Falling into You
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| Falling into You | ||
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| Studio album by Céline Dion | ||
| Released | March 11, 1996 (EU / AU / Asia), March 12, 1996 (U.S. / CA), March 14, 1996 (JP) | |
| Recorded | 1995-1996 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 76:02 | |
| Label | Columbia Records, Epic Records (U.S.) | |
| Producer(s) | Babyface, Roy Bittan, Jeff Bova, David Foster, Humberto Gatica, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Rick Hahn, Dan Hill, John Jones, Rick Nowels, Aldo Nova, Steven Rinkoff, Billy Steinberg, Jim Steinman, Ric Wake | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Céline Dion chronology | ||
| Gold Vol. 2 (1995) |
Falling into You (1996) |
Live à Paris (1996) |
Falling into You is Céline Dion's fourth English album and twenty first in total. It was released on March 11, 1996.
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[edit] Album information
Falling into You presented Céline at the height of her popularity, and showed a further progression of her music. In an attempt to reach a wider audience, the album combined many elements: ornate orchestral frills and African chanting, and instruments like the violin, Spanish guitar, trombone, the cavaquinho, and saxophone created a new sound. The singles encompassed a variety of musical styles: the title track and "River Deep, Mountain High" (a Tina Turner cover) made prominent use of percussion instruments; "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (a remake of Jim Steinman's song) and a remake of Eric Carmen's "All by Myself" kept their soft-rock atmosphere, but were combined with the classical sound of the piano; and the maudlin ballad, "Because You Loved Me," written by Diane Warren, served as the theme to the 1996 film Up Close & Personal. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in 1996, as well as 4 Grammy Awards. Céline performed at both ceremonies. The album included also Aretha Franklin's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and Marie Claire D'ubaldo's "Falling into You."
"If That's What It Takes," "I Don't Know," and "Fly" are the English adaptations of songs from D'eux album.
Dion's status on the world stage was further solidified when she was asked to perform "The Power of the Dream" at the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics. She sang in front of more than 100,000 people around her, in addition to over 3 and a half billion of tv viewers from their homes. Céline gave away the money she received for the occasion with a little extra to the Canadian team, to support Canadian athletes. The song was included on some limited editions of Falling into You in Asia and Australia. It was available worldwide on Céline's compilation The Collector's Series Volume One.
Falling into You won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, as well as many various awards all over the world. On April 17, 1997, in Monaco, Dion was the big winning star of the World Music Awards ceremony. She has won 3 awards: Best-selling Canadian female singer, Best-selling artist (all categories altogether) and Best-selling Pop artist. They announced sales of 25 million for 1996, it's the second year in a row Céline sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. During the ceremony, she sang Call the Man with a 30-voice gospel choir.
Céline did the Falling into You Tour to support the album.
[edit] Critical response
The album was met with generally favorable reviews. On the one hand, Dan Leroy wrote that Falling into You was not very different from her previous work, and Stephen Holden of The New York Times and Elysa Gardner of Los Angeles Times wrote that the album was formulaic, and there was a lack of emotional connection to the songs. However, other critics such as Chuck Eddy, Erlewine and Daniel Durchholz lavished the album as "compelling," "passionate," "stylish," "elegant," and "remarkably well-crafted."
[edit] Chart success
Falling into You became one of two Dion's most commercially successful albums: it topped the charts in many countries and became one of the best-selling albums of all time - 31 million copies sold. The album's achievements are notable as it is one of only three albums to remain in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 for one full year (along with Michael Jackson's Thriller and Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette), spending 59 consecutive weeks in the Top 10. The Falling into You album was the one who kicked D'eux off the top of the French chart. It included also string of very successful singles, here are their top 10 positions:
- "To Love You More": #1 (Japan);
- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman": #9 (Canada-AC);
- "Falling into You": #1 (Spain), #3 (Poland), #8 (Norway), #10 (UK);
- "Because You Loved Me": #1 (Australia, Canada, U.S.), #2 (Ireland), #3 (New Zealand, Switzerland), #4 (Netherlands, Poland), #5 (Belgium-Flandres, UK), #6 (Europe);
- "It's All Coming Back to Me Now": #1 (Belgium-Flandres), #2 (Canada, Ireland, Poland, U.S.), #3 (UK), #5 (Netherlands), #8 (Australia, Europe, New Zealand), #10 (Argentina);
- "All by Myself": #4 (U.S.), #5 (France), #6 (UK), #8 (Ireland), #9 (Canada-airplay), #10 (Poland);
- "Call the Man": #8 (Ireland).
