Power of a Woman (song)

James Masterton for Dotmusic felt 'Power of a Woman' "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".{{cite web|last=Masterton|first=James|title=Week Ending October 21st 1995|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1995/week-ending-october-21st-1995|website=Chart Watch UK|date=15 October 1995|accessdate=25 September 2021|author-link=James Masterton}} 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."{{cite magazine|title= New Releases: Singles |magazine= Music & Media |volume= 12 |issue= 43 |date= 28 October 1995 |page= 10 |accessdate= 19 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-10-28.pdf}} A reviewer from Music Week gave it five out of five and named it Single of the Week, complimenting it as "a sinuous, piano-propelled R&B number, with US appeal stamped all over it."{{cite magazine|title= Reviews: Singles – Single of the Week |magazine= Music Week |date= 30 September 1995 |page= 10 |accessdate= 12 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-09-30.pdf}}

David Quantick from NME found that the song is based "rather heavily" on The Emotions' 'Best of My Love'.{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Quantick|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53587982978/|title=Long Play|magazine=NME|date=4 November 1995|page=48|access-date=17 March 2024|author-link=David Quantick}} James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as a "powerfully wailed and cooed excellent US-style jillswinger".{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |title= Dj directory |magazine= Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= 14 October 1995 |page= 15 |accessdate= 13 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-10-14.pdf |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}} Also Gavin Reeve from Smash Hits gave 'Power of a Woman' five out of five, writing that "this is absolutely brilliant. A really confident, upbeat pop song with the usual supply of top-notch harmonies, a chorus that sticks in your head like superglue and all those kung fu-type noises they have a habit of putting in the background. Easther, Vernie and Kelle have never sounded better".{{cite magazine|first=Gavin|last=Reeve|url=https://sites.google.com/view/smash-hits-remembered-1994-5/home/1995/440-11th-october-24th-october-1995|title=Singles|work=Smash Hits|date=11 October 1995|page=64|access-date=16 February 2025}}

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• UK and Australasian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Power of a Woman|others=Eternal|year=1995|type=UK & Australasian CD single liner notes|publisher=EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records|id=CDEM 396, 7243 8 82514 2 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)

• UK cassette single and European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Power of a Woman|others=Eternal|year=1995|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records|id=TC-EM 396, 7243 8 82514 4 0}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Power of a Woman|others=Eternal|year=1995|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records|id=7243 8 82515 2 5}}

1. "Power of a Woman"
2. "Hurry Up"

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• UK 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Power of a Woman|others=Eternal|year=1995|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records|id=12EM 396, 7243 8 82514 6 4}}

:A1. "Power of a Woman" (Fathers of Sound vocal mix)

:A2. "Power of a Woman" (Bottom Dollar vocal mix)

:B1. "Power of a Woman" (Boot & Mac mix)

:B2. "Power of a Woman" (D.A.R.C. R&B mix)

• Japanese mini-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=パワー・オブ・ア・ウーマン|trans-title=Power of a Woman|others=Eternal|year=1995|type=Japanese mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records|id=TODP-2527}}

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)"

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Credits are adapted from the Power of a Woman album booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=Power of a Woman|title-link=Power of a Woman|others=Eternal|year=1995|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records|id=CDEMD 1090, 7243 8 36354 2 9}}

Studio

• Mastered at The Master Room (London, England)

Personnel

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• 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

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Category:1995 singles

Category:1995 songs

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