Snap World Power Arista AL-8536 1990 Rare SEALED Electronic, Hip Hop Europop
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Snap! – World Power Label: Arista – AL-8536 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1990 Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Pop Style: Europop, Pop Rap Tracklist A1 The Power 5:42 A2 Ooops Up 6:40 A3 Cult Of Snap 5:20 A4 Believe The Hype 4:49 B1 I'm Gonna Get You (To Whom It May Concern) 5:17 B2 Witness The Strength 4:55 B3 Mary Had A Little Boy 4:51 B4 Blasé Blasé 4:12 Companies, etc. Manufactured By – Arista Records, Inc. Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 7822-18536-1
World Power Studio album by Snap! Released May 15, 1990 Recorded 1989–1990 Genre House Eurodance hip house Length 52:53 Label Bookmark/Arista/Ariola Records Producer Snap! Snap! chronology World Power (1990) The Madman's Return (1992) World Power is the debut album of German Eurodance project Snap!, released in 1990 on Bookmark/Ariola Records. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, as the project's musical style and its vocalists, Turbo B and Penny "Tiny" Ford, were well received. It also achieved considerable commercial success with the help of four international top-ten hits, including its best-selling single "The Power".
Commercial performance The album reached number seven on Germany's Media Control Charts,[1] number 25 on Australia's ARIA Charts,[2] number four on the Ö3 Austria Top 40,[3] number 20 on the Topplistan chart in Sweden,[4] number four on the Swiss Music Charts,[5] number 10 on the UK Albums Chart,[6] and number 30 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[7] Although it did not chart on the Dutch MegaCharts,[8] it earned gold certification from the NVPI, for sales in excess of 60,000 copies in the Netherlands.[9] World Power has also been certified gold in Australia,[10] Austria,[11] Sweden,[12] the United Kingdom,[13] and the United States,[14] while it has received platinum certifications in both Germany and Switzerland.[15][16]
Critical response Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 3/5 stars[17] Chicago Tribune 3/4 stars[18] Robert Christgau (A-)[19] Entertainment Weekly (A-)[20] Upon its release, World Power received generally positive reviews from music critics. Chicago Tribune writer Mitchell May gave it 3 out of 4 stars and called it "a dance record you can listen to", noting that "pulsating synth chords, slashing guitar riffs, thundering drums and the gospel-like wails of Tinny Ford combine to give Snap a riveting sound".[18] Greg Sandow of Entertainment Weekly called the album "smart dance/rap, full of surprises".[20] In his consumer guide for The Village Voice, critic Robert Christgau gave World Power an A- rating,[19] indicating "the kind of garden-variety good record that is the great luxury of musical micromarketing and overproduction. Anyone open to its aesthetic will enjoy more than half its tracks".[21] Christgau noted it as "in the great transcultural Technotronic tradition" and described its music as "crazy and radio-ready at the same time. Also funny".[19] In a retrospective review, Allmusic writer Andrew Hamilton gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and perceived rapper Turbo B's enunciation as a flaw, but commended his "energy" and singer Penny Ford's vocals.[17]
Track listing All tracks written by Benito Benites (Michael Münzing), John Virgo Garrett III (Luca Anzilotti) and Durron Butler, unless otherwise specified.
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "The Power" Benites, Garrett, Toni C. (Colandreo) 5:44 2. "Ooops Up" Butler, Penny Ford, Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor, Charlie Wilson, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson 6:42 3. "Cult of Snap" 5:21 4. "Believe the Hype" 4:50 5. "I'm Gonna Get You (To Whom It May Concern)" 5:20 6. "Witness the Strength" 4:57 7. "Mary Had a Little Boy" Benites, Garrett, Butler, Penny Ford 4:53 8. "Blasé Blasé"
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