The Force Behind the Power

The album spun off five hit singles in the UK — most successfully "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" which reached No. 2 on the UK Singles chart (and No. 26 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart), earning a BPI Silver disc for UK sales of over 200,000 copies. "One Shining Moment" and the album's Stevie Wonder-produced title track reached numbers 10 and 27 on the UK singles chart, respectively.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/diana-ross/chart-history/asi/|title=Diana Ross: When You Tell Me That You Love Me (Adult Contemporary Songs)|magazine=Billboard}}

"If We Hold on Together" reached No. 11 on the UK singles chart, while a cover of Barbra Streisand's "Heart (Don't Change My Mind)" reached No. 31 on the UK singles chart.{{cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/49594/versions|title=Diana Ross: Heart (Don't change my mind)|website=secondhandsongs.com}}

"No Matter What You Do", a duet with Al B. Sure!, peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, while "You're Gonna Love It" written by Cydney Davis and Lloyd Tolbert reached No. 24 on the US Dance/Club Play chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/al-b-sure/chart-history/bsi/|title=Diana Ross: No Matter What You Do (Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs)|website=billboard.com}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/diana-ross/chart-history/dsi/|title=Diana Ross: You're Gonna Love It (Dance Club Songs)|magazine=Billboard}}

"If We Hold on Together" was originally recorded for Don Bluth's 1988 animated adventure film The Land Before Time. It rose to prominence after it was released as a single worldwide in the latter part of 1988 (most prominently in Japan in 1990, after it was used as the theme song for the TBS drama Omoide ni Kawaru Made).{{cite web | title=想い出にかわるまで | url=http://www.tbs.co.jp/tbs-ch/lineup/d0508.html | work=TBS | accessdate=2010-08-07}} It reached No. 1 on the Japanese International single charts for 12 weeks making it the biggest selling record by a foreign artist; and in total, sold over 465,000 copies.{{cite web | title=イフ・ウイ・ホールド・オン・トゥゲザー - ダイアナ・ロス | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=302618&samecd=1&chart_kbn=111&linkcd=10012012 | work=Oricon | accessdate=2010-08-07}}{{cite web | title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp | work=Oricon | accessdate=2010-08-07}} (subscription only)

In the UK the album certified platinum for sales exceeding 300,000 copies.

US edition

1. "Change of Heart" (Terry Britten, Graham Lyle) – 4:02
2. "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (John Bettis, Albert Hammond) – 4:13
3. "Battlefield" (Paul Carrack, Nick Lowe) – 3:35
4. "Blame It on the Sun" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 3:55
5. "Heavy Weather" (Michael Sembello) – 4:59
6. "The Force Behind the Power" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:45
7. "Heart (Don't Change My Mind)" (Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren) – 4:19
8. "Waiting in the Wings" (Andy Hill, Pete Sinfield) – 4:52
9. "One Shining Moment" (Vaneese Thomas) – 4:48
10. "You're Gonna Love It" (Cydney Davis, Lloyd Tolbert) – 5:11
11. "If We Hold on Together" (James Horner, Will Jennings) – 4:09

International edition

1. "Change of Heart" (Britten, Lyle) – 4:03
2. "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (Bettis, Hammond) – 4:13
3. "Battlefield" (Carrack, Lowe) – 3:35
4. "Blame It on the Sun" (Wonder, Wright) – 3:55
5. "You're Gonna Love It" (Davis, Tolbert) – 5:11
6. "Heavy Weather" (Sembello) – 4:59
7. "The Force Behind the Power" (Wonder) – 4:42
8. "Heart (Don't Change My Mind)" (Buchanan, Warren) – 4:19
9. "Waiting in the Wings" (Hill, Sinfield) – 4:52
10. "You and I" (Dormer, Goldo, Vigil) – 4:09
11. "One Shining Moment" (Thomas) – 4:48
12. "If We Hold on Together" (James Horner, Barry Mann, Will Jennings) – 4:13
13. "No Matter What You Do" (duet with Al B. Sure!) (Brown, West) – 5:09

