Let's Talk About Love

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Let's Talk About Love
Let's Talk About Love cover
Studio album by Céline Dion
Released November 14, 1997 (1997-11-14)
Recorded 1997
Genre Pop
Length 74:35
Label Columbia, Epic
Producer Walter Afanasieff, David Foster, Humberto Gatica, Corey Hart, James Horner, George Martin, Billy Pace, Tony Renis, Jim Steinman, Ric Wake
Professional reviews
Céline Dion chronology
Live à Paris
(1996)		 Let's Talk About Love
(1997)		 S'il suffisait d'aimer
(1998)
Singles from Let's Talk About Love
  1. "Tell Him"
    Released: November 3, 1997
  2. "Be the Man"
    Released: November 13, 1997
  3. "The Reason"
    Released: December 8, 1997
  4. "My Heart Will Go On"
    Released: December 8, 1997
  5. "Immortality"
    Released: June 8, 1998
  6. "When I Need You"
    Released: September 7, 1998
  7. "I Hate You Then I Love You"
    Released: September 7, 1998
  8. "Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)"
    Released: September 7, 1998
  9. "Treat Her Like a Lady"
    Released: March 29, 1999

Let's Talk About Love is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 14, 1997. It's her 5th English-language album and 23rd in total. 3CD set including Falling into You/A New Day Has Come/Let's Talk About Love in a new package was released between November 2007 and January 2008 worldwide.

Contents

[edit] Album information

Céline Dion followed successful Falling into You with Let's Talk About Love, which she publicized as its sequel. The recording process took place in London, New York, and Los Angeles, and featured a host of special guests: Barbra Streisand on "Tell Him," the Bee Gees on "Immortality," and world-renowned tenor Luciano Pavarotti on "I Hate You Then I Love You." Other musicians included Carole King and Sir George Martin - the famous The Beatles producer on "The Reason," Bryan Adams on "Let's Talk About Love," and Jamaican singer Diana King, who added a reggae tinge to "Treat Her Like a Lady." As the name suggests, the album had the same theme as Dion's preceding albums: "love." However, emphasis was also placed on "brotherly love" with "Where Is the Love" and "Let's Talk About Love."

The most successful single from the album became the classically influenced ballad "My Heart Will Go On," which was composed by James Horner, and produced by Horner and Walter Afanasieff. Serving as the love theme for the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic, the song topped the charts in most countries across the world, and has become Dion's signature song. It won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, four Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, and many other awards around the world. Let's Talk About Love was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and "Tell Him" for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

The track "Where Is the Love" was a last minute addition to the album. It replaced "Is Nothing Sacred," a Jim Steinman penned/produced song which was removed from the album for unknown reasons. An early Asian advertisement poster for the forthcoming album listed "Is Nothing Sacred" in the tracklist. The album was originally named The Reason.

Let's Talk About Love includes the following covers: "Treat Her Like a Lady" (Diana King), "Love Is on the Way" (Billy Porter), "When I Need You" (Leo Sayer), "I Hate You Then I Love You" (slightly modified "Never, Never, Never" by Shirley Bassey - an adaptation of the Italian song "Grande, Grande, Grande" sang by Mina Mazzini), "Let's Talk About Love" (English version of the French song "Puisque Tu Pars" by Jean-Jacques Goldman) and "Amar Haciendo el Amor" (Spanish adaptation of the "You Only Love Once" by Billy Mann).

Dion did the 1998-99 Let's Talk About Love Tour to support the album.

[edit] Chart success

Before Let's Talk About Love was even released, Sony Music Entertainment announced they had orders for almost 12 million copies worldwide (12,750,300), making it the most expected album of 1997. The sales skyrocketed right at the beginning, and the album quickly topped the charts all around the world, smashing sales records in many countries. Let's Talk About Love has sold 36 million copies worldwide and became one of the best-selling albums in history (25 million were sold in first four months, 6 of which in the U.S.).

