Falling into You | ||||
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Studio album by Céline Dion | ||||
Released | March 8, 1996 (see release history) |
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Recorded | 1995-1996 | |||
Genre | Pop, soft rock | |||
Length | 76:02 | |||
Label | Epic, 550 | |||
Producer | Babyface, Roy Bittan, Jeff Bova, David Foster, Humberto Gatica, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Rick Hahn, Dan Hill, John Jones, Rick Nowels, Aldo Nova, Steven Rinkoff, Billy Steinberg, Jim Steinman, Ric Wake | |||
Céline Dion chronology | ||||
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Singles from Falling into You | ||||
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Falling into You is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on March 8, 1996. It is her fourth English-language album and twenty-first overall. Falling into You was well received by critics and fans, winning two Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year in 1997, and becoming one of the best-selling albums in history, with sales of over 32 million copies worldwide.[1] It was listed by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers in their Definitive 200 Albums of All Time as the 97th most influential and popular album in history.[2]
Let's Talk About Love / Falling into You / A New Day Has Come 3CD set was released in October 2007. Later, it was repacked and released in a reusable gift box on September 29, 2009, titled The Collection.[3] Also on October 2, 2009 Let's Talk About Love / A New Day Has Come 2CD set was released.[4]
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Falling into You presented Dion at the height of her popularity, and showed a further progression of her music. In an attempt to reach a wider audience, the album combined many elements: ornate orchestral frills and African chanting, and instruments like the violin, Spanish guitar, trombone, the cavaquinho, saxophone and supreme string arrangements by Paul Buckmaster created a new sound. The singles encompassed a variety of musical styles: the title track and "River Deep, Mountain High" (a Tina Turner cover) made prominent use of percussion instruments; "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (a remake of Jim Steinman's song) and a remake of Eric Carmen's "All by Myself" kept their soft-rock atmosphere, but were combined with the classical sound of the piano; and the maudlin ballad, "Because You Loved Me," written by Diane Warren, served as the theme to the 1996 film Up Close & Personal. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1996, as well as four Grammy Awards. Céline Dion performed at both ceremonies. The album included also Carole King's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and Marie Claire D'ubaldo's "Falling into You."
"If That's What It Takes," "I Don't Know," and "Fly" are the English adaptations of songs from the album D'eux.
Dion's status on the world stage was further solidified when she was asked to perform "The Power of the Dream" at the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics. She sang in front of more than 100,000 people around her, in addition to over three and a half billion of TV viewers from their homes. Céline Dion gave away the money she received for the occasion with a little extra to the Canadian team, to support Canadian athletes. The song was included on some limited editions of Falling into You in Asia and Australia. In the United States, the song was included as the B-Side to the single "It's All Coming Back to Me Now." In 2008, the song was included on Dion's greatest hits album My Love: Essential Collection.
Dion went on the Falling into You Tour to support the album.
In February 1996, Céline Dion announced the launch of her Falling into You Tour in support of a new album. Dion and her band toured Australia, Canada, United States, and many countries in Europe and Asia. In all, the tour lasted more than a year, with 149 shows in 17 different countries.
The sold out tour began on March 18, 1996 in Perth, Australia and continued to major cities around the world. It ended on June 26, 1997 in Zürich, Switzerland. In June 1997, Céline Dion toured the biggest stadiums in Europe and sang before huge crowds ranging from 35,000 to 70,000 people.[5]
In 1995, Dion released "To Love You More" in Japan, where it reached number one,[6] selling over one million copies.[7] As a result, she became the first non-Japanese artist in twelve years to garner a number-one hit on the Oricon Singles Chart.[8] Released in 1996, Falling into You featured the US chart topping single "Because You Loved Me". Other successful singles from the album included "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" and "All by Myself", which bothed reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100.[9] Other five singles were released from the album.
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Entertainment Weekly | (B) link |
Los Angeles Times | (mixed) 1997-03-27 (47) |
Falling Into You, upon its release, received generally favorable reviews from most music critics. Some reviews were mixed, such as Dan Leroy's review, which stated Falling Into You was not very different from her previous work. A couple of other critics, namely Stephen Holden of The New York Times and Elysa Gardner of Los Angeles Times, wrote that the album was formulaic, and there was a lack of emotional connection to the songs. However, other critics such as Chuck Eddy and Daniel Durchholz praised the album as a whole, stating that it was "compelling," "passionate," "stylish," "elegant," and "remarkably well-crafted." Allmusic gave the album a favorable review, which said: "Although the album is formulaic, it's a well-executed, stylish, and catchy formula, accentuating her natural vocal charm. Dion shines on ballads like "Because You Loved Me" and mock epics like Jim Steinman's "It's All Coming Back to Me Now." Between those two peaks, she tackles dance-pop and love songs with grace; that effortless elegance saves the mediocre material on the album from being tedious. Though there are a couple of weak tracks, Falling into You is a remarkably well-crafted set of adult contemporary pop and Dion's best album."
