Taking Chances

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For the song of the same name, see Taking Chances (song).
Taking Chances
Taking Chances cover
Studio album by Céline Dion
Released November 7, 2007 (2007-11-07)
Recorded April-August 2007
Genre Pop, Rock
Length CD 73:39, DVD 25:00
Label Columbia, Epic
Producer Peer Astrom, Anders Bagge, Kara DioGuardi, Chuck Harmony, Kuk Harrell, David Hodges, Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou, Kristian Lundin, Ben Moody, Christopher Neil, Ne-Yo, Aldo Nova, Linda Perry, Guy Roche, John Shanks, Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart
Professional reviews
Céline Dion chronology
D'elles
(2007)		 Taking Chances
(2007)		 Let's Talk About Love / Falling into You / A New Day Has Come
(2007)
Alternate cover
Collector's edition (CD/DVD/Perfume)
Collector's edition (CD/DVD/Perfume)
Singles from Taking Chances
  1. "Taking Chances"
    Released: October 24, 2007
  2. "Eyes on Me"
    Released: January 7, 2008
  3. "A World to Believe In"
    Released: January 16, 2008
  4. "Alone"
    Released: May 5, 2008

Taking Chances is an English-language studio album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 7, 2007 as CD and CD/DVD edition.[1] It's her 13th English album and 35th in total. The collector's edition which includes CD, DVD and perfume in special package, was released in December 2007 in North America[2] and February 2008 in Europe.[3] On April 21, 2008, a new deluxe version was digitally released in Europe (except France), containing "Immensité," Map to My Heart" and "Taking Chances" (I-Soul extended remix) as bonus tracks.

Contents

[edit] Album information

Céline Dion worked with many different producers for this album, mainly on pop and rock songs. The tracks were recorded mostly during Dion's summer holiday, between July 2 and August 15, 2007.[4]

The first single, "Taking Chances" was written by Kara DioGuardi and David A. Stewart from Eurythmics, and produced by Grammy Award-winner John Shanks. It was recorded in April 2007.[5] Shanks also produced five other songs on Taking Chances.

"Alone" is a power ballad written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, and originally recorded by American band Heart. It became a worldwide hit in 1987. Dion's cover was produced by Ben Moody, ex-member of Evanescence. It was released as the second single in Europe and North America, and third in the UK. Moody also co-wrote and co-produced "This Time," which is about breaking free from partner's abuse, untypical subject for Dion's songs.[6] [7]

"Eyes on Me" is a Middle Eastern-flavored song written by Kristian Lundin, Savan Kotecha and Australian singer Delta Goodrem, and produced by Lundin.[8] It was released as the second single in the UK.

The new version of "A World to Believe In," recorded as a duet with Yuna Ito was issued in January 2008 as the second single in Japan.[9]

Linda Perry wrote and produced two songs on Taking Chances. "My Love" was written especially for Dion, however "New Dawn" is a gospel track originally recorded by Perry on her After Hours album.

American singer Ne-Yo co-wrote and co-produced "I Got Nothin' Left." He wrote also Beyoncé Knowles' hit song "Irreplaceable."

"Skies of L.A." was co-written by The-Dream and co-produced by Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart and Kuk Harrell. These three are responsible for Rihanna's 2007 hit "Umbrella" among others.

"Right Next to the Right One" was originally written and recorded by Tim Christensen in 2002 and became a hit in Denmark. Dion's version was produced by Christopher Neil. Although not released as a single, it entered the Danish Singles Chart on November 23, 2007 at number 13, due to strong digital downloads.

"That's Just the Woman in Me" is a blues-flavoured track recorded by Katrina and the Waves in the 80s, which remained unreleased until 2003. Dion's version was produced by John Shanks.

"Map to My Heart" and "The Reason I Go On" are two bonus tracks included on the Japanese CD and iTunes version of Taking Chances.

A song called "Let Me Be Your Soldier," which uses army drums in the background, was also recorded during the Taking Chances sessions but it remains unreleased. The track was played during the album's preview on August 20, 2007.

[edit] Promotion

In October and November 2007, Céline Dion started promoting Taking Chances in Europe (United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany)[10] and North America.

