Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert

Taking Chances World Tour:
The Concert
Live album / Video by Céline Dion
Released April 29, 2010 (2010-04-29)
(see release history)
Recorded August 12 and 13, 2008 in Boston and August 31 and September 1, 2008 in Montreal
Genre Pop, soft rock, dance, pop rock
Length 77:46 (English CD)
102:00 (English DVD)
77:38 (French CD)
109:00 (French DVD)
Label Columbia
Director Jean Lamoureux
Producer Julie Snyder
Céline Dion chronology
My Love: Essential Collection
(2008)		 Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert
(2010)
Céline Dion video chronology
Celine: Through the Eyes of the World
(2010)		 Taking Chances
World Tour: The Concert
(2010)
Alternative covers
2DVD Deluxe edition cover
Tournée mondiale Taking Chances: Le spectacle cover

Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert is a live album/home video by Canadian recording artist Céline Dion. It was released between April 29 and May 14, 2010 in two versions: English and French, both in CD/DVD format. The CD/DVD set is accompanied by an eight page booklet of never before seen tour photos.

Both DVDs were recorded over four nights, with two concerts at TD Garden in Boston on August 12 and 13, 2008, and two at Bell Centre in Montreal, on August 31 and September 1, 2008. For the songs performed in both English and French concerts, the vocals and footage appear the same on both DVDs (with the exception of "Pour que tu m'aimes encore", "My Love", and part of "My Heart Will Go On"), as a mix of the Boston and Montreal performances. However, the two DVDs differ, as they each contain songs that were only included in the English-language or French-language setlists. The French-language edition is called Tournée mondiale Taking Chances: Le spectacle.

Contents

DVD information

Filmed by Jean Lamoureux, this DVD chronicles Dion's 2008-2009 Taking Chances Tour, the second highest-grossing tour ever for a solo artist. Dion played concerts in 5 continents, 25 countries and 93 cities, selling more than 3 million tickets during her first major tour in 9 years.[1]

These concerts come alongside the DVD and Blu-ray release of Celine: Through the Eyes of the World, which was released on the same date. The home version of Celine: Through the Eyes of the World includes an additional hour of footage not seen in the film's limited theatrical run in February 2010.

The song "I'm Your Angel" was cut from the DVD, although it was performed in Boston, and "The Power of Love" was cut from the French DVD.

The French version of the DVD/CD set, Céline-Tournée Mondiale Taking Chances: Le Spectacle, was nominated for Music DVD of the Year in the 2011 Juno Awards.

Track listing

English version

Disc 1 – Live CD
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Opening" (instrumental)   1:16
2. "I Drove All Night"   Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly 4:24
3. "The Power of Love"   Gunther Mende, Candy DeRouge, Jennifer Rush, Mary Susan Applegate 4:02
4. "Taking Chances"   Kara DioGuardi, Dave Stewart 4:07
5. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"   Jim Steinman 3:33
6. "Because You Loved Me"   Diane Warren 3:16
7. "To Love You More"   David Foster, Junior Miles 3:16
8. "New Mego's Flamenco" (instrumental)   3:07
9. "Eyes on Me"   Kristian Lundin, Savan Kotecha, Delta Goodrem 4:07
10. "All by Myself"   Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff 5:06
11. "Shadow of Love"   Anders Bagge, Aldo Nova, Peter Sjöström 3:06
12. "Alone"   Steinberg, Kelly 4:28
13. "My Love"   Linda Perry 6:53
14. "The Prayer"   Foster, Carole Bayer Sager, Alberto Testa, Tony Renis 4:52
15. "Soul medley: "Sex Machine"/"Soul Man"/"Lady Marmalade"/"Sir Duke"/"Respect"/"I Got the Feelin'"/"I Got You (I Feel Good)"   James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff, Isaac Hayes, David Porter, Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding 3:15
16. "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"   Brown, Betty Jean Newsome 3:07
17. "Love Can Move Mountains"   Warren 4:38
18. "River Deep – Mountain High"   Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich 5:18
19. "My Heart Will Go On"   James Horner, Will Jennings 5:45
Disc 2 – Live DVD
No. Title Length
1. "I Drove All Night"   8:55
2. "The Power of Love"   4:02
3. "Taking Chances"   4:07
4. "Hits medley: "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"/"Because You Loved Me"/"To Love You More"   10:05
5. "Eyes on Me"   7:10
6. "All by Myself"   5:25
7. "I'm Alive"   5:28
8. "Shadow of Love"   3:02
9. "Fade Away"   3:00
10. "Alone"   3:43
11. "My Love"   8:07
12. "The Prayer"   5:16
13. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"   5:03
14. "Tribute to Queen medley: "We Will Rock You"/"The Show Must Go On"   5:43
15. "Soul medley: "Sex Machine"/"Soul Man"/"Lady Marmalade"/"Sir Duke"/"Respect"/"I Got the Feelin'"/"I Got You (I Feel Good)"/"It's a Man's Man's Man's World""   6:23
16. "Love Can Move Mountains"   4:38
17. "River Deep – Mountain High"   5:00
18. "My Heart Will Go On"   6:46

