A New Day Has Come (album)
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| A New Day Has Come | ||
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| Studio album by Céline Dion | ||
| Released |   March 25, 2002  March 26, 2002 March 30, 2002 |
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| Recorded | 2001-2002 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | CD 72:22, DVD 19:10 | |
| Label | Columbia, Epic | |
| Producer(s) | Walter Afanasieff, Peer Astrom, Christain B., Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, Andreas Carlsson, Marc Dold, Simon Franglen, Humberto Gatica, Richie Jones, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Kristian Lundin, Vito Luprano, Steve Morales, Christopher Neil, Aldo Nova, Gérald De Palmas, Guy Roche, Ric Wake | |
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| Céline Dion chronology | ||
| Les Indispensables (2001) |
A New Day Has Come (2002) |
One Heart (2003) |
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| Limited edition | ||
A New Day Has Come is Céline Dion's album, which marked the return of the singer after a two-year hiatus to have a child. It was released on March 25, 2002. It's Dion's 9th English album and 28th in total.
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[edit] Album information
The album included many highlights, like Dion's renditions of the Etta James classic, "At Last" first recorded by Glen Miller in 1941, and Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy." "Have You Ever Been in Love" also appeared on Dion's next album One Heart, although it wasn't changed. The ballad version of "Sorry for Love" appeared on One Heart as well. "The Greatest Reward" was re-released on later pressings of the U.S. A New Day Has Come Limited Edition as a longer track. It's an adaptation of "L'envie d'Aimer," a song from the French stage musical The Ten Commandments. "L'envie d'Aimer" was originally interpreted by Daniel Lévi who portrays Moses in the musical. The song was co-written by Pascal Obispo, a popular French singer and composer. The track called "Ten Days" was an adaptation of a French hit song, "Tomber" by Gérald De Palmas. "Super Love" was available only as a European/Australian bonus track and wasn't released on the U.S. and Canadian versions of the album. Céline Dion performed one song "Aún Existe Amor" in Spanish. It was an adaptation of "L'Amour Existe Encore" from Dion Chante Plamondon album (1991). The track "I Surrender," while not released as a single, has become a popular song choice for contestants on reality TV singing competitions around the world. It has been performed by Kelly Clarkson and Anthony Fedorov on American Idol, Craig Sharpe on Canadian Idol, and Lorena Gomez on the Spanish show Operacion Triunfo.
After a promotional tour of the medias, the fans could see, on April 7, 2002, the one-hour TV Special dedicated to the A New Day Has Come album. The Special had been recorded on March 3, 2002, at the brand new Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Dion performed a duet with the Destiny's Child on the medley: "Emotion"/"When the Wrong One Loves You Right" among others.
On May 23, 2002 Céline Dion became a part of the VH1 Divas Las Vegas along with Cher, Shakira and the Dixie Chicks. The CD and the DVD recordings of that concert were released on October 22, 2002. She sang "A New Day Has Come," "I'm Alive," "Can't Help Falling in Love," and a duet with Anastacia, called "You Shook Me All Night Long."
The title track "A New Day Has Come" was released as the first single and became a hit. "I'm Alive" was the second hit single. It was featured in the Stuart Little 2 movie. The third and last commercial single was "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" on which Shania Twain did the background vocals. "At Last" was released as a radio single in the United States.
On November 19, 2002 A New Day Has Come was re-released as a Limited Edition with a bonus DVD. It featured the studio recordings of "Coulda Woulda Shoulda" (which later appeared on the One Heart album) and "All Because of You" which was later released in Europe as a B-side to the "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" single. The DVD also featured the music video for "I'm Alive" and a teaser for Dion's Las Vegas show A New Day....
Céline Dion won an American Music Award for Favorite Artist in the Adult Contemporary category in February 2003.
Tracks 1, 3, 9, 10, 15, and 16 were part of the A New Day... show set list. Tracks 1, 10, and 16 were included on A New Day... Live in Las Vegas CD.