On December 22, 2007, ITV aired An Audience with Celine Dion in the UK.[11]. The success of this television special lead to That's Just The Woman In Me[12]. This special aired on February 15, 2008 on the CBS network in the U.S. and was broadcast also in Canada on CTV.

Dion visited France again in January 2008. On February 14, 2008, she started her worldwide Taking Chances Tour in South Africa. After visiting 5 continents, the tour will end on January 30, 2009 in the United States.[13]

[edit] Chart success

According to IFPI, the album has shipped 3.1 million copies by the end of 2007.[14] It is certified gold in many countries, and platinum or multi-platinum in many others. The success of the album is particularly remarkable in Canada where it reached number 1 on the chart with the biggest first week sales of 2007 (79,354). It also became the best-selling album in Canada that year (340,000 copies sold) and to date, has shipped 400,000 copies and is certified 4x platinum.

Taking Chances reached top ten in many countries and is performing relatively well on the charts. In the UK, it sold about 350,000 copies and is certified platinum. In Japan, the album became Dion's biggest success since A New Day Has Come with 125,000 copies sold. In the U.S. it debuted at number three with sales of 214,556 copies and has sold 990,000 to date. Taking Chances has been certified platinum in the U.S. for 1,000,000 copies shipped. The album also debuted at number two on the United World Chart with sales of 454,000 (509,550 copies with countries that UWC does not count).

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Taking Chances" (Kara DioGuardi, Dave Stewart) – 4:07
  2. "Alone" (Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly) – 3:23
  3. "Eyes on Me" (Kristian Lundin, Savan Kotecha, Delta Goodrem) – 3:53
  4. "My Love" (Linda Perry) – 4:08
  5. "Shadow of Love" (Anders Bagge, Aldo Nova, Peter Sjöström) – 4:10
  6. "Surprise Surprise" (DioGuardi, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes) – 5:14
  7. "This Time" (David Hodges, Ben Moody, Steven McMorran) – 3:47
  8. "New Dawn" (Perry) – 4:45
  9. "A Song for You" (Bagge, Nova, Robert Wells) – 3:27
  10. "A World to Believe In" (Tino Izzo, Rosanna Ciciola) – 4:08
  11. "Can't Fight the Feelin'" (Nova) – 3:51
  12. "I Got Nothin' Left" (Ne-Yo, Charles Harmon) – 4:20
  13. "Right Next to the Right One" (Tim Christensen) – 4:10
  14. "Fade Away" (Peer Astrom, David Stenmarck, Nova) – 3:17
  15. "That's Just the Woman in Me" (Kimberly Rew) – 4:33
  16. "Skies of L.A." (Christopher Stewart, The-Dream, Kuk Harrell) – 4:24

Japanese and iTunes bonus tracks

17. "Map to My Heart" (Guy Roche, Shelly Peiken) – 4:15
18. "The Reason I Go On" (Christian Leuzzi, Nova, A. Borgius) – 3:42

iTunes deluxe version

17. "Immensité" (Nina Bouraoui, Jacques Veneruso) – 4:34
18. "Map to My Heart" (Guy Roche, Shelly Peiken) – 4:15
19. "Taking Chances" (I-Soul extended remix) (DioGuardi, Stewart) – 7:33

Deluxe and collector's editions DVD - videos from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...

  1. Exclusive sneak preview from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...
  2. "The Power of Love"
  3. "I Drove All Night"
  4. "I Surrender"
  5. "I Wish"

Wal-Mart DVD - Taking Chances: The Sessions

  1. "That's Just the Woman in Me"
  2. "Alone"
  3. "Eyes on Me"
  4. "A Song for You"
  5. "Surprise Surprise"
  6. "A World to Believe In"

Costco bonus CD

  1. "If You Asked Me To" (Diane Warren) – 3:55
  2. "The Power of Love" (Candy DeRouge, Gunther Mende, Mary Susan Applegate, Jennifer Rush) – 5:43
  3. "Because You Loved Me" (Warren) – 4:35
  4. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (Jim Steinman) – 7:37
  5. "All by Myself" (Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff) – 5:12
  6. "My Heart Will Go On" (James Horner, Will Jennings) – 4:41
  7. "That's the Way It Is" (Lundin, Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson) – 4:03
  8. "I Drove All Night" (Steinberg, Kelly) – 4:00

