1989 Jennifer Rush – Wings Of Desire
Wings of Desire is the fifth studio album released by American singer Jennifer Rush.
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”) written by Abba affiliate Tomas Ledin. Released in late 1989, this album failed to sell as well as earlier albums, although it did make the top 15 in Germany and Switzerland. 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.
Title track “Wings of Desire” was released as a second single
Tracks
1 Wings Of Desire (Amy Sky; Bruce Gaitsch) 03:59
2 Pleasure (Jackie Rawe; Peter Adams) 04:03
3 Midnight Mirage (Bob Halligan; Alfie Zappacosta; Graham Shaw) 04:11
4 Angel (Jennifer Rush; Tomas Ledin; Phil Ramone) 04:36
5 Higher Ground (Ken Cummings; Mark Blatt) 04:18
6 Love Is A Wild Thing (Pamela Phillips Oland; Alides Hidding) 04:41
7 For All That (Jennifer Rush; Irmgard Klarmann; Weber Klarmann; Felix Weber) 04:12
8 Love Is The Language (Of The Heart) (Jennifer Rush; David Palmer) 04:29
9 Cry (Duncan Pain) 03:39
10 Walk Away (Rodger Bruno; Ellen Schwartz; Lynn Feiner; Susan Pomerantz) 03:46
11 Where Can You Run (Michael Bolton) 03:17
Biography
Musicians
1 Wings Of Desire
Bass | Adrian Lee |
Drums | Adrian Lee |
Guitar | Adrian Lee |
Keyboards | Adrian Lee |
Background Vocals | Alan Carvell |
Background Vocals | Christopher Neil |
Vocals | Jennifer Rush |
2 Pleasure
Bass | Peter Adams |
Drums | Peter van Hooke |
Keyboards | Peter Adams |
Background Vocals | Linda Taylor |
Vocals | Jennifer Rush |
3 Midnight Mirage
Drums | Eric Rehl |
Guitar | Carlos Alomar |
Keyboards | Eric Rehl |
Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
Vocals | Jennifer Rush |
4 Angel
Drums | David LeBolt |
Guitar | Carlos Alomar |
Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
Background Vocals | Doriane Elliot |
Background Vocals | Karen Kamon |
Background Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
Background Vocals | Robin Clark |
Background Vocals | Stevie Blue |
Vocals | Jennifer Rush |
5 Higher Ground
Bass | Robbie Buchanan |
Drums | Robbie Buchanan |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Background Vocals | Dawn Feusi |
Background Vocals | Lise Miller |
Background Vocals | Mark Hudson |
Vocals | Jennifer Rush |
6 Love Is A Wild Thing
Drums | Eric Rehl |
Guitar | Carlos Alomar |
Keyboards | Eric Rehl |
Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
Background Vocals | Doriane Elliot |
Background Vocals | Karen Kamon |
Background Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
Background Vocals | Robin Clark |
Background Vocals | Stevie Blue |
Vocals | Jennifer Rush |
7 For All That
Drums | Eric Rehl |
Guitar | Carlos Alomar |
Keyboards | Eric Rehl |
Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
Background Vocals | Diva Gray |
Background Vocals | Karen Kamon |
Background Vocals | Mark Radice |
Background Vocals | Stevie Blue |
Vocals | Jennifer Rush |
8 Love Is The Language (Of The Heart)
Drums | Eric Rehl |
Guitar | Carlos Alomar |
Keyboards | Eric Rehl |
Sax | Bobby Stern |
Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
Background Vocals | Diva Gray |
Background Vocals | Karen Kamon |
Background Vocals | Mark Radice |
Background Vocals | Stevie Blue |
Vocals | Jennifer Rush |
9 Cry
Guitar | Donnie Lyle |
Guitar | Michael J Powell |
Keyboards | Eric Rehl |
Keyboards | Vernon Fails |
Sax | Bobby Stern |
Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
Background Vocals | Fred White |
Background Vocals | Kim Edwards-Brown |
Background Vocals | Valerie Pinkston |
Vocals | Jennifer Rush |
10 Walk Away
Drums | Sammy Merendino |
Guitar | Carlos Alomar |
Keyboards | Eric Rehl |
Sax | Bobby Stern |
Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
Background Vocals | Diva Gray |
Background Vocals | Franke Previte |
Background Vocals | Karen Kamon |
Background Vocals | Mark Radice |
Background Vocals | Stevie Blue |
Vocals | Jennifer Rush |
11 Where Can You Run
Guitar | Donnie Lyle |
Guitar | Michael J Powell |
Keyboards | Vernon Fails |
Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
Vocals | Jennifer Rush |
Liner Notes
Producer – Christopher Neil (Tracks 1, 2)
Producer – Phil Ramone (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
Producer – Michael J Powell (Tracks 6, 10)
Arranged By – Eric Rehl (Tracks 3, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Engineer – Terry Christian (Track 5)
Engineer (Recording) – Paul Logus (Tracks 3, 4, 6)
Engineer (Recording) – Roy Henderickson (Tracks 3, 6)
Engineer (Recording) – David LeBolt (Track 3)
Engineer (Recording) – Craig Vogel (Tracks 7, 8)
Engineer (Recording) – Steve King (Track 9)
Engineer (Recording Assistant) – David Ward (Track 9)
Mixed By – Sven Taits (Tracks 1, 2)
Mixed By – Jay Healy (Tracks 3, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Mixed By – Terry Christian (Track 5)
Mixed By – Barney Perkins (Track 9)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Milton Chan (Track 9)
Recorded By – Sven Taits (Tracks 1, 2)
Artwork – Trust
Photography – Werner Pawlok
Phonographic Copyright CBS
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