Power of a Woman (song)
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| Single by Eternal | ||||
| from the album Power of a Woman | ||||
| B-side | "Hurry Up" | |||
| Released | 9 October 1995 | |||
| Length | 3:56 | |||
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"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. It was also the group's first release as a trio after the departure of Louise Redknapp. "Power of a Woman" peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart and became the group's fifth top-10 single. In Australia, the song became the group's second top-10 single, reaching number eight in April 1996.
Critical reception
James Masterton for Dotmusic wrote that the new track "is less of an immediate pop hit that some of its predecessors, instead being a rather dark yet no less brilliant R&B track. That alone is enough to make it the biggest new hit of the week". Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted that the 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." A reviewer from Music Week rated it five out of five and picked it as Single of the Week, calling it "a sinuous, piano-propelled R&B number, with US appeal stamped all over it." James Hamilton from the magazine's RM Dance Update described it as a "powerfully wailed and cooed excellent US-style jillswinger".
Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by Randee St. Nicholas.
Track listings
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Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the Power of a Woman album booklet.
Studio
- Mastered at The Master Room (London, England)
Personnel
- Carl Sturken – writing
- Evan Rogers – writing
- Milton McDonald – guitar
- Dave Phillips – keyboards
- Ronnie Wilson – production
- Dennis Charles – production
- Nick Hopkins – recording engineer
- Andy Bradfield – mix engineering
- Ashley Alexander – assistant engineering
- Paul Meehan – programming
- Sam Noel – technician
- Arun Chakraverty – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) | Gold | 35,000^ |
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 9 October 1995 |
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| Japan | 8 November 1995 | Mini-CD | EMI |