On her first album of the '90s, Diana Ross attempted to keep up with the times, adding light New Jack beats and synthesized urban contemporary arrangements.
It may have been a good idea in theory, but The Force Behind the Power fails in practice.
Most of the music sounds too carefully considered, and Ross never quite sounds comfortable with the new sonic surface.
Another problem is the material -- most of it is simply not memorable.
And when there is a good song, like Nick Lowe's "Battlefield," it's destroyed in the arrangements.
There are a couple of moments where it seems like it's going to all come together, but for the most part, The Force Behind the Power is a bungled attempt at contemporizing Miss Ross.
And it's questionable whether such an effort was necessary in the first place.
[The U.K.
edition of The Force Behind the Power has an additional song, "No Matter What You Do," which is a duet with Al B.
Sure!.].
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Change of HeartTerry Britten, Graham Lyle | Diana Ross | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | When You Tell Me That You Love MeJohn Bettis, Albert Hammond | Diana Ross | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | BattlefieldPaul Carrack, Nick Lowe | Diana Ross | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Blame It on the SunStevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright | Diana Ross | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Heavy WeatherMichael Sembello | Diana Ross | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 6 | Heart (Don't Change My Mind)Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren | Diana Ross | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Waiting in the WingsAndy Hill, Peter Sinfield | Diana Ross | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | One Shining MomentVaneese Thomas | Diana Ross | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | You're Gonna Love ItCydney Davis, Lloyd Tolbert | Diana Ross | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 10 | If We Hold On TogetherJames Horner, Will Jennings | Diana Ross | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | The Force Behind The Power | Diana Ross | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 12 | You And I | Diana Ross | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 13 | No Matter What You Do | Diana Ross, Al B. Sure | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 57 mins | 132 MB | |||||
| 57 mins | 368 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Bettis | Composer |
| 2 | Terry Britten | Composer |
| 3 | Robbie Buchanan | Composer |
| 4 | Paul Carrack | Composer |
| 5 | Cydney Davis | Composer |
| 6 | Albert Hammond | Composer |
| 7 | Andy Hill | Composer |
| 8 | James Horner | Composer |
| 9 | Will Jennings | Composer |
| 10 | Nick Lowe | Composer |
| 11 | Graham Lyle | Composer |
| 12 | Diana Ross | Primary Artist |
| 13 | Michael Sembello | Composer |
| 14 | Peter Sinfield | Composer |
| 15 | Vaneese Thomas | Composer |
| 16 | Lloyd Tolbert | Composer |
| 17 | Diane Warren | Composer |
| 18 | Stevie Wonder | Composer |
| 19 | Syreeta Wright | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |