Wings of Desire (album) explained

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

The title track "Wings of Desire" was released as a second single in 1990.^[4]

Track listing

Writers in the 'Music' column are the same as those in the 'Lyrics' column unless otherwise stated.

Personnel

• Bass: Adrian Lee (1), Peter Adams (2), Robbie Buchanan (5)
• Drums: Adrian Lee (1), Peter Van Hooke (2), Eric Rehl (3, 6–8), David Lebolt (4), Robbie Buchanan (5), Sammy Merendino (10)
• Guitar: Adrian Lee (1), Carlos Alomar (3-4, 6–8, 10), Michael Landau (5), Michael J. Powell (9, 11), Donnie Lyle (9, 11)
• Keyboards: Adrian Lee (1), Peter Adams (2), Eric Rehl (3, 6–10), David Lebolt (4), Robbie Buchanan (5), Vernon D. Fails (9, 11)
• Saxophone: Bobby Stern (8-10)
• Percussion: Bashiri Johnson (3-4, 6–11)
• Backing Vocals: Alan Clavell (1), Christopher Neil (1), Linda Taylor (2), Stevie Blue (4, 6–8, 10), Jennifer Rush (4, 7–10), Dorianne Elliot (4, 6), Karen Kamon (4, 6–8, 10), Paulette McWilliams (4, 6), Mark Hudson (5), Dawn Feusi (5), Lise Miller (5), Robin Clark (6), Mark Radice (7-8, 10), Diva Gray (7-8, 10), Valerie Pinkston-Mayo (9), Kim Edwards-Brown (9), Fred White (9), Franke Previte (10), The New Jersey Mass Choir (10)

Charts

Chart performance for Wings of Desire

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
European Albums (Music & Media)[5]	36
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6]	37

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music and Media. 26.
2. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jennifer+Rush&titel=Wings+Of+Desire&cat=a Wings of Desire - album chart information
3. Web site: Jennifer Rush - Full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. 24 January 2016.
4. http://www.discogs.com/Jennifer-Rush-Wings-Of-Desire/release/3370086 Discogs - "Wings of Desire" single, 1990
5. European Top 100 Albums . . 6 . 51 . December 23, 1989 . VIII . 29800226 . World Radio History.
6. Book: Pennanen, Timo . Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 . fi . 1st . Helsinki . . 2006 . 978-951-1-21053-5.