All the Way... A Decade of Song

All the Way… A Decade of Song
Greatest hits album by Céline Dion
Released November 12, 1999 (1999-11-12)
(see release history)
Recorded 1991–1999
Genre Pop, soft rock
Length 73:08
Label Epic, 550, Columbia
Producer David Foster, Walter Afanasieff, René Angélil, Roy Bittan, Simon Franglen, Humberto Gatica, James Horner, R. Kelly, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Kristian Lundin, Max Martin, Christopher Neil, Aldo Nova, Rick Nowels, Steven Rinkoff, Guy Roche, Matt Serletic, Billy Steinberg, Jim Steinman
Céline Dion chronology
Au cœur du stade
(1999)		 All the Way… A Decade of Song
(1999)		 The Collector's Series, Volume One
(2000)
Singles from All the Way… A Decade of Song
  1. "That's the Way It Is"
    Released: November 1, 1999
  2. "Live (for the One I Love)"
    Released: February 14, 2000
  3. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
    Released: March 27, 2000
  4. "I Want You to Need Me"
    Released: July 15, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[2]

All the Way… A Decade of Song is the first English greatest hits album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 12, 1999. It is her 7th English album and 27th in total. All the Way... A Decade of Song was extremely successful, selling over 22 million copies worldwide.[3] According to Billboard, it became the 27th best-selling album of the decade in the United States.[4]

Contents

Album information

All the Way… A Decade of Song is a compilation of Dion's most successful hits coupled with seven new songs, including the leadoff single "That's the Way It Is", written and produced by a team who worked with Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync at that time. Céline Dion performed it live with 'N Sync, during her CBS TV special, presented in late November 1999 to mark the release of the album. The TV special included also guest appearance by Gloria Estefan.

Céline Dion also worked with Robert John "Mutt" Lange, best known for his recordings with Shania Twain. They recorded "If Walls Could Talk", with Twain on background vocals.

Among new songs recorded for this compilation, there are two other covers: Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and Frank Sinatra's "All the Way" (recorded as a duet with Sinatra's vocals). The latter was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

"Then You Look at Me" was written by James Horner and Will Jennings ("My Heart Will Go On") and featured in the 1999 movie Bicentennial Man, starring Robin Williams.

"I Want You to Need Me" became the last Diane Warren song recorded by Dion. Two more tracks written by Warren and produced by David Foster were recorded during the All the Way... a Decade of Song sessions, but they never made the album. One of them, called "Would I Know" leaked into the internet in May 2005 (Charlotte Church recorded her version in 2003), but the second, "Run Like a River" still remains unreleased.

The last track on the album is an English version of the song "Vivre" from the Notre Dame de Paris musical and it's called "Live (for the One I Love)".

On January 1, 2000, Céline Dion started her two year break from show business.

Later that year she has won a World Music Award for World's Best-Selling Female Pop Artist and two Japan Gold Disc Awards. In January 2001, she has received an American Music Award for Favorite Artist in Adult Contemporary Category.

An accompanying All the Way… A Decade of Song & Video DVD was released in 2001, including videos for seven new songs and eleven older hits.

In August 2001, All the Way… A Decade of Song was released on Super Audio CD. In September 2003, it was released as a CD/DVD version, including All the Way… A Decade of Song & Video. Finally, in April 2008 the album was released in a slipcase.

Chart success

All the Way… A Decade of Song was very successful, selling over 22 million copies worldwide.[3] According to Billboard, it became the 26th best-selling album of the decade in the United States.[4]

In the U.S., All the Way… A Decade of Song debuted at number 3, selling 303,000 copies in its first week. In the following week, the album sold 394,000 copies and climbed to number 1. In its sixth week of release, the album sold an impressive 640,000 copies, which marked Dion's biggest weekly sales in the U.S. According to Nielsen SoundScan, All the Way… A Decade of Song has sold 7,968,000 copies in the U.S.[5] and was certified 7x platinum by the RIAA.[6] After selling 1 million copies, All the Way… A Decade of Song was certified diamond in Canada.[7]

It has sold also over 5 million copies in Europe and was certified 5x platinum by the IFPI.[8] In the UK, All the Way... A Decade of Song has sold 1,318,223 copies and was certified 2x Platinum.[9] In Germany, the album has sold over 1 million copies, and was certified 7x gold.[10][11] 2 million copies were sold in Japan, and because of that the album was certified 2x million by the RIAJ.[12]

All the Way… A Decade of Song topped the charts around the world, spending 12 weeks at number 1 on the European Top 100 Albums chart, 9 weeks in France, 7 weeks in Belgium Wallonia and Switzerland, 6 weeks in Germany and Austria, 5 weeks in Norway, 4 weeks in Ireland and Finland, 3 weeks in the United States, 2 weeks in Australia, Netherlands and Sweden, and 1 week in the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Spain, Sweden. It was also number 1 in Greece.