[edit] Chart performance

Chart Peak
position		 Certification Sales/shipments
Argentinian Albums Chart[15] 4
Australian Albums Chart[16] 12 Platinum 70,000[17]
Austrian Albums Chart[18] 3 Gold 10,000[19]
Belgian Flandres Albums Chart[20] 7 Platinum 30,000[21]
Belgian Wallonie Albums Chart[22] 3
Brazilian Albums Chart[23] 25 15,000[24]
Canadian Albums Chart[25] 1 4x platinum 400,000[26]
China 2x platinum 100,000
Czech Republic Albums Chart[27] 32
Danish Albums Chart[28] 2 Platinum 30,000[29]
Dutch Albums Chart[30] 4 Gold 45,000[31]
Estonian Albums Chart[32] 19
European Albums Chart[33] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[34] 13 1 15,000[35]
French Albums Chart[36] 2 Gold
 115,000[37]
German Albums Chart[38] 5
Greek Albums Chart[39] 10
Greek International Albums Chart[40] 2
Hong Kong Album Chart Platinum 20,000
Hungarian Albums Chart[41] 12 Gold 3,000[42]
Irish Albums Chart[43] 6 2x platinum 30,000[44]
Italian Albums Chart[45] 5 Platinum 100,000[46]
Japanese Albums Chart[47] 6 Gold 125,000[48]
Japanese International Albums Chart[49] 2
Mexican Albums Chart[50] 40
New Zealand Albums Chart[51] 4 Gold 7,500[52]
Norwegian Albums Chart[53] 7
Polish Albums Chart[54] 21 Gold 10,000[55]
Portuguese Albums Chart[56] 9 Gold 10,000[57]
Russian Albums Chart Gold 10,000
Singapore Albums Chart[58] Gold 8,000[59]
South African Albums Chart[60] 1 2x platinum 120,000[61]
Spanish Albums Chart[62] 8 Gold 40,000[63]
Swedish Albums Chart[64] 8 Gold 20,000[65]
Swiss Albums Chart[66] 1 Platinum 30,000[67]
UK Albums Chart[68] 5 Platinum 350,000[69]
U.S. Billboard 200[70] 3 Platinum 1,000,000[71]
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[72] 1
United World Chart[73] 2 Platinum 3,100,000[74]

1 should be certified gold (15,000)

[edit] Release history

Physical releases:
  • 16-track CD edition.[75]
  • 18-track CD edition (Japan only).[76]
  • CD/DVD deluxe edition - includes 16-track CD and DVD with the highlights from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... and an exclusive sneak preview from the show.[77]
  • Taiwanese CD/DVD deluxe edition - includes 16-track CD and DVD with the highlights from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... and an exclusive sneak preview from the show. It also includes five postcards with Dion's photos.
  • CD/DVD/Perfume collector's edition - includes 16-track CD and DVD with the highlights from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... and an exclusive sneak preview from the show. All in special, one of a kind packaging, which also includes 16 panel photo album and bottle of Dion's new fragrance Enchanting. This special package was designed by Céline Dion.[78]
  • CD/DVD Wal-Mart exclusive 2-pack - includes 16-track CD and DVD Taking Chances: The Sessions with behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album.[79]
  • 2CD Costco exclusive longbox - includes 16-track CD and bonus CD with 8 of Dion's biggest hits.[80]
  • Chinese CD edition - includes 16-track CD in a dvd case.
Digital releases:
  • iTunes standard version - includes 16 audio tracks.
  • iTunes bonus track version - includes 17 audio tracks (with "Map to My Heart") and a digital booklet. "The Reason I Go On" was available as a pre-order bonus track only.
  • iTunes deluxe version - includes 17 audio tracks (with "Map to My Heart"), 4 videos from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... and a digital booklet. "The Reason I Go On" was available as a pre-order bonus track only.
Region Date Label Format Catalog
Japan November 7, 2007 Epic CD EICP-875
Europe November 9, 2007 Columbia CD 88697081142
CD/DVD 88697147842
Australia November 10, 2007 Epic CD 88697081142
CD/DVD 88697147842
North America November 13, 2007 Columbia CD 88697081142
CD/DVD 88697147842
North America December 11, 2007 Columbia CD/DVD/Perfume 88697147862
Europe February 8, 2008 Columbia CD/DVD/Perfume 88697147862