"The Power of the Dream" was released in Japan only and reached #30.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Writers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Edition | |||
| 1. | It's All Coming Back to Me Now | J. Steinman | 7:37 |
| 2. | Because You Loved Me | D. Warren | 4:33 |
| 3. | Falling into You | B. Steinberg, R. Nowels, M. C. D'Ubaldo | 4:18 |
| 4. | Make You Happy | A. Marvel | 4:31 |
| 5. | Seduces Me | D. Hill, J. Sheard | 3:46 |
| 6. | All by Myself | E. Carmen, S. Rachmaninoff | 5:12 |
| 7. | Declaration of Love | M. Jay, C. Gaudette | 4:20 |
| 8. | Dreamin' of You | A. Nova, P. Barbeau | 5:07 |
| 9. | I Love You | A. Nova | 5:30 |
| 10. | If That's What It Takes | P. Galdston, J.J. Goldman | 4:12 |
| 11. | I Don't Know | P. Galdston, J.J. Goldman | 4:38 |
| 12. | River Deep, Mountain High | P. Spector, J. Barry, E. Greenwich | 4:10 |
| 13. | Call the Man | A. Hill, P. Sinfield | 6:08 |
| 14. | Fly | P. Galdston, J.J. Goldman | 2:58 |
| Canadian Bonus Track | |||
| 15. | Your Light | A. Nova | 5:12 |
| European / Australian Bonus Tracks | |||
| 15. | (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman | J. Wexler, G. Goffin, C. King | 3:40 |
| 16. | Your Light | A. Nova | 5:12 |
| Japanese Bonus Tracks | |||
| 15. | Your Light | A. Nova | 5:12 |
| 16. | To Love You More | D. Foster, J. Miles | 5:28 |
| Asian Bonus Tracks | |||
| 15. | (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman | J. Wexler, G. Goffin, C. King | 3:40 |
| 16. | To Love You More | D. Foster, J. Miles | 5:28 |
| Mexican / Spanish Bonus Tracks | |||
| 15. | (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman | J. Wexler, G. Goffin, C. King | 3:40 |
| 16. | Sola Otra Vez | E. Carmen, S. Rachmaninoff, M. Benito | 5:12 |
| # | Title | Writers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited Asian Bonus Disc | |||
| 1. | The Power of the Dream (live) | D. Foster, Babyface, L. Thompson | 4:31 |
| 2. | Your Light | A. Nova | 5:12 |
| 3. | It's All Coming Back to Me Now (Classic Paradise mix) | J. Steinman | 8:15 |
| 4. | The Power of Love (live) | C. Rouge, G. Mende, M.S. Applegate, J. Rush | |
| 5. | River Deep, Mountain High (live) | P. Spector, J. Barry, E. Greenwich | 3:29 |
| First Limited Australian Bonus Disc | |||
| 1. | Because You Loved Me | D. Warren | 4:33 |
| 2. | I Don't Know | P. Galdston, J.J. Goldman | 4:38 |
| 3. | Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore | J.J. Goldman | 4:14 |
| 4. | Le Ballet | J.J. Goldman | 4:25 |
| 5. | The Power of the Dream | D. Foster, Babyface, L. Thompson | 4:31 |
| Second Limited Australian Bonus Disc | |||
| 1. | Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down (live) | A. Roman, R. Desalvo | 4:01 |
| 2. | Love Can Move Mountains (live) | D. Warren | 4:53 |
| 3. | If You Asked Me To (live) | D. Warren | 3:55 |
| 4. | Only One Road (live) | P. Zizzo | 4:49 |
| 5. | Think Twice (live) | A. Hill, P. Sinfield | 4:47 |
| 6. | The Power of Love (live) | C. Rouge, G. Mende, M.S. Applegate, J. Rush | 5:43 |
[edit] Chart performance
| Country | Peak Position |
Number of Weeks |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 (4w) | 91 | 12x Platinum | 840,000 |
| Austria | 1 (1w) | 62 | 2x Platinum | 100,000 |
| Canada | 1 (1w) | 111 | Diamond | 1,200,000 |
| Europe | 1 (1w) | n/a | 7x Platinum | 7,000,000 |
| France | 1 (5w) | 61 | Diamond | 1,172,500 |
| Greece | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Netherlands | 1 | 112 | 6x Platinum | 600,000 |
| New Zealand | 1 (3w) | 76 | 12x Platinum | 180,000 |
| Norway | 1 (4w) | 49 | 3x Platinum | 150,000 |
| Sweden | 1 (1w) | 55 | Platinum | 100,000 |
| Switzerland | 1 (6w) | 56 | 3x Platinum | 150,000 |
| United Kingdom | 1 (1w) | 184 | 7x Platinum | 2,270,000 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 1 (3w) | 113 | 11x Platinum (Diamond) | 11,724,000 |
