The Power (album)

The Power
Studio album by Vanessa Amorosi
Released 3 April 2000
(see release history)
Genre Pop
Label Transistor Music/CBK Produktions
Producer Axel Breitung/Steve Mac/Paul L. Wiltshire
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: 6 June 2001
Alternative cover
International cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
MTV Asia [2]

The Power is Vanessa Amorosi's debut album in which was very popular in Australia. The international version contained different album art and different track listing to the Australian version. The Power was the first time an Australian female reached number one on the national album chart with her first album. It remained for 62 weeks in the ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart after its release.[3]

Contents

Track listing

# The Power (Australian album)[4] Writer Time
01. "U R Mine" Holden, Wiltshire 4:15
02. "Absolutely Everybody" Hicks, Holden, Ingram 3:42
03. "Shine" Amorosi, Holden, Parde 3:53
04. "Have a Look" Amorosi, Holden, Imrei 3:35
05. "Pray for Love" Hicks, Holden, Ingram 3:35
06. "Every Time I Close My Eyes" Amorosi, Holden, Wiltshire 3:45
07. "How Y' Livin'" Amorosi, Holden, Wiltshire 4:01
08. "The Power" Amorosi, Hicks, Holden, Ingram 3:34
09. "I Wanna Be Your Everything" Amorosi, Holden, Imrei 3:36
10. "You Were Lead On" Amorosi, Wiltshire 4:42
11. "Pray for Love" (Club Mix) — 3:26
12. "The Power" (Spiced Mix) — 3:33
13. "Absolutely Everybody" (Latino Mix) — 3:27
# The Power (International album)[5] Time
01. "U R Mine" 4:15
02. "Absolutely Everybody" 3:42
03. "Shine" 3:52
04. "I Wanna Be Your Everything" 3:36
05. "How Y' Livin'" 4:01
06. "Everytime I Close My Eyes" 4:03
07. "Pray for Love" 3:34
08. "The Power" 3:34
09. "Steam" 3:47
10. "Turn to Me" 3:36
11. "You Were Lead On" 4:41
12. "Have a Look" 3:34

The Japanese 14-track version of The Power features two bonus tracks, "Rise Up" (3:22) and "Second Chance" (3:40).[6][7]

Charts and certifications

Chart (2000/01) Peak
position		 Certification Sales
Australian Albums Chart[8] 1 4× Platinum[9] 280,000+
Austrian Albums Chart[10] 21
German Albums Chart[8] 7 Gold[11] 100,000+[12]
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[8] 93
Swiss Albums Chart[8] 15

End of year charts

Year Chart Position
2000 Australian Albums Chart[13] 4
2001 Australian Albums Chart[14] 54
Swiss Albums Chart[15] 96

Release history

Region Date
Australia 3 April 2000
United Kingdom 2 October 2000
Japan 18 October 2000
Germany 27 November 2000

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ MTV Asia review
  3. ^ Australian-Charts.com - VANESSA AMOROSI - THE POWER (ALBUM)
  4. ^ SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT :: Australia :: CD Releases
  5. ^ Amazon.co.uk: The Power: Music: Vanessa Amorosi
  6. ^ Tower.com: The Power (Japan)
  7. ^ Vanessa Amorosi The Power Japan Promo CD ALBUM (184826)
  8. ^ a b c d BishopAudio.com: Details - Chart Success of Vanessa Amorosi & Bishop Audio
  9. ^ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Albums
  10. ^ AustrianCharts.at: Vanessa Amorosi - The Power
  11. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Amorosi; 'The+Power')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=The%2BPower&strInterpret=Amorosi&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. 
  12. ^ ifpi.org - International Certification Award Levels
  13. ^ ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2000
  14. ^ ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2001
  15. ^ IFPI-SWI Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2001 Retrieved 2 April 2010.

Sources

Preceded by
Reflector by Killing Heidi		 Australian Albums Chart number-one album
10–16 April 2000		 Succeeded by
Bardot by Bardot
Vanessa Amorosi
Studio albums
The Power (2000) · Change (2002) · Somewhere in the Real World (2008) · Hazardous (2009)
Compilation albums
Singles
"Have a Look" · "Absolutely Everybody" · "Shine" · "The Power"/"Every Time I Close My Eyes" · "Turn to Me" · "One Thing Leads 2 Another" · "Spin (Everybody's Doin' It)" · "True to Yourself" · "Kiss Your Mama!" · "Perfect" · "The Simple Things (Something Emotional)" · "The Letter" · "This Is Who I Am" · "Hazardous" · "Mr. Mysterious" · "Holiday" · "Gossip" · "Amazing"
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