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Tellement j'ai d'amour... (meaning I Have So Much Love...) is a French studio album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on November 8, 1982. It's her 3rd French album.
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The album became Dion's first commercial success. It was certified platinum in Canada for over 100,000 copies sold. Thanks to Tellement j'ai d'amour..., Céline Dion won her first four Félix Awards, including Best Pop Album of the Year. With the first single "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" (number 3 in Quebec), Dion won a Gold Medal for the Best Song at the Yamaha Music Festival in Tokyo, Japan. The second single "D'amour ou d'amitié" was a hit, reaching number 1 in Quebec and receiving gold certification for the sales of over 50,000 copies.
Tellement j'ai d'amour... included also "Le piano fantôme" written by Luc Plamondon (Dion's later collaborator) and "La voix du bon Dieu" - the title track from her debut album, recorded this time with the entire Dion family on background vocals.
Thanks to "D'amour ou d'amitié" success in France, where it also received gold certification and sold over 700,000 copies (Céline Dion was the first Canadian artist to accomplish that),[1] Dion could finally release her first album in this country. It was named Du soleil au cœur and contained three songs form Tellement j'ai d'amour... ("D'amour ou d'amitié," "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" and "Le vieux monsieur de la rue Royale").
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- "D'amour ou d'amitié" (Eddy Marnay, Jean Pierre Lang, Roland Vincent) – 4:05
- "Le piano fantôme" (Luc Plamondon, François Cousineau) – 3:40
- "Tu restes avec moi" (Marnay, Cousineau) – 3:25
- "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" (Marnay, Hubert Giraud) – 3:01
- "Écoutez-moi" (Marnay, André Popp) – 3:07
- "Le tour du monde" (Marnay, Jean-Pierre Calvet) – 3:13
- "Visa pour les beaux jours" (Marnay, Christian Loigerot, Thierry Geoffroy) – 3:28
- "La voix du bon Dieu" (Marnay, Suzanne-Mia Dumont) – 3:22
- "Le vieux monsieur de la rue Royale" (Marnay, Alain Noreau) – 4:13
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| Chart |
Peak
position |
Certification |
Sales/shipments |
| Canadian Albums Chart[2] |
|
Platinum |
100,000[3] |
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