[edit] References

  1. ^ 'Taking Chances' - Celine's New English Album. Retrieved August 24, 2007.
  2. ^ Taking Chances (CD/DVD Expanded Special Packaging) [ENHANCED]. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  3. ^ Taking Chances. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
  4. ^ Céline se confie à Jocelyne Cazin. Retrieved June 22, 2007.
  5. ^ Celine Dion debuts new single, "Takin Chances"... new album and worldwide tour, to come!. Retrieved September 12, 2007.
  6. ^ Celine Ready To Take Chances On New Album. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  7. ^ BMI Repertoire: This Time. Retrieved October 4, 2007.
  8. ^ APRA website. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
  9. ^ A WORLD TO BELIEVE IN (TBC) (JAPANESE EXCLUSIVE). Retrieved November 17, 2007.
  10. ^ Céline Dion chantera pour la fondation Mandela. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
  11. ^ An Audience with Celine Dion (ITV Special). Retrieved March 15, 2008.
  12. ^ That's Just The Woman In Me (CBS Special). Retrieved March 15, 2008.
  13. ^ Concert Dates. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  14. ^ IFPI 2007 Albums Chart
  15. ^ Argentinian Albums Chart
  16. ^ Australian Albums Chart
  17. ^ ARIA
  18. ^ Austrian Albums Chart
  19. ^ IFPI Austria
  20. ^ Flandres Albums Chart
  21. ^ IFPI Belgium
  22. ^ Wallonie Albums Chart
  23. ^ Brazilian Albums Chart
  24. ^ ABPD
  25. ^ Canadian Albums Chart
  26. ^ Canadian sales
  27. ^ Czech Albums Chart
  28. ^ Danish Albums Chart
  29. ^ IFPI Denmark
  30. ^ Dutch Albums Chart
  31. ^ NVPI
  32. ^ Estonian Albums Chart
  33. ^ European Albums Chart
  34. ^ Finnish Albums Chart
  35. ^ IFPI Finland
  36. ^ French Albums Chart
  37. ^ SNEP
  38. ^ German Albums Chart
  39. ^ Greek International Albums Chart
  40. ^ Greek Albums Chart
  41. ^ Hungarian Albums Chart
  42. ^ MAHASZ
  43. ^ Irish Albums Chart
  44. ^ IRMA
  45. ^ Italian Albums Chart
  46. ^ FIMI
  47. ^ Oricon Albums Chart
  48. ^ RIAJ
  49. ^ Oricon International Albums Chart
  50. ^ Mexican Albums Chart
  51. ^ New Zealand Albums Chart
  52. ^ RIANZ
  53. ^ Norwegian Albums Chart
  54. ^ Polish Albums Chart
  55. ^ ZPAV
  56. ^ Portuguese Albums Chart
  57. ^ AFP
  58. ^ Singapore too cheap for Celine Dion. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  59. ^ Singapore too cheap for Celine Dion. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  60. ^ South Africa Albums Chart
  61. ^ Celine breaks showbiz records in SA
  62. ^ Spanish Albums Chart
  63. ^ PROMUSICAE
  64. ^ Swedish Albums Chart
  65. ^ IFPI Sweden
  66. ^ Swiss Albums Chart
  67. ^ IFPI Switzerland
  68. ^ UK Albums Chart
  69. ^ BPI
  70. ^ U.S. Albums Chart
  71. ^ RIAA
  72. ^ Top Internet Albums
  73. ^ United World Chart
  74. ^ United World Chart
  75. ^ Taking Chances. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  76. ^ Taking Chances. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  77. ^ Taking Chances (CD/DVD) [ENHANCED]. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  78. ^ Taking Chances (CD/DVD Expanded Special Packaging) [ENHANCED]. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  79. ^ CD: Taking Chances (with Exclusive Bonus DVD) (Digi-Pak). Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  80. ^ Celine Dion - Taking Chances - LONGBOX COLLECTOR ITEM. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
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