The Colour of My Love
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| The Colour of My Love | ||
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| Studio album by Céline Dion | ||
| Released |   November 9, 1993 December 2, 1993 February 21, 1994 March 7, 1994 June 10, 1994 |
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| Recorded | 1993 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 66:24 | |
| Label | Columbia, Epic | |
| Producer(s) | Walter Afanasieff, David Foster, Steve Lindsey, Christopher Neil, Aldo Nova, Guy Roche, Ric Wake | |
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| Céline Dion chronology | ||
| Celine Dion 1992 |
The Colour of My Love (1993) |
Les Premières Années (1993) |
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| Japanese limited edition | ||
The Colour of My Love is Céline Dion's third English-language album, released on November 9, 1993. It's also her eighteenth album if counting the French releases.
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[edit] Album information
Dion worked with people who helped her on Unison and Celine Dion albums: David Foster, Walter Afanasieff, Diane Warren and others.
This album represents the internalization of Céline Dion. With The Colour of My Love Dion reached the fame all over the world. There were many singles released from this album: "When I Fall in Love" (a cover of Doris Day song, featured in the Sleepless in Seattle movie), "The Power of Love" (a remake of Jennifer Rush's 1985 hit), "Misled," "Think Twice," "Only One Road," and "Next Plane Out."
Non-U.S. version of the album included additional song "Just Walk Away" (issued as a promotional single in Spain). The Colour of My Love was re-released in Japan on October 21, 1995 with a bonus track "To Love You More" (which became a number one smash hit in that country).
The Colour of My Love was noteworthy in that, in the dedication section, it was the first public acknowledgment that Dion had fallen in love with her manager, René Angélil. In the dedication, Dion had named Angélil "the colour of [her] love."
With "When I Fall in Love" and "The Power of Love" Céline Dion got two Grammy nominations. She won many awards during The Colour of My Love era, including: Ivor Novello Award for "Think Twice," Golden Disc Award for "To Love You More," IRMA Award for The Colour of My Love, and World Music Award for World’s Best Selling Canadian Female Recording Artist of the Year. Dion received also many Juno Awards and Félix Awards, and was nominated for one American Music Award.
She did The Colour of My Love Tour to support the album. The Colour of My Love Concert home video was also released.
[edit] Chart success
The Colour of My Love to this point was Dion's biggest success. The album has sold around 20 million copies worldwide. This is more than her two previous English albums and all of her previous French albums together. The Colour of My Love was Dion's first album to reach #1 on the charts. It featured also her first #1 singles: "The Power of Love" (United States, Canada, Australia), "Think Twice" (United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark) and "To Love You More" (Japan).
The Colour of My Love gave Céline Dion big success in the U.S. with sales exceeding more than six million copies making the album 6x platinum and peaking at #4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (149 weeks on the chart). It spawned Dion's first #1 hit in U.S., "The Power of Love," two top 30 singles ("When I Fall in Love" and "Misled," both reached #23) and other two top 100 singles ("Think Twice" at #95 and "Only One Road" at #93).
With very little success at this point in the UK, the main track "Think Twice" slowly moved up the chart to #1, where the album quickly followed. The Colour of My Love and the single stayed at #1 for seven weeks both (an achievement not replicated since 1965 with The Beatles). Total album's sales in the UK have reached almost two million. "The Power of Love" and "Only One Road" also made the UK top 10, peaking at numbers 4 and 8 respectively. "Misled" reached #15.
