Donell Rush Explained

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.

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
U.S. R&B
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U.S. Dance
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UK
[6]
1988"Knockin' At My Door"align="center"-align="center"-align="center"-singles only
1992"Let's Get Intimate" (Body 2 Body feat. Donell Rush & Chantay Savage)align="center"-align="center"-align="center"-
"Symphony"align="center"-766Comin' And Goin
1993"If Only You Knew" (US only)95align="center"-align="center"-
"Just Can't Say Goodbye" (US only)align="center"-align="center"-align="center"-
1995"Time To Celebrate" (Sublevel feat. Donell Rush) (US only)align="center"-align="center"-align="center"-singles only
1996"Shout-N-Out" (Lood feat. Donell Rush)align="center"-align="center"-align="center"-
"-" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p41336/biography|pure_url=yes}} Overview ]. AllMusic.
  2. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/donell-rush-p41336/charts-awards/billboard-singles Allmusic.com / Billboard Singles
  3. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 476.
  4. Donell Rush – US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs . Billboard . December 18, 2015.
  5. Donell Rush – US Dance Club Songs . Billboard . December 18, 2015.
  6. Web site: Donell Rush – UK Chart . The Official Charts Company . December 18, 2015.