In Canada, it debuted at number 1 with 430,212 copies sold, another record by Dion in her native country that still remains, and after only three weeks, it was certified diamond; 2.5 million copies were sold to date. In the United States, it debuted at number 2 with 464,000 copies. The sales were going on increasing until a 724,000 total in its sixth week, though remaining at number 2. Finally, Let's Talk About Love topped the Billboard 200 the following week, despite a decrease of 54%. To date, it has sold more than 12.5 million copies in the U.S. and has been certified diamond (12x platinum).

In 2003, the album received an IFPI Award to commemorate the sale 10 millions copies of Let's Talk About Love in Europe, including 3 million copies sold in the UK, 2.5 million in Germany, 2.2 million in France and 2 million in Italy.

The album became a 2 million seller also in Japan and Brazil.

Let's Talk About Love made Dion the only female recording artist to have two albums with more than 30 million copies sold (with her previous international release Falling into you), a record that she still holds.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The Reason" (Carole King, Mark Hudson, Greg Wells) – 5:01
  2. "Immortality" (featuring the Bee Gees) (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 4:11
  3. "Treat Her Like a Lady" (featuring Diana King and Brownstone) (Diana King, Andy Marvel, Billy Mann, Céline Dion) – 4:05
  4. "Why Oh Why" (Marti Sharron, Danny Sembello) – 4:50
  5. "Love Is On the Way" (Peter Zizzo, Denise Rich, Tina Shafer) – 4:25
  6. "Tell Him" (with Barbra Streisand) (Linda Thompson, Walter Afanasieff, David Foster) – 4:51
  7. "When I Need You" (Albert Hammond, Carole Bayer Sager) – 4:12
  8. "Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)" (Corey Hart) – 4:40
  9. "Us" (Billy Pace) – 5:47
  10. "Just a Little Bit of Love" (Maria Christensen, Arnie Roman, Arthur Jacobson) – 4:06
  11. "My Heart Will Go On" (love theme from Titanic) (James Horner, Will Jennings) – 4:40
  12. "Where Is the Love" (Hart) – 4:55
  13. "I Hate You Then I Love You" (with Luciano Pavarotti) (Tony Renis, Manuel de Falla, Alberto Testa, Fabio Testa, Norman Newell) – 4:42
  14. "Let's Talk About Love" (Bryan Adams, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Eliot Kennedy) – 5:12

U.S. bonus track

15. "To Love You More" (Foster, Junior Miles) – 5:28

Canadian bonus track

15. "Amar Haciendo el Amor" (Mann, Rich, Manny Benito) – 4:12

Australian / Asian / European bonus tracks

15. "Amar Haciendo el Amor" (Mann, Rich, Benito) – 4:12
16. "Be the Man" (Foster, Miles) – 4:39

Asian tour limited edition bonus CD

  1. "My Heart Will Go On" (Richie Jones mix) (Horner, Jennings) – 4:16
  2. "To Love You More" (Tony Moran mix) (Foster, Miles) – 5:54
  3. "Be the Man" (karaoke version) (Foster, Miles) – 4:39
  4. "Unison" (remix) (Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts) – 4:04
  5. "Love Can Move Mountains" (live) (Diane Warren) – 5:25

