D'elles

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D'elles
D'elles cover
Studio album by Céline Dion
Released May 18, 2007 (2007-05-18)
Recorded December 2006 - February 2007
Genre Pop
Length CD 47:52, DVD 24:00
Label Columbia, Epic
Producer Erick Benzi, David Gategno, Tino Izzo, Jacques Veneruso, Thierry Blanchard, Patrick Hampartzoumian
Céline Dion chronology
On ne change pas
(2005)		 D'elles
(2007)		 Taking Chances
(2007)
Singles from D'elles
  1. "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)"
    Released: April 13, 2007
  2. "Immensité"
    Released: May 14, 2007
  3. "Le temps qui compte"
    Released: May 14, 2007
  4. "On s'est aimé à cause"
    Released: August 20, 2007
  5. "A cause"
    Released: January 21, 2008

D'elles (meaning About Them) is the title of Céline Dion's most recent French-language album. It was released between May 18 and June 1, 2007 in certain European countries, on May 22, 2007 in Canada, and February 27, 2008 in Japan.[1] It's her 23rd French album and 34th if counting all longplays.

Contents

[edit] Album information

The title is a spin-off of Dion's 1995 album D'eux. Both can be translated as About Them, with D'elles being specifically the feminine version.

The lyrics were written by ten prominent female writers from Quebec (Jovette Alice Bernier, Janette Bertrand, Denise Bombardier, Marie Laberge, Lise Payette) and France (Nina Bouraoui, Françoise Dorin, Nathalie Nechtschein, Christine Orban, George Sand). Jean-Jacques Goldman made a lyrics selection. Seven out of thirteen songs planned for the album were recorded on December 20th and 21st 2006 at the Piccolo Studios, Montreal. A second version of "A cause," called "On s'est aimé à cause" was recorded in New York, in early February 2007.

The song "La diva" includes fragment of La bohème performed by Maria Callas in 1956.

D'elles was released in three formats: standard CD; double digipack (includes CD, "making of" DVD titled "Céline parle d'elle(s)," a booklet of Dion photos, and a booklet including song lyrics and Dion's personal notes about each song); and collector's edition (includes CD, "making of" DVD titled "Céline parle d'elle(s)," a mini-booklet of Dion photos and her personal notes about each song, a mini-booklet with song lyrics, and 4 postcards).

"Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)" is the first and only single from this album released on a CD. The song became a hit entering the French Singles Chart at number one. Sony BMG released other songs as radio singles only: "Immensité" (France, Belgium, Quebec), "Le temps qui compte" (Poland), "On s'est aimé à cause" (Quebec), and "A cause" (France).

[edit] Promotion

Céline Dion taped two TV specials dedicated to the issue of her album D'elles: one for the French TV-network TF1 and one for the Quebecer TVA. The taping took place in Montreal on May 11-12, 2007.

During the first taping for TF1, Dion sang live several songs with French singers: "Stayin' Alive" with Vitaa, Shy'm and Amel Bent, "Hymne a l'amour" with Maurane and Johnny Hallyday, "Blueberry Hill" with Johnny Hallyday, "The Show Must Go On" with Christophe Maé and David Hallyday, "My Heart Will Go On" with Lââm and Amel Bent, "Caroline" with MC Solaar and Nolween Leroy, "Être à la hauteur" with Merwann Rim and Christophe Maé, "Caruso" with Florent Pagny and then she sang in playback three songs from D'elles: "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)," "A cause" and "Immensité."

During the second taping for TVA, Dion sang many new songs in playback: "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)," "Immensité," "Je cherche l'ombre," "Berceuse," "La diva," "Le temps qui compte" and "On s'est aimé à cause." They also showed the recording sessions for "Femme comme chacune," "Lettre de George Sand à Alfred de Musset," "Si J’étais quelqu’un" and few footages taken from the Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... DVD.

The Quebecer TV special became the most-watched TV-broadcasting of May 21, 2007 with 1,508,000 viewers. The same happened with the French TV special which became the most-watched TV-broadcasting of June 9, 2007 with 4,987,440 viewers.

Dion will promote D'elles during the French leg of the Taking Chances Tour in May and July 2008.

