Tellement J'Ai d'Amour...

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Tellement J'Ai d'Amour...

Studio album by Céline Dion
Released	November 8, 1982
Recorded	1982
Genre	Pop
Length	31:37
Label	Saisons
Producer(s)	Eddy Marnay, Rudy
Céline Dion Chante Noël (1981)	Tellement J'Ai d'Amour... (1982)	Les Chemins de Ma Maison (1983)

Tellement J'Ai d'Amour... (meaning I Have So Much Love...) is Céline Dion's third French album and her first commercial success. It was released in Quebec, Canada on November 8, 1982.

1 Album information
2 Track listing
3 Chart performance
4 Awards
5 References

[edit] Album information

"Tellement J'Ai d'Amour..." was certified platinum in Canada for over 100,000 copies sold. It earned a Félix Award for Best Pop Album of the Year. With the first single "Tellement J'Ai d'Amour Pour Toi" (#3 in Quebec) Dion won the Gold Medal for the Best Song at the Yamaha Music Festival in Tokyo, Japan. The second single "D'Amour Ou d'Amitié" was a hit in Canada, reaching #1 in Quebec and receiving a gold certification for over 50,000 copies sold. Tellement J'Ai d'Amour... included also "Le Piano Fantôme" written by Luc Plamondon (Dion's later colaborrator) and "La Voix du Bon Dieu" - the title track from her debut album, recorded this time with the entire Dion family on background vocals.

Thanks to "D'Amour Ou d'Amitié" success in France, where it also received a gold award for selling over 700,000 copies (Céline Dion was the first Canadian artist to accomplish that), Dion could release her first album in this country. It was named Du Soleil au Coeur and contained three songs form Tellement J'ai D'amour... (1, 4 and 9).

[edit] Track listing

"D'Amour Ou d'Amitié" (R. Vincent, J.P. Lang, E. Marnay) – 4:05
"Le Piano Fantôme" (F. Cousineau, L. Plamondon) – 3:40
"Tu Restes Avec Moi" (F. Cousineau, E. Marnay) – 3:25
"Tellement J'Ai d'Amour Pour Toi" (H. Giraud, E. Marnay) – 3:01
"Écoutez-Moi" (A. Popp, E. Marnay) – 3:07
"Le Tour du Monde" (J.P. Calvet, E. Marnay) – 3:13
"Visa Pour les Beaux Jours" (C. Loigerot, T. Geoffroy, E. Marnay) – 3:28
"La Voix du Bon Dieu" (S. Dumont, E. Marnay) – 3:22
"Le Vieux Monsieur de la Rue Royale" (A. Noreau, E. Marnay) – 4:13

[edit] Chart performance

Country	Certification	Sales
Canada	Platinum	100,000

[edit] Awards

Year	Award Show	Award
1982	Yamaha Music Festival	Best Song "Tellement J'Ai d'Amour Pour Toi"
1982	Yamaha Symphony Orchestra Award	Best Artist
1983	Félix Award	Best New Artist of the Year
1983	Félix Award	Pop Album of the Year – Tellement J'Ai d'Amour...
1983	Félix Award	Female Vocalist of the Year
1983	Félix Award	Quebec Artist Achieving the Most Success Outside the Province of Quebec