"Powerful Thing" is a song written by Al Anderson and

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, and recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in November 1998 as the third single from her album ''

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''. The song reached number 6 on the ''

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chart in March 1999 and number 1 on the ''

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'' Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of ''

'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it "perky and playful." She goes on to say that while the lyric is "slightly clichéd", the song makes up for it because of her "incredible voice and tons of personality."''

'', November 28, 1998: Vol. 110 Iss. 48 - p. 20

Chart performance

"Powerful" debuted at number seventy on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 28, 1998.

Year-end charts

References

1998 singles 1998 songs Trisha Yearwood songs Songs written by Al Anderson (NRBQ) Songs written by Sharon Vaughn Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) MCA Nashville Records singles {{1998-country-song-stub