Into the Rush

Into the Rush is the debut studio album by American teen pop rock duo Aly & AJ, who now call themselves 78Violet. The album was released on August 16, 2005 by Disney-owned label Hollywood Records. The album features 14 tracks including the singles "Rush" and "Do You Believe in Magic". A deluxe edition of the album was released on August 8, 2006, featuring three all new songs, two new mixes of previous songs and a bonus DVD.

The album generally received positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success, Into the Rush had sold over 808,000 copies by December 2007 and was certified Gold for sales over 500,000 copies on March 20, 2006. The album sold 1,000,000 copies worldwide. The album, combined with the sales of the Deluxe Edition, became one of the top best-selling albums in the United States in 2006, Into the Rush was #112 on Billboard 200 Albums end-of-year charts of 2006.

Critical reception

The album received mixed reviews from critics. Fran Grauman from about.com gave the album a 4 star rating, praising Aly and AJ's "ton of talent" and "experience."AllMusic gave the album a mixed review, saying it "doesn't venture further than offering a few empowering ballads", to hand them 2.5 stars after. AMG does praise them for having a real singing ability, citing "Aly & AJ can actually sing — their vocals have more way personality than prefab Disney hopefuls like Hayden Panettiere or Caleigh Peters — and the arrangements are slick without resorting to flashily empty pap". The review finishes with "Into the Rush is listenable, likeable, and more about being memorable than being Disney product."

The Rush

The Rush is a song by American recording R&B artist Luther Vandross', released as the third single from his 1991 album Power of Love. The song reached number six on the US R&B Singles chart and peaked at number 73 on Billboard's Hot 100 in January of 1992. The next single to follow was "Sometimes It's Only Love".

Track listing

U.S. CD Single

From Discogs.com

Charts

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