Teenage pop diva Vanessa Amorosi first came to international attention at the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games, impressing with her Australian smash "Absolutely Everybody." The trend continues on her solid debut release, The Power, where she flexes 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 ("Shine" and "How Y' Livin'"), but the strength more than complements the melodic "Every Time I Close My Eyes" and gutsy "Have a Look." "The Power" is the only other dance single that comes close to matching the precocious "Absolutely Everybody" among a steady selection of tracks with few musical risks. The Power is characterized by consistency rather than standout songs -- a glimpse of Vanessa Amorosi's promise, rather than the best of Vanessa Amorosi. ~ Brendan Swift, All Music Guide
Susie Ahem (Vocals (Background)), Steve Mac (Producer), Tania Doko (Vocals (Background)), Steve Smart (Mastering), Axel Breitung (Producer), Paul L. Wiltshire (Producer), Pierre Baroni (Photography), Adrian Hannan (Engineer), Paul L. Wiltshire (Engineer), Steve Mac (Arranger), Steve Mac (Mixing), Ric Formosa (Engineer), Pierre Baroni (Art Direction), Vanessa Amorosi (Vocal Arrangement)
"The Power/Everytime I Close My Eyes"
Released: 11 December 2000
"Everytime I Close My Eyes"
Released: 6 June 2001
The Power is Vanessa Amorosi's debut album in which was very popular in Australia. The international version contained different album art and different track listing to the Australian version. The Power was the first time an Australian female reached number one on the national album chart with her first album. It remained for 62 weeks in the ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart after its release.[1]