The album went to #1 in seven countries: UK, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Norway and Greece.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Writers | Length |
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| 1. | "The Power of Love" | C. Rouge, G. Mende, M.S. Applegate, J. Rush | 5:43 |
| 2. | "Misled" | J. Bralower, P. Zizzo | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Think Twice" | A. Hill, P. Sinfield | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Only One Road" | P. Zizzo | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down" | A. Roman, R. Desalvo | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Next Plane Out" | D. Warren | 4:59 |
| 7. | "Real Emotion" | D. Warren | 4:26 |
| 8. | "When I Fall in Love" (with Clive Griffin) | E. Heyman, V. Young | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Love Doesn't Ask Why" | P. Galdston, B. Mann, C. Weil | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Refuse to Dance" | C. Dore, D. Schogger | 3:33 |
| 11. | "I Remember L.A." | T. Colton, R. Wold | 4:22 |
| 12. | "No Living Without Loving You" | D. Warren | 4:23 |
| 13. | "Lovin' Proof" | D. Warren | 4:12 |
| 14. | "The Colour of My Love" | D. Foster, A. Ganov | 3:25 |
| Non-U.S. Bonus Track | |||
| 15. | "Just Walk Away" | A. Hammond, M. Sharron | 4:58 |
| Japanese Limited Edition Bonus Track | |||
| 16. | "To Love You More" | D. Foster, J. Miles | 5:28 |
[edit] Chart performance
| Country | Peak Position |
Number of Weeks |
Certification | Sales |
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| Australia | 1 (8w) | 113 | 8x Platinum | 560,000 |
| Belgium Flanders | 1 (4w) | 67 | 2x Platinum | 100,000 |
| Canada | 1 (6w) | 74 | Diamond | 1,800,000 |
| Greece | 1 | n/a | n/a | 30,704 |
| Ireland | 1 (4w) | n/a | n/a | 77,115 |
| Norway | 1 (10w) | 36 | 3x Platinum | 170,002 |
| United Kingdom | 1 (7w) | 226 | 5x Platinum | 1,890,000 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 124 | 3x Platinum | 300,000 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 78 | 6x Platinum | 90,000 |
| United States (Top Pop Catalog Albums) | 3 | 213 | - | - |
| Sweden | 4 | 72 | Platinum | 163,704 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 4 | 149 | 6x Platinum | 6,000,000 |
| Finland | 7 | 37 | Gold | 39,494 |
| France | 7 | 19 | Platinum | 300,000 |
| Japan | 7 | 29 | Million | 1,000,000 |
| Spain | 7 | 41 | Platinum | 150,820 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 39 | Platinum | 54,412 |
| Belgium Wallonie | 13 | 38 | - | - |
| Italy | 11 | 15 | Platinum | 150,000 |
| Germany | 16 | 68 | Gold | 250,000 |
| Austria | 18 | 7 | Gold | 25,000 |
| Europe | n/a | n/a | 4x Platinum | 4,000,000 |
| Mexico | n/a | n/a | Platinum | 150,000 |
The Colour of My Love is undercertified in two countries:
- United Kingdom - should be certified 6x Platinum (1,800,000)
- Finland - should be certified Platinum (40,000)
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award Show | Award |
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| 1994 | Grammy Awards | To David Foster and Jeremy Lubbock for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) – "When I Fall in Love" |
| 1994 | Juno Awards | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| 1994 | Félix Awards | Female Artist of the Year |
| 1994 | Félix Awards | Quebec Artist Achieving the Most Success in a Language Other Than French |
| 1994 | Félix Awards | Quebec Artist Achieving the Most Success Outside the Province Of Quebec |
| 1995 | World Music Awards | World’s Best Selling Canadian Female Recording Artist of the Year |
| 1995 | Ivor Novello Awards | Song of the Year – "Think Twice" |
| 1995 | Juno Awards | Album of the Year – The Colour of My Love |
| 1995 | Juno Awards | Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) – The Colour of My Love |
| 1996 | Golden Disc Awards | International Music/Grand Prix Single Prize – "To Love You More" |
| 1996 | IRMA Awards | Best International Female Artist Album – The Colour of My Love |
| 1996 | Malta Music Awards | Best Selling International Artist |
| 1996 | MIDEM Award | Award For Combined European Sales of Over 10 Million Units in 1995 |
Céline Dion was also nominated for two more Grammy Awards:
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – "When I Fall in Love" (1994)
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance – "The Power of Love" (1995)
Céline Dion was also nominated for one American Music Award:
- Favorite Pop/Rock Single – "The Power of Love" (1995)
[edit] See also
- List of best-selling albums worldwide
- List of best-selling albums (UK)
[edit] References
| Celine Dion |
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| Albums | Singles | Videography | Tours | Awards |
