Mon ami m'a quittée

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“Mon ami m'a quittée”
“Mon ami m'a quittée” cover
Single by Céline Dion
from the album Les chemins de ma maison and Du soleil au cœur
Released August 1983 (1983-08)
Format 7", 12"
Genre Pop
Length 3:05 (Album/Single Version)
Label Saisons, Pathé Marconi, BR Music
Writer(s) Christian Loigerot, Thierry Geoffroy, Eddy Marnay
Producer Eddy Marnay, Rudy
Céline Dion singles chronology
"D'amour ou d'amitié"
(1983)		 "Mon ami m'a quittée"
(1983)		 "Un enfant"
(1983)
Alternate covers
1983 single
1983 single
1997 single
1997 single

"Mon ami m'a quittée" (English: My boyfriend has left me) is Céline Dion's first single from Les chemins de ma maison album. It was released in Quebec, Canada, France and Belgium in August 1983.

Dion performing "Mon ami m'a quittée" in a TV special (1984).
Dion performing "Mon ami m'a quittée" in a TV special (1984).

The song was very successful in Quebec. It became #1 on the charts (October 8, 1983) and stayed on the top position for nine weeks.

Céline Dion received two Félix Awards the next year.

"Mon ami m'a quittée" was released also as a single in France to promote Dion's first album in that country - Du soleil au cœur.

A music video was made in 1984, for the Sur les chemins de ma maison TV special.

Céline Dion recorded a German version of this song called "Mon ami, geh nicht fort". It was a B-side to "Was bedeute ich dir" single (German version of "D'amour ou d'amitié"), released in Germany in 1984.

What's interesting, "Mon ami m'a quittée" was released as a single in Holland in 1997 by BR Music. It was also a part of Céline Dion's 2005 official French best of album On ne change pas.

[edit] Formats and track listings

2-track 7" single - (CA)

  1. "Mon ami m'a quittée" – 3:05
  2. "Et puis en jour" – 3:17

2-track 7" single - (BE, FR)

  1. "Mon ami m'a quittée" – 3:05
  2. "La dodo la do" – 3:06

2-track 12" single

  1. "Mon ami m'a quittée" – 3:05
  2. "Ne me plaignez pas" – 3:05

2-track CD-single - (NL)

  1. "Mon ami m'a quittée" – 3:05
  2. "Hymne à l'amitié" – 4:01

[edit] Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Quebec Singles Chart 1

[edit] References

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