Incognito (Celine Dion album)

Incognito
Studio album by Céline Dion
Released April 2, 1987 (1987-04-02)
(see release history)
Recorded 1987
Genre Pop
Length 37:08
Label CBS, Columbia
Producer Pierre Bazinet, Aldo Nova, Jean-Alain Roussel
Céline Dion chronology
Les chansons en or
(1986)		 Incognito
(1987)		 The Best of Celine Dion
(1988)
Alternative covers
1988 French edition
1992 French edition
Singles from Incognito
  1. "On traverse un miroir"
    Released: April 1987
  2. "Incognito"
    Released: May 1987
  3. "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)"
    Released: September 1987
  4. "Comme un cœur froid"
    Released: January 1988
  5. "Ne partez pas sans moi"
    Released: May 6, 1988
  6. "Délivre-moi"
    Released: June 1988
  7. "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour?"
    Released: October 1988
  8. "Jours de fièvre"
    Released: 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Incognito is a French studio album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on April 2, 1987. It's her 13th French album. Incognito became available worldwide a few years later, when Dion was an international superstar.

Contents

Album information

This album started Céline Dion's new look, new sound, new team of writers and producers and new record company (first release under CBS Records, a company which was purchased by Sony later that year and christened Sony Music Entertainment in 1991).[2] Most songs were written by Eddy Marnay, with two written by French-Canadian lyricist Luc Plamondon - Dion's later collaborator. One of album's producers, Jean-Alain Roussel has worked with many notable artists including Joan Armatrading, Olivia Newton-John, Cat Stevens and Elkie Brooks. Other tracks were produced by Pierre Bazinet and Aldo Nova. The latter worked with Dion on many future French and English songs.

"Délivre-moi" is a French cover of Elizabeth Daily's "Love in the Shadows." An English version of "Partout je te vois," called "Have a Heart" appeared on Dion's 1990 album Unison.

After releasing Incognito, Dion received another four Félix Awards in 1988. She toured Quebec that year with her Incognito tournée.

The album with different tracklist, came out in France in 1988. It included "Ne partez pas sans moi," which won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 and "Ma chambre." Both tracks appeared as B-sides to the singles released in Canada. Incognito was re-released in France in 1992 with the Canadian tracklist.

"Jours de fièvre" was released as a single in Denmark in 1988.

Chart success

The album was awarded with double platinum certification for 200,000 copies sold in Canada.[3] Worldwide, Incognito has sold over 500,000 copies[4]

Quebec saw six top 10 single releases from that longplay: "On traverse un miroir" (number 2), "Incognito" (number 1), "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)" (number 1), "Comme un cœur froid" (number 1), "Délivre-moi" (number 4) and "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour?" (number 1).

In Belgium Wallonia, Incognito peaked at number 65 on November 11, 1995, eight years after its initial release.

Track listing

Original version

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Incognito"   Luc Plamondon, Jean-Alain Roussel 4:39
2. "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)"   Plamondon, Daniel Lavoie 4:19
3. "On traverse un miroir"   Isa Minoke, Robert Lafond 4:40
4. "Partout je te vois"   Eddy Marnay, Aldo Nova 4:09
5. "Jours de fièvre"   Marnay, Roussel 5:13
6. "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour?"   Marnay, Steven Tracey 4:24
7. "Délivre-moi"   Marnay, Elizabeth Daily, Harold Faltermeyer 4:19
8. "Comme un cœur froid"   Marnay, Roussel 5:13

1988 French re-release

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Incognito"   Plamondon, Roussel 4:39
2. "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)"   Plamondon, Lavoie 4:19
3. "On traverse un miroir"   Minoke, Lafond 4:40
4. "Ma chambre"   Jean-Pierre Ferland, Daniel Mercure 4:14
5. "Jours de fièvre"   Marnay, Roussel 5:13
6. "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour?"   Marnay, Tracey 4:24
7. "Ne partez pas sans moi"   Nella Martinetti, Atilla Şereftuğ 3:07
8. "Comme un cœur froid"   Marnay, Roussel 5:13

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[5] 651

1The chart is available only since April 1995.

Certifications

Country Certifications
Canada 2x Platinum[3]

Awards

Year Award show Award
1988 Félix Awards Pop Song of the Year – "Incognito"
1988 Félix Awards Female Vocalist of the Year
1988 Félix Awards Best Live Performance of the Year
1988 Félix Awards Quebec Artist Achieveing the Most Success Outside the Province of Quebec
1988 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Prix – "Ne partez pas sans moi"
1988 MetroStar Awards Young Artist of the Year Under 25 Years of Age

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Canada April 2, 1987 CBS, Columbia CD WCK 80119
Record PFC 80119
Cassette WCT 80119
France 1988 Carrere CD 96600
Record 66600
Cassette 76600
France 1992 Sony Music, Columbia CD 472682 4
Cassette 472682 2

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5. 
  3. ^ a b "Gold & platinum certification searchable database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://cria.ca/cert_db_search.php?page=1&wclause=WHERE+artist_name+like+%27%25celine+dion%25%27+ORDER+BY+cert_date%2C+cert_award+&rcnt=140&csearch=20&nextprev=1. Retrieved 2009-01-13. 
  4. ^ "famouspeople.co.uk". Famous Singers > Celine Dion. http://www.famouspeople.co.uk/c/celinedion.html. Retrieved October 18, 2004. 
  5. ^ Jaspers, Sam (2006). Ultratop 1995-2005. Book & Media Publishing. ISBN 90-5720-232-8. 
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