Tellement j'ai d'amour...

Tellement j'ai d'amour...
Studio album by Céline Dion
Released September 7, 1982 (1982-09-07)
(see release history)
Recorded 1982
Genre Pop
Length 31:37
Label Saisons
Producer Eddy Marnay, Rudy
Céline Dion chronology
Céline Dion chante Noël
(1981)		 Tellement j'ai d'amour...
(1982)		 Les chemins de ma maison
(1983)
Singles from Tellement j'ai d'amour...
  1. "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi"
    Released: December 1982
  2. "D'amour ou d'amitié"
    Released: April 1983

Tellement j'ai d'amour... (meaning I Have So Much Love...) is a French studio album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on September 7, 1982. It's her 3rd French album.

Contents

Album information

The album became Dion's first commercial success. It was certified platinum in Canada[1] and has sold 150,000 copies.[2] Thanks to Tellement j'ai d'amour..., Céline Dion won her first four Félix Awards, including Best Pop Album of the Year. With the first single "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" (number 3 in Quebec), Dion won a Gold Medal for the Best Song at the Yamaha Music Festival in Tokyo, Japan. The second single "D'amour ou d'amitié" was a hit, reaching number 1 in Quebec and receiving gold certification for the sales of 50,000 copies.

Tellement j'ai d'amour... includes also "Le piano fantôme" written by Luc Plamondon (Dion's later collaborator) and "La voix du bon Dieu" - the title track from her debut album, recorded this time with the entire Dion family on background vocals.

Thanks to "D'amour ou d'amitié" success in France, where it also received gold certification and has sold 700,000 copies (Céline Dion was the first Canadian artist to accomplish that),[3] Dion could finally release her first album in this country. It was named Du soleil au cœur and contained three songs from Tellement j'ai d'amour... ("D'amour ou d'amitié," "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" and "Le vieux monsieur de la rue Royale").

Track listing

  1. "D'amour ou d'amitié" (Eddy Marnay, Jean Pierre Lang, Roland Vincent) – 4:05
  2. "Le piano fantôme" (Luc Plamondon, François Cousineau) – 3:40
  3. "Tu restes avec moi" (Marnay, Cousineau) – 3:25
  4. "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" (Marnay, Hubert Giraud) – 3:01
  5. "Écoutez-moi" (Marnay, André Popp) – 3:07
  6. "Le tour du monde" (Marnay, Jean-Pierre Calvet) – 3:13
  7. "Visa pour les beaux jours" (Marnay, Christian Loigerot, Thierry Geoffroy) – 3:28
  8. "La voix du bon Dieu" (Marnay, Suzanne-Mia Dumont) – 3:22
  9. "Le vieux monsieur de la rue Royale" (Marnay, Alain Noreau) – 4:13

Certifications

Country Certifications
Canada Platinum[1]

Awards

Year Award show Award
1982 Yamaha Music Festival Awards Best Song "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi"
1982 Yamaha Symphony Orchestra Awards Best Artist
1983 Félix Awards Best New Artist of the Year
1983 Félix Awards Pop Album of the Year – Tellement j'ai d'amour...
1983 Félix Awards Female Vocalist of the Year
1983 Félix Awards Quebec Artist Achieving the Most Success Outside the Province of Quebec

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Canada September 7, 1982 Saisons Record SNS 80007
Cassette SNS 480007

References

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ Beaunoyer, Jean; Beaulne; (2004). Don Wilson. ed. Rene Angelil: The Making of Céline Dion: The Unauthorized Biography. Dundurn Group. pp. p. 155. ISBN 1-55002-489-2. 
  3. ^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5. 
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