Song:Crush
Album:Jennifer Paige
Crush was a top five hit in 1998. It is to date the only chart single for Jennifer Paige. She's still around but I think it's fair to call her a one hit wonder. She was born Jennifer Paige Scoggins Sept. 3, 1973 in Atlanta. She sang in local coffee houses with her brother. She moved to Los Angeles after touring with the cover band Vivid Image. She performed at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta with Joe's Band. Then she got together with producer Andy Goldmark for a dance cover of the Aretha Franklin classic Chain of Fools. This got her a deal with the German label Edel. Goldmark produced the 1998 album Jennifer Paige. He wrote most of the songs including Crush. It reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It looks like the song was a hit because she sounds a lot like Mariah Carey and fans may have thought Crush was a new Mariah Carey song. Also MTV played the music video to death. After releasing an album in 1973, Goldmark worked with legendary producer Richard Perry on Pointer Sisters albums in the 80s. He also wrote and produced the 1986 Jeffrey Osborne hit You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song). Crush is his biggest hit as a producer. The album Jennifer Paige is available as a budget CD. Jennifer released the album Positively Somewhere in 2001 When it didn't do well, she lost her record deal. Her latest album was released in 2017. She's still around but Crush is the only song most fans will remember. Here's the video for Crush by Jennifer Paige.
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