The Force Behind the Power explained

The Force Behind the Power
Type:Studio album
Artist:Diana Ross
Cover:Diana Ross - The Force Behind The Power.jpg
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Released:September 10, 1991
Label:Motown
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The Force Behind the Power is the nineteenth studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released on September 10, 1991, by Motown Records.[1] The album reached No. 11 on the UK Albums chart and became the biggest selling studio album of her career there, selling over half a million copies in the UK alone.[2]

Singles

The album spun off five hit singles in the UK — most successfully "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" which reached No. 2 on the UK Singles chart (and No. 26 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart), earning a BPI Silver disc for UK sales of over 200,000 copies. "One Shining Moment" and the album's Stevie Wonder-produced title track reached numbers 10 and 27 on the UK singles chart, respectively.[3]

"If We Hold on Together" reached No. 11 on the UK singles chart, while a cover of Barbra Streisand's "Heart (Don't Change My Mind)" reached No. 31 on the UK singles chart.[4]

"No Matter What You Do", a duet with Al B. Sure!, peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, while "You're Gonna Love It" written by Cydney Davis and Lloyd Tolbert reached No. 24 on the US Dance/Club Play chart.[5] [6]

"If We Hold on Together" was originally recorded for Don Bluth's 1988 animated adventure film The Land Before Time. It rose to prominence after it was released as a single worldwide in the latter part of 1988 (most prominently in Japan in 1990, after it was used as the theme song for the TBS drama Omoide ni Kawaru Made).[7] It reached No. 1 on the Japanese International single charts for 12 weeks making it the biggest selling record by a foreign artist; and in total, sold over 465,000 copies.[8] [9]

Commercial reception

In the UK the album certified platinum for sales exceeding 300,000 copies.

Track listings

US edition

  1. "Change of Heart" (Terry Britten, Graham Lyle) – 4:02
  2. "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (John Bettis, Albert Hammond) – 4:13
  3. "Battlefield" (Paul Carrack, Nick Lowe) – 3:35
  4. "Blame It on the Sun" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 3:55
  5. "Heavy Weather" (Michael Sembello) – 4:59
  6. "The Force Behind the Power" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:45
  7. "Heart (Don't Change My Mind)" (Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren) – 4:19
  8. "Waiting in the Wings" (Andy Hill, Pete Sinfield) – 4:52
  9. "One Shining Moment" (Vaneese Thomas) – 4:48
  10. "You're Gonna Love It" (Cydney Davis, Lloyd Tolbert) – 5:11
  11. "If We Hold on Together" (James Horner, Barry Mann, Will Jennings) – 4:09

International edition

  1. "Change of Heart" (Britten, Lyle) – 4:03
  2. "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (Bettis, Hammond) – 4:13
  3. "Battlefield" (Carrack, Lowe) – 3:35
  4. "Blame It on the Sun" (Wonder, Wright) – 3:55
  5. "You're Gonna Love It" (Davis, Tolbert) – 5:11
  6. "Heavy Weather" (Sembello) – 4:59
  7. "The Force Behind the Power" (Wonder) – 4:42
  8. "Heart (Don't Change My Mind)" (Buchanan, Warren) – 4:19
  9. "Waiting in the Wings" (Hill, Sinfield) – 4:52
  10. "You and I" (Dormer, Goldo, Vigil) – 4:09
  11. "One Shining Moment" (Thomas) – 4:48
  12. "If We Hold on Together" (James Horner, Barry Mann, Will Jennings) – 4:13
  13. "No Matter What You Do" (duet with Al B. Sure!) (Brown, West) – 5:09

Personnel

Production

Charts

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Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 100
European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)[11] 30

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diana Ross: The Force Behind the Power. 45worlds.com.
  2. Web site: Diana Ross. officialcharts.com.
  3. Diana Ross: When You Tell Me That You Love Me (Adult Contemporary Songs). Billboard.
  4. Web site: Diana Ross: Heart (Don't change my mind). secondhandsongs.com.
  5. Web site: Diana Ross: No Matter What You Do (Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs). billboard.com.
  6. Diana Ross: You're Gonna Love It (Dance Club Songs). Billboard.
  7. Web site: 想い出にかわるまで . TBS . 2010-08-07.
  8. Web site: イフ・ウイ・ホールド・オン・トゥゲザー - ダイアナ・ロス . . 2010-08-07.
  9. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . . 2010-08-07. (subscription only)
  10. 239.
  11. Hits of the World. Billboard. January 11, 1992 . March 3, 2021.

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