C'est pour vivre (English: "it's for living") is a French-language compilation album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America in 1997. It features fourteen rare songs recorded between 1983 and 1987. The album was issued under many different titles, with many different covers, and by various music labels. It reached number thirty-two in Wallonia (Belgium) and number forty-nine in the United Kingdom.
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| Released | 3 February 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1983–87 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 54:02 | |||
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Background and content edit
After the success of D'eux, which became the best-selling French-language album of all time, various music labels around the world issued compilations with Dion's early and rare recordings from the '80s. After 1995's Gold Vol. 1, a compilation with another fourteen songs was released in 1997. It was issued in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America under many various titles: C'est pour vivre, The French Love Album, Les premières années: The Very Best of the Early Years, Mon ami, Les hits de Céline Dion volume 2 or D'amour française. They were released with many different covers and by various music labels.
Critical reception and commercial performance edit
Charlotte Dillon of AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars and wrote that even if you can't understand the words, you can "enjoy the sound and feel the emotions during such notable tunes" as "Je ne veux pas", "En amour", "Ne me plaignez pas", and "Les chemins de ma maison".[1] On 3 February 1997, C'est pour vivre was issued in the United Kingdom where it reached number forty-nine in March 1997. In July 1997, it also debuted on the chart in Belgium Wallonia peaking at number thirty-two the next month.
Track listing edit
All tracks are produced by Eddy Marnay and Rudi Pascal, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Mon ami m'a quittée" |
| Les chemins de ma maison, 1983 | 3:00 |
| 2. | "La dodo la do" |
| Les chemins de ma maison | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Hymne à l'amitié" |
| Les oiseaux du bonheur, 1984 | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Je ne veux pas" (Romano Musumarra) |
| 4:02 | |
| 5. | "C'est pour vivre" |
| C'est pour toi, 1985 | 4:02 |
| 6. | "En amour" (Marnay) |
| 3:14 | |
| 7. | "Ne me plaignez pas" |
| Les chemins de ma maison | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Les chemins de ma maison" |
| Les chemins de ma maison | 4:14 |
| 9. | "Hello mister Sam" |
| Les chemins de ma maison | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Trois heures vingt" |
| Mélanie, 1984 | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Trop jeune à dix-sept ans" |
| Mélanie | 4:50 |
| 12. | "Paul et Virginie" |
| Les oiseaux du bonheur | 3:50 |
| 13. | "La voix du bon Dieu" (re-recording) |
| Les oiseaux du bonheur | 3:14 |
| 14. | "Benjamin" |
| Mélanie | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 54:02 | |||
Charts edit
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[2] | 32 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[3] | 67 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 49 |
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United Kingdom | 3 February 1997 | Nectar Masters | CD | NTRCD076 |
References edit
- ^ Charlotte Dillon. "Review by Charlotte Dillon". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Céline Dion – C'est pour vivre" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
External links edit
- C'est pour vivre at Discogs (list of releases)