The Power (album)

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
The Power (2000) Turn to Me (2001)
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

See also

• List of number-one albums of 2000 (Australia)
• List of top 25 albums for 2000 in Australia

References

1. Allmusic review
2. MTV Asia review^[permanent dead link‍]
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
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)
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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.
10. "Austriancharts.at – Vanessa Amorosi – The Power" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
11. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Vanessa Amorosi – The Power". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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.
17. "2009 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". ARIA. January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
18. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
19. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Vanessa Amorosi; 'The Power')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 October 2019.