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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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Source | Rating |
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]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000, the album was nominated for two awards: Highest Selling Album and Breakthrough Release.
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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | " Rise Up" |
| Breitung | 3:22 |
14. | "Second Chance" |
| Breitung | 3:40 |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [18] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
Germany ( BVMI) [19] | Gold | 150,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | 3 April 2000 |
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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 |
The Power | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 3 April 2000 | |||
Label |
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Producer |
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Vanessa Amorosi chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Power | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
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.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000, the album was nominated for two awards: Highest Selling Album and Breakthrough Release.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
13. | " Rise Up" |
| Breitung | 3:22 |
14. | "Second Chance" |
| Breitung | 3:40 |
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [18] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
Germany ( BVMI) [19] | Gold | 150,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | 3 April 2000 |
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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 |