Falling into You remains one of the best-selling albums in history, with over 32 million copies sold worldwide.[1]
In the United States, it debuted at number 2 with 193,000 copies sold in its first week. It reached the number 1 position in its 28th week, selling 132,000 copies.[10] The following week the album sold 130,500 copies, staying at number one. On its 31st week, it climbed back to the top with 136,000 copies sold. With this, the album spent 3 unconsecutive weeks at the top. Falling into You achievements are notable as it is one of only five albums to remain in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for one full year, spending 59 consecutive weeks in the top 10. Due to its incredible staying power on the chart, it was the third best-selling album of 1996 and also 1997, on the Billboard's year end charts.[11][12] It was certified diamond, and later 11x platinum by the RIAA, for shipping 11 million copies in the U.S.[13] (10,785,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan).[14]
In Europe, Falling into You topped the European Top 100 Albums chart and after selling 9 million copies, it was certified 9x platinum by the IFPI.[15][16] Only two other albums have matched the figure with nine platinum awards, including Dion's Let's Talk About Love and The Beatles' 1.[17]
In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 1 position and after selling 2,100,000 copies it was certified 7x platinum.[18]
Also in Germany Falling into You has sold 1,250,000 copies and was certified 5× gold.[19][20] Though it just debuted on #24, it could stay in the chart for 89 weeks, being the longest-remaining album in the German Albums Chart of her whole career.[21] The album reached its highest position in its 37th week on that chart, #5.
The albums has sold also over 1 million copies in Canada, France, Japan and Australia, where Dion became one of only six acts who achieved this.[22] Falling into You was awarded with diamond in Canada[23] and France,[24] million in Japan,[25] and 12x platinum in Australia.[26] It was the second best-selling album in 1996 in France, while D'eux was the fourth and Live à Paris tenth, making Dion the only artist in history to have three number 1 albums and three albums in the tenth best-selling ones in a year-end chart in that country.[27]
Falling into You replaced D'eux on the top of the French chart, staying at number 1 in France for five weeks. Other countries where the album reached number 1 include: Netherlands (12 weeks at the top), Belgium Wallonia (8 weeks), Norway (7 weeks), Switzerland (6 weeks), Australia (4 weeks), New Zealand (3 weeks), Canada (1 week), Austria (1 week), Sweden (1 week) and Greece.
Falling into You won three Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Award for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, as well as various awards all over the world. On April 17, 1997 in Monaco, Dion was the big winning star of the World Music Awards ceremony. She won 3 awards: Best-selling Canadian female singer, Best-selling artist (all categories altogether) and Best-selling Pop artist. They announced sales of 25 million for 1996, which was the second year in a row Céline sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. During the ceremony, she sang "Call the Man" with a 30-voice gospel choir.
Year | Award show | Award |
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1996 | BAMBI Awards | Top International Pop Star of the Year |
1996 | VH1 Awards | Artist of the Year |
1997 | Grammy Awards | Album of the Year – Falling into You |
1997 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Vocal Album – Falling into You |
1997 | Grammy Awards | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (to Diane Warren) – "Because You Loved Me" |
1997 | World Music Awards | World's Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year |
1997 | World Music Awards | World's Overall Best Selling Recording Artist of the Year |
1997 | World Music Awards | World’s Best Selling Canadian Recording Artist of the Year |
1997 | Juno Awards | Female Vocalist of the Year |
1997 | Juno Awards | Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) – Falling into You |
1997 | Juno Awards | International Achievement Award |
1997 | Félix Awards | Female Vocalist of the Year |
1997 | Félix Awards | Most Successful Québécois Artist Outside Quebec |
1997 | Félix Awards | Most Successful Québécois Artist in a Language Other Than French |
1997 | NARM Awards | 1996/1997 Best Seller Award for Artist of the Year |
1997 | NARM Awards | 1996/1997 Best Seller Award for Recording of the Year – Falling into You |
1997 | NARM Awards | 1996/1997 Best Seller Award for Pop Recording – Falling into You |
1997 | IRMA Awards | Best International Female Artist Album – Falling into You |
1997 | Malta Music Awards | Best Selling Female International Artist |
1998 | South African Music Awards | Best Selling International Album – Falling into You |
1997 | International Achievement in Arts Awards | Entertainer of the Year for Distinguished Achievement in Music |
1997 | Greek Pop Corn Music Award | Best International Album of the Year – Falling into You |
1997 | Greek Pop Corn Music Award | Best International Female Singer of the Year |
1997 | Coca-Cola Full Blast Music Awards | Most Popular International Artist of 1996 |
1997 | FM Select Diamond Awards | Top Female International Artist |
1997 | AMIGO Awards | Best International Female Artist |
