World Power is the
debut album by German
Eurodance project
Snap!, released in May 1990 by Logic Records.[1] The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, as the project's musical style and its vocalists,
Turbo B and
Penny Ford, were well received. It also achieved considerable commercial success with the help of four international top-ten hits, including its best-selling single "
The Power".
Upon its release, World Power received generally positive reviews from music critics. Chicago Tribune writer Mitchell May called it "a dance record you can listen to", noting that "pulsating synth chords, slashing guitar riffs, thundering drums and the gospel-like wails of
Penny Ford combine to give Snap a riveting sound".[20]Greg Sandow of Entertainment Weekly called the album "smart dance/rap, full of surprises", giving it an "A−".
Robert Christgau also gave World Power an A− rating in his consumer guide for The Village Voice.[25] indicating "the kind of garden-variety good record that is the great luxury of musical micromarketing and overproduction. Anyone open to its aesthetic will enjoy more than half its tracks".[26] Christgau noted it as "in the great transcultural
Technotronic tradition" and described its music as "crazy and radio-ready at the same time. Also funny".[25] In a retrospective review,
AllMusic writer Andrew Hamilton perceived rapper
Turbo B's
enunciation as a flaw, but commended his "energy" and singer Penny Ford's vocals.[19]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Benito Benites (
Michael Münzing), John Virgo Garrett III (Luca Anzilotti) and
Durron Butler, unless otherwise specified
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
References
^Inc, Nielsen Business Media (27 June 1992).
"Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{
cite web}}: |last= has generic name (
help)
World Power is the
debut album by German
Eurodance project
Snap!, released in May 1990 by Logic Records.[1] The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, as the project's musical style and its vocalists,
Turbo B and
Penny Ford, were well received. It also achieved considerable commercial success with the help of four international top-ten hits, including its best-selling single "
The Power".
Upon its release, World Power received generally positive reviews from music critics. Chicago Tribune writer Mitchell May called it "a dance record you can listen to", noting that "pulsating synth chords, slashing guitar riffs, thundering drums and the gospel-like wails of
Penny Ford combine to give Snap a riveting sound".[20]Greg Sandow of Entertainment Weekly called the album "smart dance/rap, full of surprises", giving it an "A−".
Robert Christgau also gave World Power an A− rating in his consumer guide for The Village Voice.[25] indicating "the kind of garden-variety good record that is the great luxury of musical micromarketing and overproduction. Anyone open to its aesthetic will enjoy more than half its tracks".[26] Christgau noted it as "in the great transcultural
Technotronic tradition" and described its music as "crazy and radio-ready at the same time. Also funny".[25] In a retrospective review,
AllMusic writer Andrew Hamilton perceived rapper
Turbo B's
enunciation as a flaw, but commended his "energy" and singer Penny Ford's vocals.[19]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Benito Benites (
Michael Münzing), John Virgo Garrett III (Luca Anzilotti) and
Durron Butler, unless otherwise specified
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
References
^Inc, Nielsen Business Media (27 June 1992).
"Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{
cite web}}: |last= has generic name (
help)