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• Diana Ross – lead vocals
• John Barnes – keyboards (1, 5, 9), synthesizers (1, 5, 6, 9), synthesizer programming (1, 5, 6, 9), Synclavier (1, 5, 6, 9), Synclavier programming and arrangements (1, 5, 6, 9)
• Llyod Tolbert – keyboards (1, 5, 9), synthesizer programming (1, 5, 6, 9), arrangements (1, 5, 9)
• Kevin Perry – additional programming (1, 5, 6, 9)
• Andrew Scheps – additional programming (1, 5, 6, 9)
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (2–4, 8, 9)
• Andrew Gold – organ (3), acoustic guitar (3)
• James Anthony Carmichael – arrangements (1, 5, 6, 9), keyboards (6), synthesizers (6)
• Stevie Wonder – all instruments (6), arrangements (6), choir arrangement (6)
• Rob Arbittier – programming (7)
• Atle Bakken – programming (7)
• Malcolm Cecil – programming (7)
• Randy Kerber – keyboards (12)
• Guy Moon – keyboards (12)
• Carlos Rios – guitars (1, 5, 6, 9)
• Michael Landau – guitars (2–4, 8, 11)
• Waddy Wachtel – guitars (12)
• Freddie Washington – bass (2–4, 8)
• Larry Klein – bass (11)
• Leland Sklar – bass (12)
• Carlos Vega – drums (2–4, 8, 9)
• Russ Kunkel – drums (12)
• Michael Fisher – percussion (2–4, 8, 9, 11), vibraphone (3)
• Nathaniel Kunkel – percussion (9)
• Warren Ham – harmonica (3, 6)
• John Helliwell – saxophone (8)
• David Campbell – BGV arrangements, orchestra arrangements and conductor (2–4, 8, 11, 12)
• Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader (2–4, 8, 11, 12)
• Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor (2–4, 8, 11, 12)
• Marva King – backing vocals (1, 5, 6, 9)
• Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (1, 5, 6, 9)
• Deborah Thomas – backing vocals (1, 5, 6, 9)
• Fred White – backing vocals (1, 5, 6, 9)
• Peter Asher – backing vocals (2), tambourine (3), drum and percussion programming (11)
• Valerie Carter – backing vocals (2–4, 8, 11, 12)
• Kate Markowitz – backing vocals (2–4, 8, 11, 12)
• Cydney Davis – backing vocals (5)
• The Andraé Crouch Singers – choir (7)

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• Executive producer – Diana Ross
• Producers – James Anthony Carmichael (tracks 1, 5, 6 & 9); Peter Asher (tracks 2–4, 8 & 10–13); Stevie Wonder (track 6).
• Co-producer on track 7 – Nathan Watts
• Co-producer on track 5 – Lloyd Tolbert
• A&R direction – Debbie Sandridge
• Album coordinator – Marylata E. Jacob
• Engineers – Calvin Harris and Jack Rouben (tracks 1, 5, 6 & 9); Frank Wolf (tracks 2–4, 8, 10–12); Steve Van Arden (track 7).
• Assistant engineers – Mark Hagen and Andrew Scheps (tracks 1, 5, 6 & 9); Bryant Arnett, Darren Godwin, Mike Harlow, Nathaniel Kunkel Ken Lauber and Gil Morales (tracks 2–4, 8, 10–12); Jimmy Sandweiss (track 7).
• Recorded at Bill Schnee Studio, Studio F, Wonderland Studios, Westlake Audio, Off Meleose Recording Studio and The Complex (Los Angeles, CA); Cal Harris Studios (Woodland Hills, CA); The Sandbox (Easton, CT); Abbey Road Studios (London, England).
• Digital editing on track 7 – R.R. Harlan
• Mixing – Calvin Harris (tracks 1, 5, 6 & 9); Frank Wolf (tracks 2–4, 8, 10–12); Steve Van Arden (track 7).
• Mixed at Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA), The Complex, Cal Harris Studios and Wonderland Studios.
• Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
• Art direction – Dennis Woloch
• Design concept – Diana Ross
• Painting – Barry Kamen
• Photography – Herb Ritts
• Assistant to Diana Ross – Judith Service

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