DIANA ROSS - The Force Behind the Power (1991) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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!.] by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist :
1    Change Of Heart 4:03
Written-By – Graham Lyle, Terry Britten
2    When You Tell Me That You Love Me 4:13
Backing Vocals – Peter Asher
Written-By – Albert Hammond, John Bettis
3    Battlefield 3:35
Acoustic Guitar, Organ – Andrew Gold
Harmonica – Warren Ham
Tambourine – Peter Asher
Vibraphone – Mike Fisher
Written-By – Nick Lowe, Paul Carrack
4    Blame It On The Sun 3:55
Written-By – Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright
5    You're Gonna Love It 5:09
Backing Vocals – Cydney Davis
Written-By – Cydney Davis, Lloyd Tolbert
6    Heavy Weather 5:00
Harmonica – Warren Ham
Keyboards – James A. Carmichael
Written-By – Michael Sembello
7    The Force Behind The Power 4:42
Choir – The Andrae Crouch Singers
Co-producer – Nathan Watts
Edited By – R.R. Harlan
Engineer [Assistant] – Jimmy "Rock'N'Roll" Sandweiss
Performer [All Instruments], Arranged By [Choir], Written-By – Stevie Wonder
Producer – Stevie Wonder
Programmed By – Atle Bakken, Malcolm Cecil, Rob Arbittier
Recorded By, Mixed By – Steve Van Arden
8    Heart (Don't Change My Mind) 4:19
Saxophone – John Helliwell
Written-By – Diane Warren, Robbie Buchanan
9    Waiting In The Wings 4:52
Written-By – Andy Hill, Pete Sinfield
10    You And I 4:09
Written-By – Joe Galdo, Lawrence Dermer, Rafael Vigil
11    One Shining Moment 4:48
Bass – Larry Klein
Drum Programming, Programmed By [Percussion] – Peter Asher
Percussion – Nathaniel Kunkel
Written-By – Vaneese Thomas
12    If We Hold On Together 4:13
Bass – Lee Sklar
Drums – Russ Kunkel
Guitar – Waddy Wachtel
Keyboards – Guy Moon, Randy Kerber
Written-By – James Horner, Will Jennings
13    No Matter What You Do    5:09
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