S'il Suffisait d'Aimer
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| S'il Suffisait d'Aimer | ||
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| Studio album by Céline Dion | ||
| Released | September 7, 1998 (EU / Asia), September 8, 1998 (CA), October 13, 1998 (U.S.), January 21, 1999 (JP) | |
| Recorded | 1998 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 51:46 | |
| Label | Columbia Records, Epic Records (U.S.) | |
| Producer(s) | Jean-Jacques Goldman, Erick Benzi | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Céline Dion chronology | ||
| Let's Talk About Love (1997) |
S'il Suffisait d'Aimer (1998) |
These Are Special Times (1998) |
S'il Suffisait d'Aimer is an album by Céline Dion, sang in French and released on September 7, 1998. It's her nineteen French album and twenty fourth in total. It was named in the U.S. S'il Suffisait d'Aimer / If Only Love Could Be Enough.
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[edit] Album information
The project reunites Céline Dion and Jean-Jacques Goldman, who last worked together on the very successful album D'eux. In their first collaboration Goldman wrote songs for Céline, this time he wrote more in his own style, while letting Céline sing her own unique way, like she has been singing a long time ago. Most of the arrangements on that album are simple to let Céline's voice dominate the songs. The track "Sur le Même Bateau" was inspired by the Titanic movie.
S'il Suffisait d'Aimer won the Juno Award for Best Selling Francophone Album.
Dion promoted this album during her Let's Talk About Love Tour. The show at the Stade de France in Paris was recorded and released as Au Coeur Du Stade, including five songs from S'il Suffisait d'Aimer. It was promoted by the video of Céline singing "Dans un Autre Monde (Live)."
The recording session of S'il Suffisait d'Aimer was included as a bonus on the Au Coeur Du Stade DVD.
Many songs from S'il Suffisait d'Aimer were featured on Dion's 2005 greatest hits album On Ne Change Pas.
[edit] Chart success
S'il Suffisait d'Aimer is the second (after D'eux) best-selling French album of all time. It topped the charts in Canada, Europe, France, Switzerland and Greece, selling 5 million copies in total (including 1.5 million in France alone). S'il Suffisait d'Aimer became the second (after D'eux) French-language album to be certified gold in the United Kingdom. It was promoted by the successful French singles: "Zora Sourit" (#20; silver certification), title track "S'il Suffisait d'Aimer" (#4; gold certification), and "On Ne Change Pas" (#17). There were also two promotional singles issued in 1999: "En Attendant Ses Pas" and "Je Crois Toi."
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Writers | Length |
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| 1. | Je Crois Toi | J.J. Goldman | 5:05 |
| 2. | Zora Sourit | J.J. Goldman, J. Kapler | 3:51 |
| 3. | On Ne Change Pas | J.J. Goldman | 4:09 |
| 4. | Je Chanterai | J.J. Goldman | 4:10 |
| 5. | Terre | E. Benzi | 4:17 |
| 6. | En Attendant Ses Pas | J.J. Goldman | 4:07 |
| 7. | Papillon | E. Benzi | 4:01 |
| 8. | L'Abandon | J.J. Goldman | 4:27 |
| 9. | Dans un Autre Monde | J.J. Goldman | 4:38 |
| 10. | Sur le Même Bateau | J.J. Goldman | 4:25 |
| 11. | Tous les Blues Sont Écrits Pour Toi | J.J. Goldman | 4:48 |
| 12. | S'il Suffisait d'Aimer | J.J. Goldman | 3:35 |
[edit] Chart Performance
| Country | Peak Position |
Number of Weeks |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 (1w) | 23 | 4x Platinum | 400,000 |
| Europe | 1 (1w) | n/a | 2x Platinum | 2,000,000 |
| France | 1 (4w) | 67 | Diamond | 1,492,200 |
| Greece | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Switzerland | 1 (5w) | 26 | 2x Platinum | 100,000 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | 2 | 10 | Platinum | 50,000 |
| Austria | 3 | 11 | Gold | 25,000 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 18 | Gold | 50,000 |
| Germany | 11 | 14 | - | n/a |
| Finland | 12 | 9 | - | n/a |
| France (Back Catalogue) | 15 | 7 | - | - |
| Hungary | 15 | 13 | - | n/a |
| United Kingdom | 17 | 8 | Gold | 100,000 |
| Sweden | 23 | 10 | - | n/a |
| Italy | 33 | 4 | - | 20,000 |
| Japan | 37 | 5 | - | 30,430 |
| Poland | n/a | n/a | Gold | 50,000 |
| Portugal | n/a | n/a | Silver | 10,000 |
| United States | - | - | - | 108,000 |
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award Show | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Juno Awards | Best Selling Francophone Album - S’il Suffisait d’Aimer |
[edit] References
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