Power of a Woman

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This article is about the Eternal album. For the Tairrie B album, see Power of a Woman (Tairrie B album). For the 1952 American TV program, see The Power of Women.

Power of a Woman
Studio album by
Eternal
Released30 October 1995 (1995-10-30)[1]
RecordedApril–August 1995
Studio
  • The Master Room, London
  • Sarm West Studios, London
Genre
Length53:16
Label
Producer
Eternal chronology
Always & Forever
(1993) 		Power of a Woman
(1995) 		Before the Rain
(1997)
Singles from Power of a Woman
  1. "Power of a Woman"
    Released: 9 October 1995[2]
  2. "I Am Blessed"
    Released: 27 November 1995
  3. "Good Thing"
    Released: 26 February 1996[3]
  4. "Who Are You?"
    Released: 13 March 1996 (Japan only)[4]
  5. "Secrets"
    Released: 25 November 1996[5]
Alternative cover
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Re-release cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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NME8/10[7]
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Power of a Woman is the second studio album by the British R&B vocal group Eternal, released in October 1995. It was the band's first album without former member Louise who left the group to pursue a solo career. According to Billboard, as of February 1997, Power of a Woman has sold two million copies worldwide.[9] In June 2019, Power of a Woman was ranked at number 25 on the Official Charts Company's list of the "top 40 biggest girl band studio albums of the last 25 years".[10]

Overview

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The album was a success and charted at number 6 in the UK Albums Chart in 1995. Eternal worked with new producers, giving them a slightly more R&B feel than their previous album Always & Forever. Power of a Woman received a positive reaction from critics, and the album was later re-released with a bonus disc featuring dance remixes.[11]

Power of a Woman gave Eternal another 4 top 10 singles, the title track, "I Am Blessed", and remixed versions of "Good Thing" and "Secrets". "It Will Never End" was planned to be the fifth release, but this was later cancelled due to Eternal releasing "Someday", which was the theme tune to Disney's 1996 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame. "Who Are You?" was released as a single in Japan only. "Who Are You?" was used in a South East Asian Toyota advertisement, and reached no. 1 on the Japanese singles chart.[12]

In 1996 the album was re-released as a two CD set. Disc one contains the original album and disc two is titled The Number One Dance Mixes and contains six remixes of previous Eternal singles.

The Australian version of Power of a Woman includes their debut single "Stay" as a bonus track at the end of the album.

Studio personnel

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Dennis Charles - Producer

Ronnie Wilson - Producer

Andy Bradfield - Mixer

Track listing

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Original album

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Power of a Woman"
4:24
2."I Am Blessed"
4:24
3."Good Thing"
3:51
4."Telling You Now"
  • Eternal
  • Dennis Charles
  • Ronnie Wilson
  • D.A. Phillips
4:49
5."Hurry Up"
  • Eternal
  • Charles
  • Wilson
3:34
6."Redemption Song"Bob Marley4:12
7."It Will Never End"
4:43
8."Who Are You"Wilson3:17
9."Secrets"Debra Killings3:42
10."Your Smile"
  • Eternal
  • D. Killings
  • James Killings
3:39
11."Don't Make Me Wait"
  • Eternal
  • Arnold Hennings
4:31
12."Up to You"
  • Eternal
  • Charles
  • Wilson
3:58
13."Faith in Love"
  • Eternal
  • Charles
  • Wilson
4:12
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Oh Happy Day"Edwin Hawkins3:41

Bonus disc: Number One Dance Mixes

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stay" (West End D'Rhythm Mix)
  • Mark Stevens
  • Bobby Khozouri
7:26
2."Just a Step from Heaven" (Frankie Foncett Main Mix)
7:27
3."So Good" (Tree Men Full On Mix)Eternal6:49
4."Sweet Funky Thing" (Uno Clio Remix)
7:35
5."Crazy" (West End Remix)Winans6:11
6."Power of a Woman" (Father of Sound Vocal Mix)
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
8:19

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for Power of a Woman
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] 2× Platinum 600,000^
Summaries
Worldwide — 2,000,000[9]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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