In November 2007, All the Way… A Decade of Song re-entered the charts in the United States, Japan, United Kingdom and Ireland, just after Dion released her Taking Chances album, and few months before the Taking Chances Tour. Although an eight year old album, it managed to re-enter top 20 in Ireland and top 40 in the UK. It fell off the charts after the release of My Love: Essential Collection in October 2008.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "The Power of Love" (Radio Edit) Gunther Mende, Candy Rouge, Jennifer Rush, Mary Susan Applegate 4:49
2. "Beauty and the Beast" (with Peabo Bryson) Alan Menken, Howard Ashman 4:04
3. "Because You Loved Me"   Diane Warren 4:35
4. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (Radio Edit #1) Jim Steinman 5:31
5. "To Love You More" (Radio Edit) David Foster, Junior Miles 4:42
6. "My Heart Will Go On"   James Horner, Will Jennings 4:41
7. "That's the Way It Is"   Kristian Lundin, Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson 4:03
8. "If Walls Could Talk"   Robert Lange 5:19
9. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"   Ewan MacColl 4:09
10. "All the Way" (with Frank Sinatra) James Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn 3:53
11. "Then You Look at Me"   Horner, Jennings 4:11
12. "I Want You to Need Me"   Warren 4:36
13. "Live (for the One I Love)"   Richard Cocciante, Luc Plamondon, Jennings 3:58
North American additional tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
14. "If You Asked Me To"   Warren 3:55
15. "Love Can Move Mountains"   Warren 4:01
16. "I'm Your Angel" (with R. Kelly) Robert Kelly 5:31
European additional tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
14. "Think Twice"   Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield 4:48
15. "Immortality" (featuring the Bee Gees) Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb 4:12
16. "I'm Your Angel" (with R. Kelly) Kelly 5:31
French additional tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
14. "Think Twice"   Hill, Sinfield 4:48
15. "Immortality" (featuring the Bee Gees) Gibb, Gibb, Gibb 4:12
16. "All by Myself"   Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff 5:12
Australian additional tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
14. "Think Twice"   Hill, Sinfield 4:48
15. "Immortality" (featuring the Bee Gees) Gibb, Gibb, Gibb 4:12
16. "Falling Into You"   Billy Steinberg, Rick Nowels, Marie Claire D'Ubaldo 4:18
Latin American additional tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
14. "Sola Otra Vez"   Carmen, Rachmaninoff, Manny Benito 5:12
15. "Immortality" (featuring the Bee Gees) Gibb, Gibb, Gibb 4:12
16. "I'm Your Angel" (with R. Kely) Kelly 5:31
Asian additional tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
14. "Immortality" (featuring the Bee Gees) Gibb, Gibb, Gibb 4:12
15. "Be the Man"   Foster, Miles 4:39
16. "I'm Your Angel" (with R. Kelly) Kelly 5:31
Japanese additional tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
14. "All by Myself"   Carmen, Rachmaninoff 4:24
15. "Immortality" (featuring the Bee Gees) Gibb, Gibb, Gibb 4:12
16. "Be the Man"   Foster, Miles 4:39
17. "I'm Your Angel" (with R. Kelly) Kelly 5:31

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[13] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[14] 1
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[15] 2
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[16] 1
Canadian Albums Chart[17] 1
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[18] 1
Danish Albums Chart[19] 2
Dutch Albums Chart[20] 1
European Albums Chart[21] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[22] 1
French Albums Chart[23] 1
German Albums Chart[24] 1
Greek Albums Chart[25] 1
Hungarian Albums Chart[26] 9
Irish Albums Chart[27] 1
Italian Albums Chart[28] 4
Japanese Albums Chart[29] 1
New Zealand Albums Chart[30] 2
Norwegian Albums Chart[31] 1
Portuguese Albums Chart[32] 3
Spanish Albums Chart[33] 1
Swedish Albums Chart[34] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[35] 1
UK Albums Chart[36] 1
US Billboard 200[37] 1
US Billboard Top Internet Albums[38] 1

Certifications

Country Certifications1
Argentina Platinum[39]
Australia 3x Platinum[40]
Austria Platinum[41]
Belgium 3x Platinum[42]
Brazil Platinum[43]
Canada Diamond[7]
Europe 5x Platinum[8]
Finland Platinum[44]
France 2x Platinum[45]
Germany 7x Gold[10]
Hungary Gold[46]
Japan 2x Million[12]
New Zealand 5x Platinum[47]
Norway 2x Platinum[48]
Poland Platinum[49]
Spain 2x Platinum[50]
Sweden 2x Platinum[51]
Switzerland 3x Platinum[52]
United Kingdom 2x Platinum[53]
United States 7x Platinum[6]

1Most certifications are under old criteria, with higher certifications levels than the current ones.

Preceded by
Issues by KoЯn
Born Again by The Notorious B.I.G.		 Billboard 200 number-one album
December 11–24, 1999
January 1–7, 2000		 Succeeded by
Born Again by The Notorious B.I.G.
...And Then There Was X by DMX
Preceded by
Steptacular by Steps		 UK number one album
November 27, 1999 – December 3, 1999		 Succeeded by
Steptacular by Steps
Preceded by
S&M by Metallica		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
December 20, 1999 – January 2, 2000		 Succeeded by
On How Life Is by Macy Gray
Preceded by
Loveppears by Ayumi Hamasaki		 Japanese Oricon Weekly number-one album
November 29, 1999 – December 5, 1999		 Succeeded by
Magnum Collection 1999 "Dear" by Masaharu Fukuyama

Awards

Year Award show Award
2000 World Music Awards World's Best-Selling Female Pop Artist
2000 Japan Gold Disc Awards International Pop Album of the Year – All the Way… A Decade of Song
2000 Japan Gold Disc Awards International Artist of the Year
2001 American Music Awards Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Europe November 12, 1999 Columbia CD 4960942
Japan November 13, 1999 Epic ESCA 8070
United Kingdom November 15, 1999 4960942
United States November 16, 1999 Epic, 550 63760
Canada Columbia
South Korea November 17, 1999 Epic/550 Music CPK-2139
CD/VHS CPK-2139 (limited time offer)
Australia November 19, 1999 Epic CD 4951112
North America August 14, 2001 SACD 4960945
Europe April 29, 2002 Columbia
Australia March 14, 2003 Epic
September 19, 2003 CD/DVD 5123883
Europe October 20, 2003 Columbia 5123889
Japan August 14, 2006 Epic SACD B00005G54N
Europe April 11, 2008 Columbia CD 88697282452
South Korea April 23, 2008 SB30424C
Australia May 12, 2008 88697282452

See also

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