The Power (album)

The Power

Studio album by Vanessa Amorosi

Released

3 April 2000
(see release history)

Recorded

1999-2000

Genre

Pop

Label

CBK
Transistor

Producer

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: 6 June 2001

Alternative cover

International cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
MTV Asia	^[2]

The Power is the debut album by Australian pop singer Vanessa Amorosi, released on 3 April 2000 on CBK Produktions and Transistor Music Australia, and the first such debut by an Australian female to reach number one on the national album chart. It remained for 62 weeks in the ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart after its release.^[3] An international version was released with different album art and track listing.

Track listing

#	The Power (Australian album)^[4]	Writer	Time
01.	"U R Mine"	Holden, Wiltshire	4:15
02.	"Absolutely Everybody"	Hicks, Holden, Ingram	3:42
03.	"Shine"	Amorosi, Holden, Parde	3:53
04.	"Have a Look"	Amorosi, Holden, Imrei	3:35
05.	"Pray for Love"	Hicks, Holden, Ingram	3:35
06.	"Every Time I Close My Eyes"	Amorosi, Holden, Wiltshire	3:45
07.	"How Y' Livin'"	Amorosi, Holden, Wiltshire	4:01
08.	"The Power"	Amorosi, Hicks, Holden, Ingram	3:34
09.	"I Wanna Be Your Everything"	Amorosi, Holden, Imrei	3:36
10.	"You Were Led On"	Amorosi, Wiltshire	4:42
11.	"Pray for Love" (Club Mix)	—	3:26
12.	"The Power" (Spiced Mix)	—	3:33
13.	"Absolutely Everybody" (Latino Mix)	—	3:27

#	The Power (International album)^[5]	Time
01.	"U R Mine"	4:15
02.	"Absolutely Everybody"	3:42
03.	"Shine"	3:52
04.	"I Wanna Be Your Everything"	3:36
05.	"How Y' Livin'"	4:01
06.	"Everytime I Close My Eyes"	4:03
07.	"Pray for Love"	3:34
08.	"The Power"	3:34
09.	"Steam"	3:47
10.	"Turn to Me"	3:36
11.	"You Were Led On"	4:41
12.	"Have a Look"	3:34

The Japanese 14-track version of The Power features two bonus tracks, "Rise Up" (3:22) and "Second Chance" (3:40).^[6]^[7]

Charts and certifications

Chart (2000/01)	Peak position	Certification	Sales
Australian Albums Chart^[8]	1	4× Platinum^[9]	280,000 +
Austrian Albums Chart^[10]	21
German Albums Chart^[8]	7	Gold^[11]	100,000 +^[12]
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart^[8]	93
Swiss Albums Chart^[8]	15

End of year charts

Year	Chart	Position
2000	Australian Albums Chart^[13]	4
2001	Australian Albums Chart^[14]	54
2001	Swiss Albums Chart^[15]	96

Release history

Region	Date
Australia	3 April 2000
United Kingdom	2 October 2000
Japan	18 October 2000
Germany	27 November 2000

References

External links

Preceded by Reflector by Killing Heidi	Australian Albums Chart number-one album 10–16 April 2000	Succeeded by Bardot by Bardot

Vanessa Amorosi

Studio albums	The Power Change Somewhere in the Real World Hazardous

Compilation albums	Turn to Me The Best of Vanessa Amorosi

Singles	"Have a Look" "Absolutely Everybody" "Shine" "The Power"/"Every Time I Close My Eyes" "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"

Related articles	Discography "Rise Up"

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