French version

Disc 1 – Live CD
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Ouverture" (instrumental)   4:25
2. "I Drove All Night"   Steinberg, Kelly 4:25
3. "J'irai où tu iras"   Jean-Jacques Goldman 5:24
4. "Destin"   Goldman 4:12
5. "Taking Chances"   DioGuardi, Stewart 4:04
6. "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)"   Françoise Dorin, David Gategno 3:25
7. "L'amour existe encore"   Luc Plamondon, Richard Cocciante 5:28
8. "Dans un autre monde"   Goldman 4:09
9. "All by Myself"   Carmen, Rachmaninoff 5:16
10. "Je sais pas"   Goldman, Robert Goldman 5:00
11. "S'il suffisait d'aimer"   Goldman 4:18
12. "Alone"   Steinberg, Kelly 3:30
13. "Medley soul: "Sex Machine"/"Soul Man"/Lady Marmalade"/"Sir Duke"/"Respect"/"I Got the Feelin'"/"I Got You (I Feel Good)"   Brown, Byrd, Lenhoff, Hayes, Porter, Crewe, Nolan, Wonder, Redding 3:12
14. "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"   Brown, Newsome 3:30
15. "River Deep – Mountain High"   Spector, Barry, Greenwich 5:02
16. "My Heart Will Go On"   Horner, Jennings 6:52
17. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"   Goldman 5:29
Disc 2 – Live DVD
No. Title Length
1. "I Drove All Night"   6:46
2. "J'irai où tu iras"   3:20
3. "Destin"   4:06
4. "Taking Chances"   3:57
5. "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)"   2:50
6. "Eyes on Me"   7:10
7. "L'amour existe encore"   4:22
8. "Dans un autre monde"   3:59
9. "All by Myself"   4:40
10. "I'm Alive"   2:49
11. "Je sais pas"   4:19
12. "My Love"   7:26
13. "S'il suffisait d'aimer"   4:08
14. "Alone"   3:19
15. "Medley hommage à Queen: "We Will Rock You"/"The Show Must Go On"   5:21
16. "Medley soul: "Sex Machine"/"Soul Man"/"Lady Marmalade"/"Sir Duke"/"Respect"/"I Got the Feelin'"/"I Got You (I Feel Good)"/"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"   6:29
17. "Love Can Move Mountains"   3:57
18. "River Deep – Mountain High"   4:17
19. "My Heart Will Go On"   5:35
20. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"   4:10

Special editions

A special limited deluxe edition two-DVD set, featuring both Celine: Through the Eyes of the World and Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert and a 52 page booklet and 5 fold-out souvenir postcards was also released between May 14 and May 25, 2010.[2][3]

QVC is offering the movie Celine: Through the Eyes of the World with a bonus CD, containing songs which weren't included on the Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert CD: "I'm Alive", "Fade Away", "Pour que tu m'aimes encore", "We Will Rock You" and "The Show Must Go On".[4]

The digital versions of audio content of Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert and Tournée mondiale Taking Chances: Le spectacle were released in Canada and Belgium. The video content was released digitally in the United States and Canada.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [5]
Billboard Brasil (positive)[6]

Critical reception of Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert has been generally positive, with the Pink Paper rating the album 4 out 5 stars, stating that, "Taking Chances is Celine at her most dynamic. She effortlessly blends together medleys of material spanning the best part of two decades and even indulges in a few inspired cover versions that you’d never see coming. It’s also easy to hear just how much energy is channelled into each and every song - you certainly won’t find any filler tracks on this album". They also said that Dion "looks great" on the DVD, and ended it with, "the woman’s a star."[7]

Paul Cole of the Sunday Mercury rated the DVD positively, as well, exclaiming, " [...] Celine Dion has got it down to a fine art by now, and this live CD and DVD set is as predictable as it is polished. Big songs, carefully chosen covers, powerful performances, costume changes – you know the picture. [...] Love her or loathe her, it’ll sell loads."[8]

The Daily Herald gave a positive reviewing stating "Celine Dion has performed all over the world, and this great concert shows her in the many places that she has appeared. Her vocals are backed by a wonderful orchestra and she uses modern technology to enhance her concerts".[9]

