Live à Paris
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| Live album by Céline Dion | ||||
| Released |
October 22, 1996 (see release history) | |||
| Recorded | October 1995 at Le Zénith in Paris, France | |||
| Genre | Rock, Pop | |||
| Length | 73:15 | |||
| Label | Sony Music, Columbia | |||
| Producer | David Foster, Claude Lemay | |||
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Live à Paris (meaning Live in Paris) is a live album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on October 22, 1996. It's her 3rd live album, 18th French album and 22nd in total.
Album information
After having the best-selling Francophone album of all time - D'eux, Céline Dion released Live à Paris, which contains ten out of twelve songs from D'eux. The concert was recorded at Le Zénith in Paris in October 1995, during the D'eux Tour. The CD contains also few English songs, including studio recording of "To Love You More," which became a smash hit in Japan.
The disc does not contain the full show. All songs can be found on the Live à Paris home video, released also in 1996.
Live à Paris won a Juno Award for Best Selling Francophone Album and two Félix Awards for Best Selling Album and Best Pop Rock Album.
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Allmusic said that the album "has more of a rock feel than any of Dion's other live or studio albums" and "Dion raises the roof and proves just as adept with harder material as she is with adult contemporary ballads." According to them "this good live album from one of the biggest stars of our time serves to showcase her not only as a balladeer, but as a first-rate rock star."[2]
Chart success
Following the successful D'eux, Live à Paris has sold over 3 million copies worldwide,[3] including 2 million in Europe alone, where it was certified 2x platinum by the IFPI.[4]
After selling over 600,000 copies in France and 280,000 copies in Canada,[5] it was certified 2x platinum in both countries.[6][7] The album was also certified platinum in Belgium[8] and Switzerland.[9] In non-Francophone countries, like the Netherlands and Poland, Live à Paris achieved gold status.[10][11]
The album topped the charts for eight weeks in France, for four weeks in Belgium Wallonia and one week in Switzerland. In Belgium Flanders, it peaked at number 6, and in Canada at number 8. Live à Paris also charted in many non-Francophone countries, reaching number 9 in the Netherlands, number 24 in Austria, number 25 in New Zealand, number 46 in Italy, number 53 in the United Kingdom and number 63 in Germany. On the European Top 100 Albums, Live à Paris peaked at number 6.
On November 1, 1996, Céline Dion wrote a new page in the record book of French music industry, becoming the very first artist to have three of her albums in the French top 20. That week, Live à Paris entered the chart on top position (her 3rd number 1 album in France this year), while Falling into You (seven months after it entered the chart) was still at the 6th position and D'eux was still at number 16 (a year and a half after its release).
Track listing
- "J'attendais" (Jean-Jacques Goldman) – 4:58
- "Destin" (Goldman) – 4:11
- "The Power of Love" (Candy DeRouge, Gunther Mende, Mary Susan Applegate, Jennifer Rush) – 4:45
- "Regarde-moi" (Goldman) – 3:49
- "River Deep, Mountain High" (Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) – 3:29
- "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" (Luc Plamondon, Michel Berger) – 5:03
- "Les derniers seront les premiers" (with Jean-Jacques Goldman) (Goldman) – 3:52
- "J'irai où tu iras" (with Jean-Jacques Goldman) (Goldman) – 3:46
- "Je sais pas" (Goldman, J. Kapler) – 4:25
- "Le ballet" (Goldman) – 10:33
- "Prière païenne" (Goldman) – 4:55
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (Goldman) – 5:10
- "Quand on n'a que l'amour" (Jacques Brel) – 4:41
- "Vole" (Goldman) – 4:03
- "To Love You More" (studio recording) (David Foster, Junior Miles) – 5:28
Charts and certifications
Charts
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Certifications
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1Most certifications are under old criteria, with higher certifications levels than the current ones.
Awards
| Year | Award show | Award |
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| 1997 | Juno Awards | Best Selling Francophone Album – Live à Paris |
| 1997 | Félix Awards | Album of the Year (Pop Rock) – Live à Paris |
| 1997 | Félix Awards | Album of the Year (Best Seller) – Live à Paris |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Europe | October 22, 1996 | Sony Music, Columbia | CD | COL 488806 2 |
| Canada | October 29, 1996 | 80238 |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Live à Paris review
- ↑ "famouspeople.co.uk". Famous Singers > Celine Dion. Retrieved October 18, 2004.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 2004". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2004-03-01.
- ↑ "Tragically Hip, Celine Dion Top Juno Aeard Scores". Billboard. Retrieved 1997-03-22.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Certifications albums double platine - année 1998". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 1998-04-29.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Gold & platinum certification searchable database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Awards 1997". Ultratop. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Edelmetall 1996". Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 1996-12-31.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Goud/Platina Muziek". NVPI. Retrieved 1998-12-31.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Gold certification awards". ZPAV. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ↑ Austrian Albums Chart
- ↑ Belgian Flanders Albums Chart
- ↑ Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart
- ↑ Canadian Albums Chart
- ↑ Top Albums/CDs - Volume 64, No. 14, November 18 1996. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- ↑ Dutch Albums Chart
- ↑ European Albums Chart
- ↑ French Albums Chart
- ↑ German Albums Chart
- ↑ Italian Albums Chart
- ↑ New Zealand Albums Chart
- ↑ Swiss Albums Chart
- ↑ UK Albums Chart
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