desire (album)
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| Released | 27 November 1989 | |||
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| Length | 40:47 44:07 (CD) | |||
| Label | CBS Records | |||
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Wings of Desire is the fifth studio album by American singer Jennifer Rush, released in November 1989.
Background
After working mainly with American writers and producers for her last two albums, Rush decided to bring her music back to Europe and collaborated with producers Christopher Neil, Phil Ramone and others, including a song ("Angel") co-written by ABBA affiliate Tomas Ledin.
Commercial performance
Wings of Desire failed to sell as well as Rush's earlier albums, although it did make the top 20 in Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. In her biggest market, Germany, the album remained in the chart for 20 weeks.[1] In the UK the album was released in April 1990 with the lead single "Higher Ground". It failed to chart highly in the UK despite her scoring a hit with "Till I Loved You" the previous year.[2]
Title track "Wings of Desire" was released as a second single in 1990.[3]
Track listing
Side One
- "Wings of Desire" (Amy Sky, Bruce Gaitsch) – 4:03
- "Pleasure" (Jackie Rawe, Peter Adams) – 4:10
- "Midnight Mirage" (Bob Halligan, Alfie Zappacosta, Graham Shaw) – 4:15
- "Angel" (Tomas Ledin, Phil Ramone, Jennifer Rush) – 4:39
- "Higher Ground" (Ken Cummings, Mark Blatt) – 4:20
Side Two
- "Love is a Wild Thing" (Pamela Phillips Oland, Alides Hidding) – 4:47
- "For All That" (Jennifer Rush, Irmgard Klarmann, Felix Weber) – 4:13
- "Love is the Language (of the Heart)" (Jennifer Rush, David Palmer) – 4:28
- "Cry" (Duncan Pain) – 3.44
- "Walk Away" (Ellen Schwartz, Susan Pomerantz, Rodger Bruno, Lynn Feiner) – 3:48
- The CD version also features the bonus track, "Where Can You Run" (Michael Bolton) – 3:20
Charts
| Chart (1989/90) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 12 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] | 18 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] | 13 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Germany (BVMI)[7] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[8] | Gold | 25,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Wings of Desire - album chart information
- ^ "Jennifer Rush - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Discogs - "Wings of Desire" single, 1990
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Jennifer Rush – Wings of Desire". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Jennifer Rush – Wings of Desire". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Jennifer Rush; 'Desire')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Desire')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
External links
- Wings Of Desire at Discogs (list of releases)