JENNIFER RUSH V LAURA BRANIGAN The Power Of Love

A very different vibe to my last post with two rock chicks together; here I have two big voiced American singers on one of the biggest songs of the era of big hair and oversized shoulder pads the 1980 s The Power Of Love was first recorded in 1984 by one of its cowriters Jennifer Rush, and the song was HUGE around the world; including here in Australia where it made, 1; and in Britain where it became the best selling single of 1985; the 9th highest for the entire decade, and the first woman to achieve a million selling single in that country Quite incredulously, America didn t embrace their own songstress with The Power Of Love not even cracking the Billboard Top 40. Maybe it was because Jennifer was based in Germany, but despite a prolific recording career and major success in Europe and in Australasia, only one track bearing her name cracked the Billboard Top 40 a duet with Elton John Flames of Paradise which made, 36 in 1987. The P br, br,