The Best Of (Celine Dion album)

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The Best Of
The Best Of cover
Compilation album by Céline Dion
Released June 6, 1988 (1988-06-06)
Recorded 1982-1988
Genre Pop
Length 45:46
Label Carrere, Mega
Producer Didier Barbelivien, A. P. Keller, Eddy Marnay, Romano Musumarra, Rudy, Atilla Şereftuğ
Céline Dion chronology
Incognito
(1987)		 The Best Of
(1988)		 Unison
(1990)
Alternate cover
Vivre
Vivre
Singles from The Best Of
  1. "C'est pour vivre"
    Released: December 1985
  2. "Billy"
    Released: March 1986
  3. "Je ne veux pas"
    Released: March 1987
  4. "La religieuse"
    Released: February 1988
  5. "Ne partez pas sans moi"
    Released: May 14, 1988

The Best Of is a French compilation album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released in Europe on June 6, 1988. It's her 14th French album, 3rd compilation and 1st album released in most European countries. In Germany it was re-named Vivre.

Contents

[edit] Album information

The Best Of is a compilation of Dion's previous songs released thanks to "Ne partez pas sans moi" single success. On April 30, 1988, Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest with that song.[1]

The album contained mostly singles released in France: "D'amour ou d'amitié" (1983), "Mon ami m'a quittée" (1983), "C'est pour vivre" (1985), "Billy" (1986), "Je ne veux pas" (1987), "La religieuse" (1988) and "Ne partez pas sans moi" (1988). Last four of them were never released on the Canadian albums.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Ne partez pas sans moi" (Nella Martinetti, Atilla Şereftuğ) – 3:07
  2. "Billy" (Eddy Marnay, Patrick Lemaitre) – 3:09
  3. "Je ne veux pas" (Marnay, Romano Musumarra) – 4:06
  4. "D'amour ou d'amitié" (Marnay, Roland Vincent, Jean Pierre Lang) – 4:05
  5. "Mon ami m'a quittée" (Marnay, Christian Loigerot, Thierry Geoffroy) – 3:05
  6. "C'est pour vivre" (Marnay, André Popp) – 4:04
  7. "La religieuse" (Didier Barbelivien) – 3:32
  8. "C'est pour toi" (Marnay, François Orenn) – 4:07
  9. "Les chemins de ma maison" (Marnay, Lemaitre, Alain Bernard) – 4:16
  10. "Trois heures vingt" (Marnay, Lemaitre) – 3:41
  11. "Les oiseaux du bonheur" (Marnay, Popp) – 3:43
  12. "Benjamin" (Marnay, Pierre Papadiamandis) – 4:38

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Denmark, France, Spain June 6, 1988 Carrere CD 96-545
Vinyl 66-545
CS 76-545
Germany June 6, 1988 Carrere CD CAR 8 26833
Vinyl CAR 6 26833
CS CAR 4 26833
Switzerland June 6, 1988 Mega CD MRCD 3314
Vinyl MRLP 3314
CS MRMC 3314

[edit] References

  1. ^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5. 
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