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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| Released | 3 April 2000 | |||
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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. | "Pray for Love" (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 |
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[17] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[18] | Gold | 150,000^ |
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| Region | Date | Label | Catalogue |
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| Australia | 3 April 2000 |
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| United Kingdom | 2 October 2000 | Mercury | 159 914-2 |
| Japan | 18 October 2000 | Transistor Music | UICO 2002 |
| Germany | 27 November 2000 |
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