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 to feature 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 2 million copies worldwide.[1] In June 2019, Power of a Woman was ranked at number 25 on the Official Charts Company's Top 40 biggest girl band studio albums of the last 25 years.[2]
Overview
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.[3]
Power of a Woman gave Eternal another 4 top 10 singles, "Power of a Woman", "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. Redemption Song was also scheduled to be a single but was scrapped when the trio were chosen to record Someday. Redemption Song would've acted as the fourth single.
In 1996 the album was re-released as a two CD set. CD one was the same as the prior release and CD two was titled "The Number On Dance Mixes" and included six remixes of previous singles. The Australian version of the album includes their debut single "Stay" as a bonus track at the end of the album.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Power of a Woman" | 4:24 |
| 2. | "I Am Blessed" | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Good Thing" | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Telling You Now" | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Hurry Up" | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Redemption Song" | 4:12 |
| 7. | "It Will Never End" | 4:43 |
| 8. | "Who Are You" | 3:17 |
| 9. | "Secrets" | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Your Smile" | 3:39 |
| 11. | "Don't Make Me Wait" | 4:31 |
| 12. | "Up to You" | 3:58 |
| 13. | "Faith in Love" | 4:12 |
| 14. | "Oh Happy Day" (Japanese Bonus Track) | 3:41 |
| # | Bonus CD "Number One Dance Mixes" | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stay (West End D'Rhythm Mix) | 7:26 |
| 2. | Just A Step From Heaven (Frankie Foncett Main Mix) | 7:27 |
| 3. | So Good (Tree Men Full On Mix) | 6:49 |
| 4. | Sweet Funky Thing (Uno Clio Remix) | 7:35 |
| 5. | Crazy (West End Remix) | 6:11 |
| 6. | Power Of A Woman (Father Of Sound Vocal Mix) Remix | 8:19 |
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | — | 79,120^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Who's Selling Where?. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 22 February 1997. p. 46. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "The Official Top 40 biggest girl band studio albums of the last 25 years". Official Charts Company. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Kéllé Bryan's Official site Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine Power of a Woman page. Retrieved: October 28, 2006
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Eternal – Power of a Woman". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eternal – Power of a Woman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 1995-11-08" (in Japanese). Oricon.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Eternal | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
- ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Chart Archive – 1990s Albums". Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ "British album certifications – Eternal – Power of a Woman". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Power of a Woman in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.