[edit] Chart Success
A New Day Has Come sold 527,000 copies in its first week in the United States. It opened at #1 and is currently certified 3x platinum (3,264,000 sold). The IFPI revealed that A New Day Has Come was the 5th best selling album around the world in 2002. It was very successful and to date has sold twelve million copies worldwide, topping the charts in most countries. It stayed seven weeks at #1 in Canada and Switzerland. The album includes hits like the title track "A New Day Has Come" (#1 on the United World Chart), "I'm Alive" (#2 in Europe), "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" (#35 in Switzerland) and "At Last" (#16 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks). The title song of the album holds a record for twenty one consecutive weeks at #1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Writers | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm Alive" | K. Lundin, A. Carlsson | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Right in Front of You" | S. Morales, S. Soloman, K. DioGuardi, D. Siegel | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Have You Ever Been in Love" | A. Bagge, P. Astrom, T. Nichols, D. Hall, L. Bagge | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Rain, Tax (It's Inevitable)" | T. Britten, C. Dore | 3:25 |
| 5. | "A New Day Has Come" (radio remix) | A. Nova, S. Moccio | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Ten Days" | A. Nova, M. Le Forestier, G. De Palmas | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" | R. J. Lange | 5:19 |
| 8. | "Prayer" | C. Hart | 5:34 |
| 9. | "I Surrender" | L. Biancaniello, S. Watters | 4:17 |
| 10. | "At Last" | M. Gordon, H. Warren | 4:39 |
| 11. | "Sorry for Love" | K. DioGuardi, A. Bagge, P. Astrom, A. Birgisson | 4:10 |
| 12. | "Aún Existe Amor" | R. Cocciante, I. Ballesteros-Diaz | 3:52 |
| 13. | "The Greatest Reward" | P. Obispo, A. Carlsson, J. Elofsson, L. Florence, P. Guirao | 3:28 |
| 14. | "When the Wrong One Loves You Right" | M. Briley, F. Gallucio, M. Maye | 3:48 |
| 15. | "A New Day Has Come" | A. Nova, S. Moccio | 5:43 |
| 16. | "Nature Boy" | E. Ahbez | 3:45 |
| Non-U.S. Bonus Track | |||
| 17. | "Super Love" | G. Roche, S. Peiken | 4:16 |
| # | Title | Writers | Length |
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| Limited Edition Bonus DVD | |||
| 1. | "All Because of You" | B. Collins, L. Scott, C. Dannemiller | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Coulda Woulda Shoulda" | K. Lundin, A. Carlsson | 3:27 |
| 3. | "I'm Alive" (video) | D. Meyers | 3:30 |
| 4. | A New Day... Preview (video) | S. F. Lochmus, D. Platel | 5:40 |
[edit] Chart Performance
| Country | Peak Position |
Number of Weeks |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Australia | 1 (5w) | 33 | 2x Platinum | 160,000 |
| Austria | 1 (4w) | 45 | Platinum | 40,000 |
| Belgium Wallonie | 1 (2w) | 42 | 2x Platinum | 100,000 |
| Canada | 1 (7w) | 60 | 6x Platinum | 600,000 |
| Denmark | 1 (1w) | 58 | 2x Platinum | 100,000 |
| Estonia | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Europe | 1 (7w) | n/a | 3x Platinum | 3,000,000 |
| Finland | 1 (2w) | 27 | Gold | 32,117 |
| France | 1 (4w) | 63 | 3x Platinum | 900,000 |
| Greece | 1 | n/a | Platinum | 40,000 |
| Ireland | 1 (2w) | 23 | n/a | n/a |
| Italy | 1 (3w) | 29 | 2x Platinum | 270,000 |
| Mexico | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Netherlands | 1 (6w) | 64 | Platinum | 80,000 |
| Norway | 1 (3w) | 16 | Platinum | 50,000 |
| New Zealand | 1 (6w) | 29 | 2x Platinum | 30,000 |
| RPA | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sweden | 1 (3w) | 38 | Platinum | 60,000 |
| Switzerland | 1 (7w) | 49 | 3x Platinum | 120,000 |
| United Kingdom | 1 (4w) | 39 | Platinum | 490,000 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 1 (1w) | 60 | 3x Platinum | 3,264,000 |
| United States (Billboard Top Internet Album Sales) | 1 (3w) | 21 | - | - |
| World | 1 | 34 | - | 12,000,000 |
| Belgium Flanders | 2 | 53 | - | - |
| Brazil | 2 | n/a | Gold | 500,000 |
| Germany | 2 | 51 | 3x Gold (Platinum) | 450,000 |
| Hungary | 2 | 43 | Gold | 10,000 |
| Poland | 2 | 27 | Gold | 60,000 |
| Portugal | 3 | 26 | 3x Platinum | 120,000 |
| Spain | 4 | 24 | Platinum | 100,000 |
| Czech | 12 | 31 | n/a | n/a |
| Japan | 15 | 8 | Gold | 100,000 |
| France (Mid-Price) | 34 | 2 | - | - |
| Belgium Flanders (Mid-Price) | 36 | 2 | - | - |
| Belgium Wallonie (Mid-Price) | 38 | 2 | - | - |
| Hong Kong | n/a | n/a | Gold | 10,000 |
| Mexico | n/a | n/a | 2x Platinum | 300,000 |
| Taiwan | n/a | n/a | 4x Platinum | 120,000 |
A New Day Has Come is undercertified in two countries:
- Brazil - should be certified Diamond (500,000)
- Finland - should be certified Platinum (30,000)
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award Show | Award |
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| 2002 | NRJ Music Awards | Francophone Group/Duo for the Duet "Sous le Vent" with Garou |
| 2002 | Victoire de la Musique | Original Song of the Year – "Sous le Vent" (duet with Garou) |
| 2002 | Félix Awards | Most Successful Quebecois Artist in a Language Other Than French |
| 2003 | American Music Awards | Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary |
| 2003 | Arion Music Awards | Best Sales, International Album for A New Day Has Come |
| 2003 | Dragon Awards | Female Artist of the Year – International |
Céline Dion was also nominated for one more American Music Award:
- Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist (2003)
Céline Dion was also nominated for a People's Choice Award:
- Favorite Female Performer (2003)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
| Celine Dion |
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| Albums | Singles | Videography | Tours | Awards |
| Preceded by Now 9 by Various Artists |
Billboard 200 Number 1 Album April 13, 2002 - April 19, 2002 |
Succeeded by Ashanti by Ashanti Douglas |