| World (United World Chart) | 1 | n/a | - | 31,000,000 |
| Ireland | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Italy | 4 | 47 | 3x Platinum | 300,000 |
| Norway (Mid-Price) | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| Spain | 4 | 63 | 2x Platinum | 200,000 |
| United States (Top Pop Catalog Albums) | 4 | 180 | - | - |
| Germany | 5 | 89 | 5x Gold (2x Platinum) | 1,250,000 |
| Japan | 6 | 64 | Million | 714,590 |
| Finland | 9 | 38 | Platinum | 51,053 |
| Hungary | 13 | 46 | Gold | 10,000 |
| Argentina | n/a | n/a | Platinum | 83,000 |
| Belgium | n/a | n/a | 4x Platinum | 200,000 |
| Brazil | n/a | n/a | Gold | 100,000 |
| Korea | n/a | n/a | n/a | 450,000 |
| Mexico | n/a | n/a | Gold | 100,000 |
| Poland | n/a | n/a | Platinum | 200,000 |
Falling into You is undercertified in one country:
- Poland - should be certified 2x Platinum (200,000)
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award Show | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | BAMBI Awards | Top International Pop Star of the Year |
| 1996 | VH1 Awards | Artist of the Year |
| 1997 | Grammy Awards | Album of the Year - Falling into You |
| 1997 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Vocal Album - Falling into You |
| 1997 | Grammy Awards | To Diane Warren for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - "Because You Loved Me" |
| 1997 | World Music Awards | World's Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year |
| 1997 | World Music Awards | World's Overall Best Selling Recording Artist of the Year |
| 1997 | World Music Awards | World’s Best Selling Canadian Recording Artist of the Year |
| 1997 | Juno Awards | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| 1997 | Juno Awards | Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) - Falling into You |
| 1997 | Juno Awards | International Achievement Award |
| 1997 | Félix Awards | Most Successful Quebecois Artist Outside Québec |
| 1997 | Félix Awards | Most Successful Quebecois Artist in a Language Other Than French |
| 1997 | Félix Awards | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| 1997 | NARM Awards | 1996/1997 Best Seller Award for Artist of the Year |
| 1997 | NARM Awards | 1996/1997 Best Seller Award for Recording of the Year - Falling into You |
| 1997 | NARM Awards | 1996/1997 Best Seller Award for Pop Recording - Falling into You |
| 1997 | International Achievement in Arts Awards | Entertainer of the Year for Distinguished Achievement in Music |
| 1997 | IRMA Awards | Best International Female Artist Album - Falling into You |
| 1997 | Pop Corn Music Award | Best Album of the Year - Falling into You |
| 1997 | Pop Corn Music Award | Best Female Singer of the Year |
| 1997 | Coca-Cola Full Blast Music Awards | Most Popular International Artist of 1996 |
| 1997 | Malta Music Awards | Best Selling Female International Artist |
| 1997 | FM Select Diamond Awards | Top Female International Artist |
| 1997 | Amigo Awards | Best International Female Artist |
| 1997 | National TV2 Awards | Best International Female Artist |
| 1998 | BMI Pop Awards | Song of the Year - "It’s All Coming Back to Me Now" |
| 1998 | South African Music Awards | Best Selling International Album - Falling into You |
Céline was also nominated for one Academy Award:
- Best Song - "Because You Loved Me" (1997) (award would go to Diane Warren)
Céline was also nominated for three more Grammy Awards:
- Record of the Year - "Because You Loved Me" (1997)
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - "Because You Loved Me" (1997)
- Song of the Year - "Because You Loved Me" (1997) (award would go to Diane Warren)
Céline was also nominated for two American Music Awards:
- Favorite Female Artist Rock/Pop (1997)
- Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist (1997)
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