The Force Behind the Power | ||||
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Released | September 10, 1991 | |||
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Label | Motown | |||
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Diana Ross chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Force Behind the Power | ||||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau |
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Entertainment Weekly | C [4] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 5/10 [6] |
The Force Behind the Power is the nineteenth studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released on September 10, 1991, by Motown Records. [7] The album reached No. 11 on the UK Albums chart and became the biggest selling studio album of her career there, selling over half a million copies in the UK alone. [8]
The album spun off five hit singles in the UK — most successfully " When You Tell Me That You Love Me" which reached No. 2 on the UK Singles chart (and No. 26 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart), earning a BPI Silver disc for UK sales of over 200,000 copies. "One Shining Moment" and the album's Stevie Wonder-produced title track reached numbers 10 and 27 on the UK singles chart, respectively. [9] [8]
" If We Hold on Together" reached No. 11 on the UK singles chart, while a cover of Barbra Streisand's "Heart (Don't Change My Mind)" reached No. 31 on the UK singles chart. [8] [10]
"No Matter What You Do", a duet with Al B. Sure!, peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, while "You're Gonna Love It" written by Cydney Davis and Lloyd Tolbert reached No. 24 on the US Dance/Club Play chart. [11] [12]
"If We Hold on Together" was originally recorded for Don Bluth's 1988 animated adventure film The Land Before Time. It rose to prominence after it was released as a single worldwide in the latter part of 1988 (most prominently in Japan in 1990, after it was used as the theme song for the TBS drama Omoide ni Kawaru Made). [13] It reached No. 1 on the Japanese International single charts for 12 weeks making it the biggest selling record by a foreign artist; and in total, sold over 465,000 copies. [14] [15]
In the UK the album certified platinum for sales exceeding 300,000 copies. [16]
US edition
International edition
Chart (1991–1992) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [17] | 100 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [18] | 32 |
European Top 100 Albums ( Music & Media) [19] | 30 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [20] | 43 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [21] | 37 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [22] | 11 |
US Billboard 200 [23] | 101 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [16] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
The Force Behind the Power | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 10, 1991 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length |
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Label | Motown | |||
Producer | ||||
Diana Ross chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Force Behind the Power | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau |
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Entertainment Weekly | C [4] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 5/10 [6] |
The Force Behind the Power is the nineteenth studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released on September 10, 1991, by Motown Records. [7] The album reached No. 11 on the UK Albums chart and became the biggest selling studio album of her career there, selling over half a million copies in the UK alone. [8]
The album spun off five hit singles in the UK — most successfully " When You Tell Me That You Love Me" which reached No. 2 on the UK Singles chart (and No. 26 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart), earning a BPI Silver disc for UK sales of over 200,000 copies. "One Shining Moment" and the album's Stevie Wonder-produced title track reached numbers 10 and 27 on the UK singles chart, respectively. [9] [8]
" If We Hold on Together" reached No. 11 on the UK singles chart, while a cover of Barbra Streisand's "Heart (Don't Change My Mind)" reached No. 31 on the UK singles chart. [8] [10]
"No Matter What You Do", a duet with Al B. Sure!, peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, while "You're Gonna Love It" written by Cydney Davis and Lloyd Tolbert reached No. 24 on the US Dance/Club Play chart. [11] [12]
"If We Hold on Together" was originally recorded for Don Bluth's 1988 animated adventure film The Land Before Time. It rose to prominence after it was released as a single worldwide in the latter part of 1988 (most prominently in Japan in 1990, after it was used as the theme song for the TBS drama Omoide ni Kawaru Made). [13] It reached No. 1 on the Japanese International single charts for 12 weeks making it the biggest selling record by a foreign artist; and in total, sold over 465,000 copies. [14] [15]
In the UK the album certified platinum for sales exceeding 300,000 copies. [16]
US edition
International edition
Chart (1991–1992) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [17] | 100 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [18] | 32 |
European Top 100 Albums ( Music & Media) [19] | 30 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [20] | 43 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [21] | 37 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [22] | 11 |
US Billboard 200 [23] | 101 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [16] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |