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^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^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^{[permanent dead link]}

[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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v t e Vanessa Amorosi
Studio albums	The Power Change Somewhere in the Real World Hazardous Back to Love The Blacklisted Collection City of Angels Memphis Love
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" "Wolf" "How Long"
Related articles	Discography "Rise Up"