Donell Rush

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Donell Rush (1960 – March 22, 1996) was an American R&B singer, who was signed to RCA Records in the 1990s.[1] He scored a Top 10 hit in the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with the song "Symphony", from his debut album, Comin' & Goin.[2] "Symphony" peaked at No. 66 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1992.[3] He scored another minor hit with "Let's Get Intimate" featuring Chantay Savage in 1992.

Rush died suddenly on March 22, 1996, of pulmonary embolism just months shy of his 36th birthday. His last recording "Shout N Out" with Lood was recorded 6 days before his death.

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
U.S. R&B
[4]
U.S. Dance
[5]
UK
[6]
1988 "Knockin' At My Door" - - - singles only
1992 "Let's Get Intimate" (Body 2 Body feat. Donell Rush & Chantay Savage) - - -
"Symphony" - 7 66 Comin' And Goin'
1993 "If Only You Knew" (US only) 95 - -
"Just Can't Say Goodbye" (US only) - - -
1995 "Time To Celebrate" (Sublevel feat. Donell Rush) (US only) - - - singles only
1996 "Shout-N-Out" (Lood feat. Donell Rush) - - -
"-" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Overview". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Allmusic.com / Billboard Singles – accessed March 2011
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 476. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "Donell Rush – US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "Donell Rush – US Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "Donell Rush – UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 18, 2015.