''Classics'' is the ninth studio album by American singer

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. Having been classically trained as a singer years earlier, Rush went back to her roots in ''Classics'' and recorded a selection of her past hits with the Hungarian Philharmonic Orchestra. These were vast reworkings of the songs, many of which had been originally uptempo pop tunes and were now slow and dramatic works, such as "

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" and " I Come Undone". As well as these, four new songs were included on the collection, including the lead single, "The End of a Journey". The album was released in several European countries, reaching number 34 on the

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. The re-recorded version of "Ring of Ice" was released a year later as a

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-only single to coincide with her ''Classics'' tour. Rush undertook a tour with the Orchestra based on this album in 1999, which proved popular and appeared on several television shows, including on one occasion, in a duet with

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. ''Classics'' remained Rush's last album for more than a decade, as she spent the next few years away from the business apart from occasional recordings on various soundtrack albums.

Track listing

All tracks produced by

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. Notes * The Hungarian Edition includes a bonus track "Az Utazás Végén", a Hungarian version of "The End of a Journey". * The Spanish Edition includes a Spanish version of "The Power of Love" titled "Si Tu Eres Mi Hombre", which is placed as the opening track on the album while the English version is placed as the final track (Track 13).

Classics in Concert

Jennifer Rush toured in 1999 with the

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Track listing

Classics in Concert

Charts

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