The Force Behind the Power

The album spun off five hit singles in the UK — most successfully "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" which reached No. 2 on the UK Singles chart (and No. 26 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart), earning a BPI Silver disc for UK sales of over 200,000 copies. "One Shining Moment" and the album's Stevie Wonder-produced title track reached numbers 10 and 27 on the UK singles chart, respectively.^[9][8]

"If We Hold on Together" reached No. 11 on the UK singles chart, while a cover of Barbra Streisand's "Heart (Don't Change My Mind)" reached No. 31 on the UK singles chart.^[8][10]

"No Matter What You Do", a duet with Al B. Sure!, peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, while "You're Gonna Love It" written by Cydney Davis and Lloyd Tolbert reached No. 24 on the US Dance/Club Play chart.^[11][12]

"If We Hold on Together" was originally recorded for Don Bluth's 1988 animated adventure film The Land Before Time. It rose to prominence after it was released as a single worldwide in the latter part of 1988 (most prominently in Japan in 1990, after it was used as the theme song for the TBS drama Omoide ni Kawaru Made).^[13] It reached No. 1 on the Japanese International single charts for 12 weeks making it the biggest selling record by a foreign artist; and in total, sold over 465,000 copies.^[14][15]

In the UK the album certified platinum for sales exceeding 300,000 copies.^[16]

US edition

1. "Change of Heart" (Terry Britten, Graham Lyle) – 4:02
2. "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (John Bettis, Albert Hammond) – 4:13
3. "Battlefield" (Paul Carrack, Nick Lowe) – 3:35
4. "Blame It on the Sun" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 3:55
5. "Heavy Weather" (Michael Sembello) – 4:59
6. "The Force Behind the Power" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:45
7. "Heart (Don't Change My Mind)" (Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren) – 4:19
8. "Waiting in the Wings" (Andy Hill, Pete Sinfield) – 4:52
9. "One Shining Moment" (Vaneese Thomas) – 4:48
10. "You're Gonna Love It" (Cydney Davis, Lloyd Tolbert) – 5:11
11. "If We Hold on Together" (James Horner, Will Jennings) – 4:09

International edition

1. "Change of Heart" (Britten, Lyle) – 4:03
2. "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (Bettis, Hammond) – 4:13
3. "Battlefield" (Carrack, Lowe) – 3:35
4. "Blame It on the Sun" (Wonder, Wright) – 3:55
5. "You're Gonna Love It" (Davis, Tolbert) – 5:11
6. "Heavy Weather" (Sembello) – 4:59
7. "The Force Behind the Power" (Wonder) – 4:42
8. "Heart (Don't Change My Mind)" (Buchanan, Warren) – 4:19
9. "Waiting in the Wings" (Hill, Sinfield) – 4:52
10. "You and I" (Dormer, Goldo, Vigil) – 4:09
11. "One Shining Moment" (Thomas) – 4:48
12. "If We Hold on Together" (James Horner, Barry Mann, Will Jennings) – 4:13
13. "No Matter What You Do" (duet with Al B. Sure!) (Brown, West) – 5:09

• Diana Ross – executive producer, design concepts
• Debbie Sandridge – A&R direction
• James Anthony Carmichael – producer (1, 5, 6, 9)
• Peter Asher – producer (2–4, 8, 10–12)
• Stevie Wonder – producer (7)
• Nathan Watts – associate producer (7)
• Al B. Sure! – producer (13)
• Kyle West – producer (13)
• Stephanie Andrews – project coordinator (7)
• Marylata E. Jacob – album coordinator
• Dennis Woloch – art direction
• Painting – Barry Kamen
• Herb Ritts – photography
• Rosanne Shelnutt – marketing direction
• Judith Service – assistant to Diana Ross

Technical credits

• Chris Bellman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Calvin Harris – recording (1, 5, 6, 9), mixing (1, 5, 6, 9)
• Jack Rouben – recording (1, 5, 6, 9)
• Frank Wolf – recording (2–4, 8, 10–12), mixing (2–4, 8, 10–12)
• Steve Van Arden – recording (7), mixing (7)
• Larry Alexander – recording (13)
• Eddie F – recording (13)
• Mark Harder – recording (13)
• Roey Shamir – recording (13)
• Eric Stark – recording (13)
• Al B. Sure! – recording (13)
• Mark Hagen – assistant engineer (1, 5, 6, 9)
• Andrew Scheps – assistant engineer (1, 5, 6, 9)
• Bryant Arnett – assistant engineer (2–4, 8, 10–12)
• Darren Godwin – assistant engineer (2–4, 8, 10–12)
• Mike Harlow – assistant engineer (2–4, 8, 10–12)
• Nathaniel Kunkel – assistant engineer (2–4, 8, 10–12)
• Ken Lauber – assistant engineer (2–4, 8, 10–12)
• Gil Morales – assistant engineer (2–4, 8, 10–12)
• Jimmy Sandweiss – assistant engineer (7)
• R.R. Harlan – digital editing (7)
• Keith Evans – recording assistant (13)
• Michael Gilbert – recording assistant (13)
• Marnie Riley – mix assistant (13)