The Power (album)

The Power
The Power
Studio album by Vanessa Amorosi
Released	3 April 2000
Label	CBK; Transistor;
Producer	Axel Breitung; Steve Mac; Paul L. Wiltshire;
Vanessa Amorosi chronology
Singles from The Power
	"Have a Look"; Released: 12 July 1999; "Absolutely Everybody"; Released: 15 November 1999; "Shine"; Released: 15 May 2000; "The Power/Everytime I Close My Eyes"; Released: 11 December 2000; "Everytime I Close My Eyes"; Released: January 2001;
Alternative cover
	International 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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]

Accolades

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

Track listing

*The Power* track listing^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"U R Mine"	Mark Holden Paul Wiltshire	Axel Breitung	4:15
2.	"Absolutely Everybody"	Anthony Hicks Holden James Ingram	Breitung	3:42
3.	"Shine"	Vanessa Amorosi Holden Robert Parde	Breitung	3:53
4.	"Have a Look"	Amorosi Holden Shaun Imrei	Steve Mac	3:35
5.	"Pray for Love"	Hicks Holden Ingram	Breitung	3:35
6.	"Every Time I Close My Eyes"	Amorosi Holden Wiltshire	Breitung	3:45
7.	"How Y' Livin'"	Amorosi Holden Wiltshire	Breitung	4:01
8.	"The Power"	Amorosi Hicks Holden Ingram	Breitung	3:34
9.	"I Wanna Be Your Everything"	Amorosi Holden Imrei	Mac	3:36
10.	"You Were Led On"	Amorosi Wiltshire	Wiltshire	4:42
11.	"Pray for Love" (Club Mix)	Hicks Holden Ingram	Breitung	3:26
12.	"The Power" (Spiced Mix)	Amorosi Hicks Holden Ingram	Breitung	3:33
13.	"Absolutely Everybody" (Latino Mix)	Hicks Holden Ingram	Breitung	3:27

International version^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"U R Mine"	Holden Wiltshire	Breitung	4:15
2.	"Absolutely Everybody"	Hicks Holden Ingram	Breitung	3:42
3.	"Shine"	Amorosi Holden Robert Parde	Breitung	3:53
4.	"I Wanna Be Your Everything"	Amorosi Holden Imrei	Mac	3:36
5.	"How Y' Livin'"	Amorosi Holden Wiltshire	Breitung	4:01
6.	"Every Time I Close My Eyes"	Amorosi Holden Wiltshire	Breitung	3:45
7.	"Pray for Love"	Hicks Holden Ingram	Breitung	3:35
8.	"The Power"	Amorosi Hicks Holden Ingram	Breitung	3:34
9.	"Steam"	Amorosi Breitung Holden	Breitung	3:47
10.	"Turn to Me"	Amorosi Paul Cecchinelli Rod Bustos	Breitung	3:36
11.	"You Were Led On"	Amorosi Wiltshire	Wiltshire	4:42
12.	"Have a Look"	Amorosi Holden Imrei	Mac	3:35

International version (Japanese bonus tracks)^[6]^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Rise Up"	Amorosi Holden Breitung Shane Monopoli	Breitung	3:22
14.	"Second Chance"	Amorosi Holden Wiltshire	Breitung	3:40

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *The Power*
Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8]	1
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)^[9]	1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[10]	21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	15

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *The Power*
Chart (2000)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[13]	4
Chart (2001)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[14]	54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[15]	39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	96

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for *The Power*
Chart (2000–2009)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[17]	81

Certifications

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

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	Island Universal Music	159 409-2

References

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

[AllMusic-1] Allmusic review

[2] MTV Asia review

[billboard-3] 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

[tower-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)

[ac_Australia_Vanessa_Amorosi-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.

[ac_Austria_Vanessa_Amorosi-10] "Austriancharts.at – Vanessa Amorosi – The Power" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

[ac_Germany_Vanessa_Amorosi-11] "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

[ac_Switzerland_Vanessa_Amorosi-12] "Swisscharts.com – Vanessa Amorosi – The Power". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

[end_of_year_2000-13] "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.

[ARIA_end_of_Decade-17] "2009 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". ARIA. January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

[AustraliaVanessa_Amorosi=The_PoweralbumCertRef-18] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[GermanyVanessa_AmorosiThe_PoweralbumCertRef-19] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Vanessa Amorosi; 'The Power')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

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Vanessa Amorosi
Studio albums	Change Somewhere in the Real World Hazardous Back to Love The Blacklisted Collection City of Angels
Compilation albums	Turn to Me
Singles	"Have a Look" "Absolutely Everybody" "Shine" "The Power"/"Every Time I Close My Eyes" "Champagne, Champagne" "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" "Heavy Lies the Head" "Hello Me" "How Long"
Related articles	Discography "Rise Up"