The Force Behind the Power


The Force Behind the Power is the nineteenth studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released on September 10, 1991, by Motown Records. The album reached No. 11 on the UK Albums chart and became the biggest selling studio album of her career there, selling over half a million copies in the UK alone.

Singles

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, 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.
"If We Hold on Together" reached No. 11 on the UK singles chart, while a cover of Barbra Streisand's "Heart " reached No. 31 on the UK singles chart.
"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.
"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. 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.

Commercial reception

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

Track listings

US edition
  1. "Change of Heart" – 4:02
  2. "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" – 4:13
  3. "Battlefield" – 3:35
  4. "Blame It on the Sun" – 3:55
  5. "Heavy Weather" – 4:59
  6. "The Force Behind the Power" – 4:45
  7. "Heart " – 4:19
  8. "Waiting in the Wings" – 4:52
  9. "One Shining Moment" – 4:48
  10. "You're Gonna Love It" – 5:11
  11. "If We Hold on Together" – 4:09
International edition
  1. "Change of Heart" – 4:03
  2. "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" – 4:13
  3. "Battlefield" – 3:35
  4. "Blame It on the Sun" – 3:55
  5. "You're Gonna Love It" – 5:11
  6. "Heavy Weather" – 4:59
  7. "The Force Behind the Power" – 4:42
  8. "Heart " – 4:19
  9. "Waiting in the Wings" – 4:52
  10. "You and I" – 4:09
  11. "One Shining Moment" – 4:48
  12. "If We Hold on Together" – 4:13
  13. "No Matter What You Do" – 5:09

Personnel

Production

Technical credits
  • Chris Bellman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering
  • Calvin Harris – recording, mixing
  • Jack Rouben – recording
  • Frank Wolf – recording, mixing
  • Steve Van Arden – recording, mixing
  • Larry Alexander – recording
  • Eddie F – recording
  • Mark Harder – recording
  • Roey Shamir – recording
  • Eric Stark – recording
  • Al B. Sure! – recording
  • Mark Hagen – assistant engineer
  • Andrew Scheps – assistant engineer
  • Bryant Arnett – assistant engineer
  • Darren Godwin – assistant engineer
  • Mike Harlow – assistant engineer
  • Nathaniel Kunkel – assistant engineer
  • Ken Lauber – assistant engineer
  • Gil Morales – assistant engineer
  • Jimmy Sandweiss – assistant engineer
  • R.R. Harlan – digital editing
  • Keith Evans – recording assistant
  • Michael Gilbert – recording assistant
  • Marnie Riley – mix assistant