[edit] Chart success

D'elles shot to the top of the Canadian album charts, selling 72,200 copies (including 69,285 in Quebec[2]) in its first week, making it the biggest debut of the year, according to data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.[3] It marked her tenth number 1 album in the SoundScan era, and her eighth to debut at the top position. Dion's high-water mark for Canadian sales remains 1997's Let's Talk About Love, which had opening week sales of 230,212 - a record debut which still stands to this day. In Canada, the album has been certified 2x platinum and has shipped half a million units worldwide on the first week of sales.[4]

D'elles debuted also at number 1 in France, selling 55,244 copies[5] To date, the album has sold around 235,000 copies there (platinum) and almost 1 million worldwide. D'elles reached the top in Belgium as well, selling 15,000 copies (gold certification).[6] In Switzerland it peaked at number 3 and was awarded gold for over 10,000 copies sold.[7]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)" (Françoise Dorin, David Gategno) – 3:32
  2. "Immensité" (Nina Bouraoui, Jacques Veneruso) – 3:34
  3. "A cause" (Dorin, Veneruso) – 3:14
  4. "Je cherche l'ombre" (Lise Payette, Veneruso) – 3:12
  5. "Les paradis" (Bouraoui, Gildas Arzel) – 3:56
  6. "La diva" (Denise Bombardier, Erick Benzi) – 4:23
  7. "Femme comme chacune" (Jovette Alice Bernier, Benzi) – 3:39
  8. "Si j’étais quelqu’un" (Nathalie Nechtschein, Benzi) – 3:57
  9. "Je ne suis pas celle" (Christine Orban, Gategno) – 4:12
  10. "Le temps qui compte" (Marie Laberge, Veneruso) – 2:54
  11. "Lettre de George Sand à Alfred de Musset" (George Sand, Benzi) – 4:31
  12. "On s'est aimé à cause" (Dorin, Marc Dupré, Jean-François Breau) – 4:04
  13. "Berceuse" (Janette Bertrand, Gategno) – 2:39

DVD

  1. "Céline parle d'elle(s)"

[edit] Chart performance

Chart Peak
position		 Certification Sales/shipments
Belgian Flandres Albums Chart[8] 18 Gold 15,000[9]
Belgian Wallonie Albums Chart[10] 1
Canadian Albums Chart[11] 1 2x platinum 200,000[12]
Cypriot Albums Chart[13] 10
Dutch Albums Chart[14] 50
Estonian Albums Chart[15] 17
European Albums Chart[16] 10
French Albums Chart[17] 1 Platinum 235,000[18]
German Albums Chart[19] 52
Greek Albums Chart[20] 27
Hungarian Albums Chart[21] 64
Italian Albums Chart[22] 35
Polish Albums Chart[23] 26
Quebec Albums Chart[24] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[25] 3 Gold 10,000[26]
United World Chart[27] 7 1,000,000[28]

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Europe May 18, 2007 Columbia CD 88697047962
CD/DVD 88697069102
CD/DVD/Postcards 88697073002
Canada May 22, 2007 Columbia CD 88697047962
CD/DVD 88697069102
Japan February 27, 2008 Epic CD EICP-952

[edit] References

  1. ^ D'elles
  2. ^ Céline Dion écrase la concurrence. Retrieved May 31, 2007.
  3. ^ Dion has biggest debut of '07. Retrieved May 30, 2007.
  4. ^ International superstar Celine Dion dominates the charts with a number 1 debut. Retrieved May 30, 2007.
  5. ^ Disques : Nouveau plus-bas historique pour les ventes de singles. Retrieved May 30, 2007.
  6. ^ Carton plein pour Céline. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
  7. ^ EDELMETALL 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2007.
  8. ^ Flandres Albums Chart
  9. ^ IFPI Belgium
  10. ^ Wallonie Albums Chart
  11. ^ Canadian Albums Chart
  12. ^ CRIA
  13. ^ Cypriot Albums Chart
  14. ^ Dutch Albums Chart
  15. ^ Estonian Albums Chart
  16. ^ European Albums Chart
  17. ^ French Albums Chart
  18. ^ SNEP
  19. ^ IFPI Germany
  20. ^ Greek Albums Chart
  21. ^ Hungarian Albums Chart
  22. ^ Italian Albums Chart
  23. ^ Polish Albums Chart
  24. ^ Quebec Albums Chart
  25. ^ Swiss Albums Chart
  26. ^ IFPI Switzerland
  27. ^ United World Chart
  28. ^ United World Chart
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