Unison (song)

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"Unison" is a song written by Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts, and first recorded by R&B/dance artist Junior in 1983 for the Tom Cruise movie All the Right Moves. A minor hit, the song would attract a good deal of attention in 1990, when three female singers each covered the song and placed it on their respective albums of that year.

Laura Branigan recorded the song for her sixth, self-titled album. Expatriate American singer Lory Bianco recorded the song for her album Lonely is the Night. The song's greatest success, however, would come when it was chosen to be the title track of Céline Dion's English debut album.

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[edit] Céline Dion version

“Unison”
“Unison” cover
Single by Céline Dion
from the album Unison
Released August 6, 1990
Format CD single, cassette single, vinyl single
Recorded Studio 55, John Barnes Studio, Steve Mitchell's, Skyline Midi Studio, Unique Recording
Genre Pop
Length 4:13 (Album Version)
4:04 (Single Mix)
Label Columbia, Epic
Writer(s) Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts
Producer Andy Goldmark
Céline Dion singles chronology
"(If There Was) Any Other Way"
(1990)		 "Unison"
(1990)		 "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
(1990)
Alternate cover
Japanese single
Japanese single
Dion in the "Unison" music video (1990).
Dion in the "Unison" music video (1990).

"Unison" was released as the album's second single in Canada (August 6, 1990) and fourth in Japan (November 4, 1991). In the rest of the world, "Unison" was used as the B-side to "The Last to Know" single.

There were four club mixes created by Kevin Unger: single mix with rap, single mix without rap, mainstream extended mix, and club mix. Three of them feature rap by Frankie Fudge. They can be found on the Canadian editions of this single.

The remixes took weeks of pre-production with the ultimate goal of making the original album version into a dancey Pop track for both Contemporary Hit Radio and club dance floors. The new versions took 3 days to mix at Toronto's famed Metal Works studios.

The music video was made in July 1990 for the single mix with rap and featured what many believed was an appearance by Frankie Fudge. However the person in the video was not Frankie Fudge. It was included on the Unison home video.

The song reached #38 in Canada. "Unison" was more successful on the Canadian Contemporary Hit Radio chart where it peaked at #27. In the clubs, "Unison" was a national hit, peaking at #1 on Canada's National Club Chart for 7 weeks.

It was voted the song of the year 1990 in Quebec (ahead of Madonna's "Vogue") on the Énergie radio network's Le choix du Québec.

Argueably, the success of the remix single was the springboard Sony Music Canada needed to garner the attention of its US parent company, leading to Celine's release in the US market.

[edit] Formats and track listings

2-Track CD-Single - (CA)

  1. "Unison" (mainstream extended mix) – 7:05
  2. "Unison" (club mix) – 7:25

3-Track CD-Single - (CA)

  1. "Unison" (single mix with rap) – 4:04
  2. "Unison" (single mix without rap) – 4:04
  3. "Unison" (mainstream extended mix) – 7:05

4-Track CD-Single - (JP)

  1. "Unison" (single mix with rap) – 4:04
  2. "Délivre-moi" – 4:19
  3. "Can't Live with You, Can't Live Without You" – 4:16
  4. "Unison" (album version) – 4:13

[edit] Official versions

  1. "Unison" (mainstream extended mix) – 7:05
  2. "Unison" (club mix) – 7:25
  3. "Unison" (single mix with rap) – 4:04
  4. "Unison" (single mix without rap) – 4:04
  5. "Unison" (album version) – 4:13

[edit] Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart 38
Canadian Contemporary Hit Radio Chart 27

[edit] References

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