[edit] Chart performance

Chart Peak
position		 Certification Sales/shipments
Argentinian Albums Chart[1] 5x platinum 300,000[2]
Australian Albums Chart[3] 1 6x platinum 420,000[4]
Austrian Albums Chart[5] 1 2x platinum 100,000[6]
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[7] 1 4x platinum 200,000[8]
Belgian Wallonie Albums Chart[9] 1
Brazilian Albums Chart[10] 1,000,0001[11]
Canadian Albums Chart[12] 1 Diamond 1,500,000[13]
Central America Platinum
Chile Gold
Colombia Gold
Czech Republic Albums Chart[14] Platinum
Danish Albums Chart[15] 1 Platinum 30,000[16]
Dutch Albums Chart[17] 1 5x platinum 500,000[18]
European Albums Chart[19] 1 9x platinum2 10,000,000[20]
Finnish Albums Chart[21] 1 Platinum3 100,000[22]
French Albums Chart[23] 1 Diamond 1,200,000[24]
German Albums Chart[25] 1 3x platinum 1,500,000[26]
Greek Albums Chart[27] 1 Platinum 50,000[28]
Hong Kong 9x platinum 180,000
Hungarian Albums Chart[29] 3
Iceland 2x platinum
India Gold 50,000
Indonesia 4x platinum
Israel Gold 20,000
Irish Albums Chart[30] 1
Italian Albums Chart[31] 1 10x platinum 1,000,000[32]
Japanese Albums Chart[33] 5 Million 1,050,000[34]
Korea 2x platinum4 570,000
Malaysia 6x platinum
Mexican Albums Chart[35] 2x platinum 300,000
New Zealand Albums Chart[36] 1 9x platinum 135,000[37]
Norwegian Albums Chart[38] 1 4x platinum 200,000[39]
Philippines 1 3x platinum 90,000
Polish Albums Chart[40] 2x platinum5 450,000[41]
Portuguese Albums Chart[42] 3 3x platinum 120,000[43]
Singapore 5x platinum
South African Albums Chart[44] 4x platinum
Spanish Albums Chart[45] 3 4x platinum 400,000[46]
Swedish Albums Chart[47] 1 3x platinum 240,000[48]
Swiss Albums Chart[49] 1 6x platinum 300,000[50]
Taiwan 8x platinum
Thailand 5x platinum
Turkey Platinum
UK Albums Chart[51] 1 6x platinum 2,000,000[52]
U.S. Billboard 200[53] 1 Diamond 10,550,000
Venezuela Gold

1 should be certified diamond (1,000,000)
2 should be certified 10x platinum (10,000,000)
3 should be certified 2x platinum (80,000)
4 should be certified 19x platinum (570,000)
5 should be certified 4x platinum (400,000)

[edit] Awards

Year Award show Award
1998 Academy Awards Best Song (to James Horner and Will Jennings) – "My Heart Will Go On"
1998 Golden Globe Awards Best Original Song (to James Horner and Will Jennings) – "My Heart Will Go On"
1998 World Music Awards World’s Best Selling Canadian Recording Artist of the Year
1998 American Music Awards Favourite Pop/Rock Female Artist
1998 Billboard Music Awards Female Album of the Year – Let's Talk About Love
1998 Billboard Music Awards Soundtrack Single of the Year – "My Heart Will Go On"
1998 Billboard Music Awards Album Artist of the Year
1998 Billboard Music Awards Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year
1998 Billboard Music Awards Album of the Year – Titanic
1998 Billboard Music Awards Soundtrack Album of the Year – Titanic
1998 The Order of Canada Appointed Officer of the Order of Canada for Outstanding Contribution to the World of Contemporary Music
1998 National Order of Quebec Appointed Officer of the National Order of Quebec
1998 VH1 Viewers Vote Awards Artist of the Year
1998 VH1 Viewers Vote Awards Best Female Artist
1998 VH1 Viewers Vote Awards Diva of the Year
1998 Japan Record Awards Special Achievement, International Artist – "My Heart Will Go On"
1998 Japan Gold Disc Awards International Pop Album of the Year – Let’s Talk About Love
1998 Japan Gold Disc Awards International Artist of the Year
1998 MuchMusic Video Awards People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Artist
1998 Performance Magazine Readers Poll Awards Best Pop Act
1998 Pop Corn Music Awards Best Female Singer of the Year
1998 Hungarian Record Industry Awards International Album of the Year – Let’s Talk About Love
1998 AMIGO Awards Best International Female Artist
1999 Grammy Awards Best Female Pop Vocal Performance – "My Heart Will Go On"
1999 Grammy Awards Record of the Year – "My Heart Will Go On"
1999 Grammy Awards Song of the Year (to James Horner and Will Jennings) – "My Heart Will Go On"
1999 Grammy Awards Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (to James Horner and Will Jennings) – "My Heart Will Go On"
1999 World Music Awards World’s Best Selling Female Pop Artist
1999 American Music Awards Favourite Female Pop/Rock Artist
1999 American Music Awards Favourite Adult Contemporary Artist
1999 American Music Awards Favorite Soundtrack – Titanic
1999 Juno Awards Female Vocalist of the Year
1999 Juno Awards Best Album – Let’s Talk About Love
1999 Juno Awards Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) – Let’s Talk About Love
1999 Juno Awards International Achievement Award
1999 Félix Awards Most Successful Quebecois Artist in a Language Other Than French
1999 Walk of Fame Inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame
1999 Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame Inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame
1999 People's Choice Awards Favourite Female Music Performer
1999 South African Music Awards Best Selling International Album – Let’s Talk About Love
1999 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favourite Song from a Movie – "My Heart Will Go On"
1999 ECHO Awards Most Successful International Female Artist
1999 Japan Gold Disc Awards International Song of the Year – "My Heart Will Go On"
1999 Japan Gold Disc Awards International Artist of the Year
2002 Billboard Latin Music Awards Special Award for "My Heart Will Go On" as the First English-language Song to Top Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks
2003 IFPI Awards To Commemorate the Sale 10 Millions Copies of Let's Talk About Love in Europe