Chart success

According to Nielsen SoundScan, Dion's three new DVD releases debuted at the top three on the Music Video Chart in Canada. Celine: Through the Eyes of the World entered at number-one, selling 69,000 copies. Sales of this DVD achieved the second highest one week total for a music DVD, behind Dion's 2007 release, Live in Las Vegas: A New Day.... The concert CD/DVD Tournée mondiale taking chances: le spectacle entered the chart at number-two with 31,000 copies sold, followed by the English version, Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert at number-three with 7,700 copies. This is only the second time since 2004 that an artist has held the top three positions on the chart.[10][11] In the week all the DVDs debuted on the Canadian Music Video Chart, the number-one album on the Albums Chart has sold 7,100 copies. This means that Tournée mondiale taking chances: le spectacle would have ranked number-one on the Canadian Albums Chart if it had charted there, and Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert would have been number-two.[12] With 127,000 copies sold in one week, Céline Dion set an all time record for music DVD sales in Canada.[13] After five weeks, Tournée mondiale taking chances: le spectacle was still number 1 in Canada, selling 112,829 copies, and all 3 DVDs were in the top 5 of the chart.[14] In May 2010, all three releases were certified by the Canadian Recording Industry Association: Celine: Through the Eyes of the World 2x diamond (200,000), Tournée mondiale taking chances: le spectacle diamond (100,000), and Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert 4x platinum (40,000).[15] This should make Celine: Through the Eyes of the World, one of the fastest selling double diamond certification by a Canadian artist.[16]

Céline Dion entered the Billboard Top DVD Music Video chart at number-one and number-two with Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert and Celine: Through the Eyes of the World, respectively. Dion is the first artist other than Bill and Gloria Gaither and the Gaither Vocal Band to manage a double-debut in the chart's two top spots.[17] Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert has sold 26,000 copies in the first week and would have ranked number fourteen on the Billboard 200 if DVDs competed there. Celine: Through the Eyes of the World has sold 15,000 copies in its debut week.[18] Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert was certified platinum (100,000 copies) by the RIAA, and Celine: Through the Eyes of the World was certified gold (50,000 copies).[19] On the Billboard Year-end Top Music Video chart of 2010, Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert reached numer 10, and Celine: Through the Eyes of the World peaked at number 19.[20] In the United States, the videos have sold 76,000 and 50,000 copies respectively.[21]

The DVD/CD set debuted inside top 10 of the music DVD charts around the world, including number 1 in Canada, Ireland, Switzerland and the U.S., number 2 in Finland, number 3 in Austria and Germany, number 4 in Australia and Sweden, number 6 in Spain, and number 16 in Japan (number 1 on the International Music DVD Chart). In some countries, due to different chart rules, it entered the albums chart and peaked at number 1 in Greece, number 3 in Belgium Wallonia, number 5 in France, number 11 in the Netherlands and the UK, number 18 in New Zealand, number 24 in Portugal, number 29 in Italy, and number 30 in Belgium Flandres, on the European Top 100 Albums and in Mexico. The album was certified Gold in France.

Charts and certifications

Charts

DVD Chart Peak
position
Australian Music DVD Chart[22] 4
Austrian Music DVD Chart[23] 3
Canadian Music DVD Chart[10][14] 11
32
Finnish Music DVD Chart[24] 2
German Music DVD Chart[25] 3
Irish Music DVD Chart[26] 1
Japanese Music DVD Chart[27] 16
Japanese International Music DVD Chart[28] 1
Spanish Music DVD Chart[29] 6
Swedish Music DVD Chart[30] 4
Swiss Music DVD Chart[31] 1
US Billboard Top Music Video[18] 1
Album Chart Peak
position
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[32] 30
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[33] 3
Dutch Albums Chart[34] 11
European Albums Chart[35] 302
391
French Albums Chart[36] 5
Greek International Albums Chart[37] 1
Italian Albums Chart[38] 29
Mexican Albums Chart[39] 30
New Zealand Albums Chart[40] 18
Portuguese Albums Chart[41] 24
UK Albums Chart[42] 11

Certifications

Country Certifications
Canada Diamond1[15]
4x Platinum2[15]
France Gold[43]
United States Platinum[19]

1Tournée mondiale taking chances: le spectacle
2Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Australia[44] April 29, 2010 Sony Music CD/DVD 88697689969
France[45] May 3, 2010 Columbia, Sony Music
New Zealand[46] Sony Music
Switzerland[47][48] 88697689969 (English), 88697673669 (French)
Canada[49] May 4, 2010
Italy
Mexico[50] 886976899691
Finland,[51] Sweden May 5, 2010 88697689969
Netherlands[52] May 7, 2010
Belgium May 10, 2010 88697689969 (English), 88697673669 (French)
United Kingdom[53] Columbia
United States[54] May 11, 2010 886976736491
Austria,[55] Germany[56] May 14, 2010 Sony Music 88697689969
Netherlands[57] 2DVD
Switzerland[58] 88697673689 (English), 88697673699 (French)
France[59] May 17, 2010 Columbia, Sony Music
United Kingdom[60] Columbia 88697673689
Italy May 18, 2010 Sony Music
Canada[61] May 25, 2010
United States[61] Columbia
Japan[62] August 4, 2010 Sony Music Japan CD/DVD SIBP-164～SIBP-165

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