The Power (album) explained

The Power
Type:	studio
Artist:	Vanessa Amorosi
Cover:	The_power_australia.jpg
Released:	3 April 2000
Next Title:	Turn to Me
Next Year:	2001

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

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." Irene Kanaris of Melbourne radio station 3FOX-FM called the album "one of the best" Australian pop album in years.^[1] Jodie Prudames from MTV Australia found that The Power was "fresh and shows off her great voice."^[1]

Accolades

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000, the album was nominated for two awards: Highest Selling Album and Breakthrough Release.

Charts

Weekly charts

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Peak position
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)^[2]	1

Year-end charts

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Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	4
Chart (2001)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	96

Decade-end charts

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Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[7]	81

Release history

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Date	Label	Catalogue
Australia	3 April 2000		CCBK7042
United Kingdom	2 October 2000	Mercury	159 914-2
Japan	18 October 2000	Transistor Music	UICO 2002
Germany	27 November 2000		159 409-2

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mike. Rimmer. Australia – Tastemakers Pick Fave Raves. 21 October 2000. 31 October 2022.
2. ARIA Dance - Week Commencing 1st January 2001. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222432/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue566.PDF. dead. 1 January 2001. 22 February 2008. The ARIA Report. 16. National Library of Australia. 566. 17 April 2023.
3. Web site: ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2000. ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 September 2019.
4. Web site: ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2001. ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 September 2019.
5. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 7 October 2021.
6. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001. hitparade.ch. 7 October 2021.
7. Web site: 2009 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart. ARIA. January 2010. 16 January 2020.