Now Is the Hour is the tenth studio album by American singer Jennifer Rush (and 11th album overall when counting Heidi album in 1979). It was first released by Ariola Records on March 5, 2010. Among the songwriters that contributed to the project were Swedish music producer Jörgen Elofsson, British singer Natasha Bedingfield,[1] and American country songwriter Sharon Vaughn.[2] Rush's first studio album since 1998, it peaked at number 21 on the German Albums Chart. The first single was the ballad "Before the Dawn."[3] As of 2024, it remains her most recent studio album despite sporadic recordings and live performances.
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| Released | March 5, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 55:08 | |||
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Critical reception
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| AllMusic |   [4] |
AllMusic editor Jon O'Brien found that Now Is the Hour "retains the epic power balladry of her mid-'80s heyday while also pursuing a previously unexplored dance-pop direction similar to Cher's fifty-something disco diva re-invention a decade earlier [...] For an artist so synonymous with the impassioned big-voiced vocal ballad, it's a surprise that she comes unstuck when attempting to tread the path of her signature hit, "The Power of Love," as the likes of "Before the Dawn," "Windows," and "Still" may provide the chance to showcase her impressive and slightly operatic tones, but they are so utterly unmemorable that you wish she'd had the confidence to just stick with her newfound uptempo leanings instead. Now Is the Hour might not exactly be worth a 12-year wait, but take away the perfunctory torch songs and it is a respectable comeback that suggests her one-hit wonder status is a rather unjust state of affairs."[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dream Awake" |
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| 3:39 |
| 2. | "Betcha Never" |
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| 3:19 |
| 3. | "Windows" |
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| 4:08 |
| 4. | "Down on My Knees" |
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| 3:15 |
| 5. | "Head Above Water" |
| 3:54 | |
| 6. | "I Never Asked for an Angel" |
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| 4:21 |
| 7. | "Echoes Love" |
| 3:37 | |
| 8. | "I'm Not Dreaming Anymore" |
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| 3:23 |
| 9. | "Now Is the Hour" |
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| 3:26 |
| 10. | "Like I Would for You" |
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| 3:26 |
| 11. | "Before the Dawn" |
| 3:48 | |
| 12. | "Eyes of a Woman" |
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| 3:51 |
| 13. | "Just This Way" |
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| 3:52 |
| 14. | "Ain't Loved You Long Enough" |
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| 2:55 |
| 15. | "Still" |
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| 4:08 |
| Total length: | 55:08 | |||
Charts
edit| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 51 |
| European Albums (Billboard)[6] | 74 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 21 |
| Greek International Albums (IFPI)[8] | 6 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 61 |
References
edit- ^ "Now Is the Hour: Jennifer Rush: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ^ "Now Is The Hour: Jennifer Rush: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ^ "Die offizielle Jennifer Rush Homepage". Jennifer-rush.com. Retrieved 2010-03-09.[dead link]
- ^ a b Allmusic review
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jennifer Rush – Now Is the Hour" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "Jennifer Rush Music News & Info". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jennifer Rush – Now Is the Hour" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "Greekcharts.com – Jennifer Rush – Now Is the Hour". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jennifer Rush – Now Is the Hour". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
External links
edit- Now Is The Hour at Discogs (list of releases)