Power of a Woman (song)

"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 in October 1995 by EMI United Kingdom and 1st Avenue as the first single from the group's second studio album, Power of a Woman (1995). It was also their 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. Its music video was directed by Randee St. Nicholas.

Critical reception
James Masterton for Dotmusic felt 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 named it Single of the Week, complimenting it as "a sinuous, piano-propelled R&B number, with US appeal stamped all over it." David Quantick from NME found that the song is based "rather heavily" on The Emotions' "Best of My Love". James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as a "powerfully wailed and cooed excellent US-style jillswinger".

Track listings

 * UK and Australasian CD single
 * 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
 * 1) "Power of a Woman"
 * 2) "Hurry Up"


 * UK 12-inch single
 * 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
 * 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)"

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