1997 | National TV2 Awards | Best International Female Artist |
1998 | BMI Pop Awards | Song of the Year – "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" |
Céline Dion was also nominated for one Academy Award:
Céline Dion was also nominated for three more Grammy Awards:
Céline Dion was also nominated for two American Music Awards:
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" | Jim Steinman | Jim Steinman, Steven Rinkoff, Roy Bittan | 7:37 |
2. | "Because You Loved Me" | Diane Warren | David Foster | 4:33 |
3. | "Falling into You" | Billy Steinberg, Rick Nowels, Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo | Steinberg, Nowels | 4:18 |
4. | "Make You Happy" | Andy Marvel | Ric Wake | 4:31 |
5. | "Seduces Me" | Dan Hill, John Sheard | Hill, Jones, Rick Hahn | 3:46 |
6. | "All by Myself" | Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff | Foster | 5:12 |
7. | "Declaration of Love" | Michel Jay, Claude Gaudette | Wake | 4:20 |
8. | "Dreamin' of You" | Aldo Nova, Peter Barbeau | Nova | 5:07 |
9. | "I Love You" | Nova | Humberto Gatica, Jean-Jacques Goldman | 5:30 |
10. | "If That's What It Takes" | Phil Galdston, Goldman | Gatica, Goldman | 4:12 |
11. | "I Don't Know" | Galdston, Goldman, J. Kapler | Steinman, Rinkoff | 4:38 |
12. | "River Deep – Mountain High" | Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich | Steinman | 4:10 |
13. | "Call the Man" | Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield | Steinman, Rinkoff, Bova | 6:08 |
14. | "Fly" | Galdston, Goldman | Gatica, Goldman | 2:58 |
Asian bonus tracks | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
15. | "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" | Jerry Wexler, Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 3:40 | ||||||
16. | "To Love You More" | David Foster, Junior Miles | 5:28 |
European and Australian bonus tracks (inserted into the track list) | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
8. | "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" | Wexler, Goffin, King | 3:40 | ||||||
14. | "Your Light" | Nova | 5:12 |
Canadian bonus track | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
15. | "Your Light" | Nova | 5:12 |
Japanese bonus tracks | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
15. | "Your Light" | Nova | 5:12 | ||||||
16. | "To Love You More" | Foster, Miles | 5:28 |
Spanish and Latin American bonus tracks | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
15. | "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" | Wexler, Goffin, King | 3:40 | ||||||
16. | "Sola Otra Vez" | Carmen, Rachmaninoff, Manny Benito | 5:12 |
Asian limited edition bonus CD | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
1. | "The Power of the Dream" | Foster, Kenneth Edmonds, Linda Thompson | 4:31 | ||||||
2. | "Your Light" | Nova | 5:12 | ||||||
3. | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (Classic Paradise mix) | Steinman | 8:15 | ||||||
4. | "The Power of Love" (live) | Candy DeRouge, Gunther Mende, Mary Susan Applegate, Jennifer Rush | 4:45 | ||||||
5. | "River Deep – Mountain High" (live) | Spector, Barry, Greenwich | 3:29 |
First Australian limited edition bonus CD | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
1. | "Because You Loved Me" | Warren | 4:33 | ||||||
2. | "I Don't Know" | Galdston, Goldman | 4:38 | ||||||
3. | "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" | Goldman | 4:14 | ||||||
4. | "Le ballet" | Goldman | 4:25 | ||||||
5. | "The Power of the Dream" | Foster, Edmonds, Thompson | 4:31 |
Second Australian limited edition bonus CD | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
1. | "Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down" (live) | Arnie Roman, Desalvo | 4:01 | ||||||
2. | "Love Can Move Mountains" (live) | Warren | 4:53 | ||||||
3. | "If You Asked Me To" (live) | Warren | 3:55 | ||||||
4. | "Only One Road" (live) | Peter Zizzo | 4:49 | ||||||
5. | "Think Twice" (live) | Hill, Sinfield | 4:47 | ||||||
6. | "The Power of Love" (live) | DeRouge, Mende, Applegate, Rush | 5:43 |
1The chart is available only since January 1997.
2Most certifications are under old criteria, with higher certifications levels than the current ones.
Preceded by Home Again by New Edition From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah by Nirvana |
Billboard 200 number-one album October 5–18, 1996 October 26 - November 1, 1996 |
Succeeded by From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah by Nirvana Recovering the Satellites by Counting Crows |
Preceded by (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis |
UK number one album March 23, 1996 – March 29, 1996 |
Succeeded by Anthology 2 by The Beatles |
Preceded by Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album March 24–30, 1996 June 30 - July 6, 1996 July 14–20, 1996 August 18–24, 1996 |
Succeeded by To the Faithful Departed by The Cranberries |
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Australia | March 8, 1996 | Sony Music, Epic, 550 | CD | 4837922 |
Europe | March 11, 1996 | Sony Music, Columbia | ||
United States | March 12, 1996 | Epic, 550 | 67541 | |
Canada | Sony Music, Columbia | |||
Japan | March 14, 1996 | Sony Music Japan, Epic, 550 | ESCA-6410 | |
Australia | January 20, 1997 | Sony Music, Epic, 550 | 2CD | 6629669 |
South Korea | Sony Music, Columbia | CP2K-1784 | ||
Europe | October 2, 2009 | 88697593672 |
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