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Australia November 14, 1997 Epic CD 4891592
Japan November 15, 1997 Epic CD ESCA-6877
Europe November 17, 1997 Columbia CD 4891592
North America November 18, 1997 Epic CD 68861
Asia January 18, 1999 Columbia 2CD 4891592

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Argentinian Albums Chart
  2. ^ CAPIF
  3. ^ Australian Albums Chart
  4. ^ ARIA
  5. ^ Austrian Albums Chart
  6. ^ IFPI Austria
  7. ^ Flandres Albums Chart
  8. ^ IFPI Belgium
  9. ^ Wallonie Albums Chart
  10. ^ Brazilian Albums Chart
  11. ^ ABPD
  12. ^ Canadian Albums Chart
  13. ^ CRIA
  14. ^ Czech Albums Chart
  15. ^ Danish Albums Chart
  16. ^ IFPI Denmark
  17. ^ Dutch Albums Chart
  18. ^ NVPI
  19. ^ European Albums Chart
  20. ^ IFPI
  21. ^ Finnish Albums Chart
  22. ^ IFPI Finland
  23. ^ French Albums Chart
  24. ^ SNEP
  25. ^ German Albums Chart
  26. ^ IFPI Germany
  27. ^ Greek Albums Chart
  28. ^ IFPI Greece
  29. ^ Hungarian Albums Chart
  30. ^ Irish Albums Chart
  31. ^ Italian Albums Chart
  32. ^ FIMI
  33. ^ Japanese Albums Chart
  34. ^ RIAJ
  35. ^ Mexican Albums Chart
  36. ^ New Zealand Albums Chart
  37. ^ RIANZ
  38. ^ Norwegian Albums Chart
  39. ^ IFPI Norway
  40. ^ Polish Albums Chart
  41. ^ ZPAV
  42. ^ Portuguese Albums Chart
  43. ^ AFP
  44. ^ South Africa Albums Chart
  45. ^ Spanish Albums Chart
  46. ^ PROMUSICAE
  47. ^ Swedish Albums Chart
  48. ^ IFPI Sweden
  49. ^ Swiss Albums Chart
  50. ^ IFPI Switzerland
  51. ^ UK Albums Chart
  52. ^ BPI
  53. ^ Billboard 200
v • d • e
Céline Dion
Preceded by
Sevens by Garth Brooks		 Billboard 200 number-one album
January 17 - January 23, 1998		 Succeeded by
Titanic (soundtrack) by Various artists
Preceded by
My Best Friend's Wedding: Music from the Motion Picture
by Various artists		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
November 30 - December 20, 1997
January 4 - January 17, 1998		 Succeeded by
Bill Lawry... This is Your Life by The 12th Man