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.

The Power
Studio album by
Released3 April 2000
Label
Producer
Vanessa Amorosi chronology
The Power
(2000)
Turn to Me
(2001)
Singles from The Power
  1. "Have a Look"
    Released: 12 July 1999
  2. "Absolutely Everybody"
    Released: 15 November 1999
  3. "Shine"
    Released: 15 May 2000
  4. "The Power/Everytime I Close My Eyes"
    Released: 11 December 2000
  5. "Everytime I Close My Eyes"
    Released: January 2001
Alternative cover
International cover

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000, the album was nominated for two awards: Highest Selling Album and Breakthrough Release.

Track listing

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The Power track listing[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."U R Mine"Axel Breitung4:15
2."Absolutely Everybody"
  • Anthony Hicks
  • Holden
  • James Ingram
Breitung3:42
3."Shine"
  • Vanessa Amorosi
  • Holden
  • Robert Parde
Breitung3:53
4."Have a Look"
  • Amorosi
  • Holden
  • Shaun Imrei
Steve Mac3:35
5."Pray for Love"
  • Hicks
  • Holden
  • Ingram
Breitung3:35
6."Every Time I Close My Eyes"
  • Amorosi
  • Holden
  • Wiltshire
Breitung3:45
7."How Y' Livin'"
  • Amorosi
  • Holden
  • Wiltshire
Breitung4:01
8."The Power"
  • Amorosi
  • Hicks
  • Holden
  • Ingram
Breitung3:34
9."I Wanna Be Your Everything"
  • Amorosi
  • Holden
  • Imrei
Mac3:36
10."You Were Led On"
  • Amorosi
  • Wiltshire
Wiltshire4:42
11."Pray for Love" (Club Mix)
  • Hicks
  • Holden
  • Ingram
Breitung3:26
12."The Power" (Spiced Mix)
  • Amorosi
  • Hicks
  • Holden
  • Ingram
Breitung3:33
13."Absolutely Everybody" (Latino Mix)
  • Hicks
  • Holden
  • Ingram
Breitung3:27
International version[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."U R Mine"
  • Holden
  • Wiltshire
Breitung4:15
2."Absolutely Everybody"
  • Hicks
  • Holden
  • Ingram
Breitung3:42
3."Shine"
  • Amorosi
  • Holden
  • Robert Parde
Breitung3:53
4."I Wanna Be Your Everything"
  • Amorosi
  • Holden
  • Imrei
Mac3:36
5."How Y' Livin'"
  • Amorosi
  • Holden
  • Wiltshire
Breitung4:01
6."Every Time I Close My Eyes"
  • Amorosi
  • Holden
  • Wiltshire
Breitung3:45
7."Pray for Love"
  • Hicks
  • Holden
  • Ingram
Breitung3:35
8."The Power"
  • Amorosi
  • Hicks
  • Holden
  • Ingram
Breitung3:34
9."Steam"
  • Amorosi
  • Breitung
  • Holden
Breitung3:47
10."Turn to Me"
  • Amorosi
  • Paul Cecchinelli
  • Rod Bustos
Breitung3:36
11."You Were Led On"
  • Amorosi
  • Wiltshire
Wiltshire4:42
12."Have a Look"
  • Amorosi
  • Holden
  • Imrei
Mac3:35
International version (Japanese bonus tracks)[6][7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Rise Up"
  • Amorosi
  • Holden
  • Breitung
  • Shane Monopoli
Breitung3:22
14."Second Chance"
  • Amorosi
  • Holden
  • Wiltshire
Breitung3:40

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for The Power
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Germany (BVMI)[19] Gold 150,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history for The Power
Region Date Label Catalogue
Australia 3 April 2000
  • CBK Produktions
  • Transistor Music
CCBK7042
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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Allmusic review
  2. ^ MTV Asia review[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b Rimmer, Mike (21 October 2000). "Australia – Tastemakers Pick Fave Raves". Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  4. ^ SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT :: Australia :: CD Releases Archived 8 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Amazon.co.uk: The Power: Music: Vanessa Amorosi
  6. ^ "Tower.com: The Power (Japan)". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  7. ^ Vanessa Amorosi The Power Japan Promo CD ALBUM (184826)
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Vanessa Amorosi – The Power". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Vanessa Amorosi – The Power" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Vanessa Amorosi – The Power". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2000". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  14. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2001". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  17. ^ "2009 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". ARIA. January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  19. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Vanessa Amorosi; 'The Power')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 October 2019.