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Now Is the Hour (Jennifer Rush album)

Now Is the Hour
Studio album by
Jennifer Rush
ReleasedMarch 5, 2010[1]
GenrePop
Length55:08
Label
Producer
  • Brix
  • Ingo Politz
  • Mathias Ramson
  • Bernd Wendlandt
Jennifer Rush chronology
Stronghold – The Collector's Hit Box
(2007) 		Now Is the Hour
(2010)
Singles from Now Is the Hour
  1. "Before the Dawn"
    Released: 2010
  2. "Echoes Love"
    Released: 2010

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. As of 2024, it remains her most recent studio album despite sporadic recordings and live performances.

Background

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Among the songwriters that contributed to the project were Swedish music producer Jörgen Elofsson, British singer Natasha Bedingfield,[2] and American country songwriter Sharon Vaughn.[3]

The album was originally set for release in fall 2009, but was eventually released in March 2010.[4]

The first single was the ballad "Before the Dawn."[5] The album peaked at number 21 on the German Albums Chart.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]

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."[6]

Track listing

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Now Is the Hour track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dream Awake"
  • Brix
  • Mathias Ramson
  • Frederik Nordsø
  • Fridolin Nordsø
3:39
2."Betcha Never"
  • Ingo Politz
  • Bernd Wendlandt
3:19
3."Windows"
  • Politz
  • Wendlandt
4:08
4."Down on My Knees"
  • Brix
  • Ramson
3:15
5."Head Above Water"
  • Brix
  • Ramson
3:54
6."I Never Asked for an Angel"
  • Politz
  • Wendlandt
4:21
7."Echoes Love"
  • Brix
  • Ramson
3:37
8."I'm Not Dreaming Anymore"
  • Elofsson
  • Rodrigues
  • Westerlund
  • Politz
  • Wendlandt
3:23
9."Now Is the Hour"
  • Politz
  • Wendlandt
3:26
10."Like I Would for You"
  • John Dexter
  • Ron Irving
  • Lynda McKillip
  • Politz
  • Wendlandt
3:26
11."Before the Dawn"
  • Politz
  • Wendlandt
3:48
12."Eyes of a Woman"
  • Steve Lee
  • Matteo Saggese
  • Gary Bromham
  • Politz
  • Wendlandt
3:51
13."Just This Way"
  • Evans
  • Tai
  • Schjoldan
  • Brix
  • Ramson
3:52
14."Ain't Loved You Long Enough"
  • Lee
  • Tim Woodcock
  • Steve Anderson
  • Politz
  • Wendlandt
2:55
15."Still"
  • Mark Frisch
  • Anthony Galatis
  • Politz
  • Wendlandt
4:08
Total length:55:08

Charts

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Chart performance for Now Is the Hour
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 51
European Albums (Billboard)[8] 74
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 21
Greek International Albums (IFPI)[10] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 61

References

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  1. ^ "Jennifer Rush discography". jennifer-rush.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  2. ^ "Now Is the Hour: Jennifer Rush: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  3. ^ "Now Is The Hour: Jennifer Rush: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  4. ^ "News". jennifer-rush.com. March 2009. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  5. ^ "Die offizielle Jennifer Rush Homepage". Jennifer-rush.com. Retrieved 2010-03-09.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ a b Allmusic review
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jennifer Rush – Now Is the Hour" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "Jennifer Rush Music News & Info". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jennifer Rush – Now Is the Hour" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "Greekcharts.com – Jennifer Rush – Now Is the Hour". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jennifer Rush – Now Is the Hour". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
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