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I picked this up the other day and it was a nice surprise. “Crush” was a mid-level hit in the late 90s—a very Mariah Carey-ish track that was the only hit for its singer, Jennifer Paige. This kind of pop typically isn’t my thing, but I’ve always really dug this song; it’s catchy with smart lyrics, expensive production, and has a singer who wrings everything out of it. Not only does she nail the vocal, but she also finds the right emotional timbre, where you can’t tell if she is saying ‘whoa, slow down, it’s just a crush’ to the person she’s singing to, or if it’s a case of ‘Me thinks the lady doth protest too much.’
Anyway, to get to the vinyl here—the song came out in the late 90s when there was virtually no vinyl production going on, so this existing at all was sort of amazing. I came across it for $4 so I grabbed it, but to be honest, I had EXTREMELY low expectations. While 80s remixes usually used the actual tracks and instruments of a song, Nineties remixes were almost always deep house and trance efforts, only using the vocal and throwing out everything else, most notably the melody. Dischordant, boring WOMpaWOMpaWOMpa bass synths were the taste of the day…and it was bad taste. So, surprisingly, this avoided much of those excesses. Yes, some original instrumentation was eschewed, but each mix (and there’s EIGHT across two 12”s) takes a different approach to the song, from orchestral to Latin to dancehall, each time with sparkling results. It’s like listening to a different song each time that just happens to have the same vocal, but shockingly, they’re all good. The fact that it all came on ultra-thick blue vinyl, and again that it was four bucks, just sweetened the deal. Typically, when I spend a few bucks on an unheard record on the slim chance that it might actually be good, it’s a disappointment, but this was that 1 out of 100 that paid off handsomely.


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Jennifer Paige - Crush Cover by Rosie & Theresa Carmoney Full video is on You Tube, Facebook, & Smule! You Tube link is in my bio! @theresacarmoney thanks for all of the support! 😍 💝 This song was released as a single from Jennifer Paige's, self-entitled, debut, album, Jennifer Paige. It was released in 1998 and written by Andy Goldmark, Mark Mueller, Berny Cosgrove, & Kevin Clark! That's a lot of writers, lol No wonder it's such a great song! Well y'all, it took me a long time to finally do a duet with this gorgeous lady! I think it's been like a year! I've always, always wanted to do this song! After hearing Rosie singing it I said, "couldn't have picked a better duet partner! I'll go for it!" 😲 We initially recorded this song as just audio, but it turned out pretty cool so I asked her last night if she'd like to do a video recording of it...she had it done before she had to be at work today and before I could get back home from taking Allie to school!!! 😲😍 I hope y'all enjoy it! Love you guys! 💝 #jenniferpaige #jenniferpaigemusic #crush #crushjenniferpaige #jenniferpaigecrush #celebrityduets #duetoftheweek #duet #duetoftheday #frogfamily #music #instagood #instagram #happy #90ssongs #90srockpop #90spoprock #90spop #90spopmusic #dancemusic #myclaim2fame #claim2fame #smulecover #smuleduet #smulesing #smulevip https://www.instagram.com/p/BocOMasg_R_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ing9tty1c771