Power of a Woman (song)

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"Power of a Woman"
Eternal Power of a Woman CD Single Cover.jpg
Single by Eternal
from the album Power of a Woman
B-side"Hurry Up"
Released9 October 1995 (1995-10-09)[1]
Length3:56
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ronnie Wilson
  • Dennis Charles
Eternal singles chronology
"Crazy"
(1994) 		"Power of a Woman"
(1995) 		"I Am Blessed"
(1995)

"Power of a Woman" is a song by British R&B girl group Eternal. It was written by the songwriting duo of Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, and was released as the first single from their second studio album, Power of a Woman. The song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart and became the group's fifth non-consecutive top-ten single. The song also became the group's second top-ten single in Australia, where it reached number eight in April 1996.

Critical reception[]

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "This British trio manages to sound both forceful and feminine at the same time. Their seductive voices blend in well with the contemporary R&B-influenced production."[2] Music Week rated it five out of five, picking it as Single of the Week. They added, "The slimmed-down girl group offer a sinuous, piano-propelled R&B number, with US appeal stamped all over it."[3] James Hamilton from the magazine's RM Dance Update described it as a "powerfully wailed and cooed excellent US-style jillswinger".[4]

Track listings[]

UK 7-inch jukebox single (EMLH 396)[5]

A. "Power of a Woman"
B. "Hurry Up"

UK, European, and Australasian CD single (CDEM396)[6]

  1. "Power of a Woman"
  2. "Hurry Up"
  3. "Power of a Woman" (Fathers of Sound Dub Mix)
  4. "Power of a Woman" (Bottom Dollar Dub Mix)

Japanese mini-CD single (TODP-2527)[7]

  1. "Power of a Woman (パワー・オブ・ア・ウーマン)"
  2. "Who Are You (フー・アー・ユー)"

Charts and certifications[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Power of a Woman". Amazon. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 28 October 1995. p. 10. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Reviews: Singles - Single of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. 30 September 1995. p. 10. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ^ Hamilton, James (14 October 1995). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 15. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ Power of a Woman (UK 7-inch jukebox single vinyl disc). Eternal. EMI United Kingdom, First Avenue Records. 1995. EMLH 396.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Power of a Woman (UK, European & Australasian CD single liner notes). Eternal. EMI United Kingdom, First Avenue Records. 1995. CDEM 396, 7243 8 82514 2 6.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ パワー・オブ・ア・ウーマン (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Eternal. EMI Records, First Avenue Records. 1995. TODP-2527.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Eternal – Power of a Woman". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12 no. 44. 4 November 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (11.11. '95 – 17.11. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 11 November 1995. p. 50. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Power of a Woman". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 1995" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eternal – Power of a Woman" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – Eternal – Power of a Woman". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  18. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 21 October 1995. p. 6. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1995". Music Week. 13 January 1996. p. 9.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". ARIA. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019 – via Imgur.

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