Will to Power (Will to Power album)

Will to Power is the name of the debut studio album by the American dance-pop band Will to Power. It was released in March 1988 by Epic Records. The album peaked at No. 68 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[2]

Will to Power
Standard artwork (vinyl release pictured)
Studio album by
Will to Power
ReleasedMarch 1988
GenreDance-pop,
adult contemporary
Length41:27
LabelEpic
ProducerBob Rosenberg: Writer and Creator
Will to Power chronology
Will to Power
(1988)		 Journey Home
(1990)
Singles from Will to Power
  1. "Dreamin'"
    Released: 1987
  2. "Say It's Gonna Rain"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley"
    Released: November 29, 1988
  4. "Fading Away"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

.

Will to Power contains the band's No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley", the most successful single released by them today, coming to stay for a week in the first position of the Billboard Hot 100,[3] as well as two songs that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, ("Say It's Gonna Rain" that was the first single of them coming in the first position on the dance chart and "Fading Away" that reached first on the dance chart and achieved moderate success on the Billboard Hot 100).[4] "Dreamin'" managed to enter the Billboard Hot 100 although it has achieved more success in the dance charts. According to Fred Bronson's 5th edition of The Billboard Book of #1 Hits, released in 2003, "Will to Power was a trio when the medley hit number one, consisting of (Bob) Rosenberg, (Suzi) Carr and a DJ known as Dr. J."[3]

Track listing[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dreamin'"Bob Rosenberg4:12
2."Searchin'"Rosenberg4:28
3."Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley"Allen Collins, Peter Frampton, Ronnie Van Zant4:07
4."Somebody Told Me"Rosenberg3:30
5."Fading Away"Rosenberg4:00
6."Say It's Gonna Rain"Rosenberg3:53
7."Zarathustra"Rosenberg5:27
8."Show Me the Way"Willie B. Brown, Suzi Carr3:52
9."Strangers"Rosenberg3:54
10."Anti-Social"Rosenberg4:23
Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
1."Say It's Gonna Rain" (Popstand Remix)7:25

Personnel

Will to Power
  • Vocals: Ale Lorenzo; Elin Michaels; Suzi Carr; Rachel Newman; April Newman; Betty Wright; Donna Allen; Lori Miller; Harry King and Dee Dee Wilde; and Cirsten Steinhour
  • Bob Rosenberg: PKA: Will to Power: Vocals / Writer/ Producer * Signed exclusively through CBS Records 4/1987

Additional Musicians
  • Engineer and Mix Engineer: Mike Couzzi
  • Keyboards & Programming: Lawrence Dermer; Winston Johnson; Lester Mendez; David Rosenthal; and Fro Sosa
  • Guitar: Gary King
  • Turntables: David Hobbs
  • Post Production Edits: Kevin Fluornoy and Wayne Walters

Chart positions

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1988-1989 U.S. The Billboard 200[6] 68
1988-1989 Norway VG-lista[7] 8

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1987 "Dreamin'" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 15
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 1
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 40
The Billboard Hot 100 50
1988 "Say It's Gonna Rain" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 3
The Billboard Hot 100 49
"Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)" Adult Contemporary 2
The Billboard Hot 100 1
1989 "Fading Away" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 2
The Billboard Hot 100 65

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Billboard album chart summary from allmusic.com Retrieved 03-22-2009.
  3. Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of #1 Hits, 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 715.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, (Record Research Inc.), page 281.
  5. Writing Credits as found at allmusic



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.