The Power is the debut studio album by Australian pop singer Vanessa Amorosi. It was released on 3 April 2000 on CBK Produktions and Transistor Music Australia. The album debuted at number 1 on the Australian Albums Chart and was certified 4× platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). An international version was released with different album art and track listing.
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| Released | 3 April 2000 | |||
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Critical reception
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
| MTV Asia |   [2] |
AllMusic editor Brendan Swift called The Power a "solid debut release." He found that the album has her flexing "impressive vocals among a range of standard pop, dance, and rock tracks. Her strong and soulful voice doesn't always sound at home among the more lightweight pop [...] The Power is characterized by consistency rather than standout songs – a glimpse of Vanessa Amorosi's promise, rather than the best of Vanessa Amorosi."[1] Irene Kanaris of Melbourne radio station 3FOX-FM called the album "one of the best" Australian pop album in years.[3] Jodie Prudames from MTV Australia found that The Power was "fresh and shows off her great voice."[3]
Accolades
editAt the ARIA Music Awards of 2000, the album was nominated for two awards: Highest Selling Album and Breakthrough Release.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "U R Mine" | Axel Breitung | 4:15 | |
| 2. | "Absolutely Everybody" |
| Breitung | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Shine" |
| Breitung | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Have a Look" |
| Steve Mac | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Pray for Love" |
| Breitung | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Every Time I Close My Eyes" |
| Breitung | 3:45 |
| 7. | "How Y' Livin'" |
| Breitung | 4:01 |
| 8. | "The Power" |
| Breitung | 3:34 |
| 9. | "I Wanna Be Your Everything" |
| Mac | 3:36 |
| 10. | "You Were Led On" |
| Wiltshire | 4:42 |
| 11. | "Pray for Love" (Club Mix) |
| Breitung | 3:26 |
| 12. | "The Power" (Spiced Mix) |
| Breitung | 3:33 |
| 13. | "Absolutely Everybody" (Latino Mix) |
| Breitung | 3:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "U R Mine" |
| Breitung | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Absolutely Everybody" |
| Breitung | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Shine" |
| Breitung | 3:53 |
| 4. | "I Wanna Be Your Everything" |
| Mac | 3:36 |
| 5. | "How Y' Livin'" |
| Breitung | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Every Time I Close My Eyes" |
| Breitung | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Pray for Love" |
| Breitung | 3:35 |
| 8. | "The Power" |
| Breitung | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Steam" |
| Breitung | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Turn to Me" |
| Breitung | 3:36 |
| 11. | "You Were Led On" |
| Wiltshire | 4:42 |
| 12. | "Have a Look" |
| Mac | 3:35 |
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
Decade-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[18] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[19] | Gold | 150,000^ |
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Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Catalogue |
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| Australia | 3 April 2000 |
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| United Kingdom | 2 October 2000 | Mercury | 159 914-2 |
| Japan | 18 October 2000 | Transistor Music | UICO 2002 |
| Germany | 27 November 2000 | 159 409-2 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Allmusic review
- ^ MTV Asia review[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Rimmer, Mike (21 October 2000). "Australia – Tastemakers Pick Fave Raves". Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT :: Australia :: CD Releases Archived 8 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Amazon.co.uk: The Power: Music: Vanessa Amorosi
- ^ "Tower.com: The Power (Japan)". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- ^ Vanessa Amorosi The Power Japan Promo CD ALBUM (184826)
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Vanessa Amorosi – The Power". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Dance - Week Commencing 1st January 2001" (PDF). The ARIA Report (566): 16. 1 January 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Vanessa Amorosi – The Power" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Vanessa Amorosi – The Power". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2000". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2001". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "2009 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". ARIA. January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Vanessa Amorosi; 'The Power')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 October 2019.