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.[citation needed] 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

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  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.