One Heart

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One Heart
Studio album by Celine Dion
Released March 24, 2003 (2003-03-24)
(see release history)
Recorded 2001-2003
Genre Pop, dance
Length 54:16
Label Epic
Producer Peer Astrom, Anders Bagge, Erick Benzi, Arnthor Birgisson, Kara DioGuardi, Humberto Gatica, Richie Jones, Kristian Lundin, Vito Luprano, Max Martin, Rami Yacoub, Guy Roche, John Shanks, Mark Taylor, Ric Wake
Celine Dion chronology

A New Day Has Come
(2002)		 One Heart
(2003)		 1 fille & 4 types
(2003)
Singles from One Heart
  1. "I Drove All Night"
    Released: March 3, 2003
  2. "Have You Ever Been in Love"
    Released: April 14, 2003
  3. "One Heart"
    Released: June 16, 2003
  4. "Stand by Your Side"
    Released: September 29, 2003
  5. "Faith"
    Released: October 27, 2003

One Heart is an album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on March 24, 2003. It's her seventh English album and 30th in total.

Album information

The release of this album marked the beginning of A New Day..., Dion's five-year concert arrangement in the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

"I Drove All Night" was chosen as the leadoff single. The original cover version of this song was recorded by Cyndi Lauper in 1989. A version by Roy Orbison, of whom the song was originally aimed, was aired in 1992. Dion's recording became a hit, reaching number 1 in Canada, Belgium and Sweden.

Although "Have You Ever Been in Love" was already featured on Dion's previous album A New Day Has Come, it was released as the second single from One Heart in the United States and third in selected countries. The title track promoted the album as the second single outside the United States. There were also two radio releases at the end of 2003: "Stand by Your Side" (United States) and "Faith" (Canada).

A song called "Reveal" was written by Cathy Dennis who also wrote "Toxic" for Britney Spears and "Can't Get You out of My Head" for Kylie Minogue among others. "Sorry for Love (2003 version)" was actually an original version of the song. The dance version was released a year earlier on A New Day Has Come. Already available on the A New Day Has Come 2002 special limited edition, "Coulda Woulda Shoulda" was included also here. The last track on the album, called "Je t'aime encore" was recorded also in French and included on Céline Dion's next album 1 fille & 4 types.

In the United States, "I Drove All Night," "Have You Ever Been in Love," "One Heart," and "Love Is All We Need" were used from 2003 to 2004 in an advertising campaign for DaimlerChrysler, and the CD's inlay cover had the Chrysler logo and slogan.

Thanks to One Heart Celine Dion won an American Music Award for Favorite Artist in the Adult Contemporary category, in November 2003.

In June 2004, a bonus DVD called One Year... One Heart was included on some editions of A New Day... Live in Las Vegas, containing the recording of "I Drove All Night" and "Have You Ever Been in Love," and the making of "One Heart" music video among other features.

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Amazon (positive) [2]
Entertainment.Ie [3]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[4]
The Guardian [5]
Jam! (negative)[6]
People (mixed)[7]
Slant Magazine [8]

The album received mainly mixed reviews from most music critics. Allmusic's senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated it two-and-a-half stars out of possible five, writing that the collaboration with Britney Spears's producer Max Martin in three tracks was a sign of "desperation that underscores every minute of One Heart, where it seems like Dion will do anything to stay on the charts."[1] Erlewine also wrote that "One Heart favors a smooth Vegas-showstopper gloss to radio-ready sheen, which only accentuates the lack of cohesiveness here" and that the album "reveals all her weaknesses."[1] Chuck Arnold of People wrote a mixed review towards the album's songs, calling it "a bit jarring at times" and that "Dion sounds so strangely subdued on some tracks, you keep waiting for her to really let rip."[7] Either way, she wrote positively that "There is a lightness to One Heart that has been missing from much of Dion's previous work, as she leans more toward upbeat dance numbers, easy-listening rock and even borderline country-pop."[7]

Entertainment.Ie's Andrew Lynch was more negative, writing that "The problem is, Dion's songwriters seem to have been under strict instructions to keep the material as bland as possible. And while her glass-shattering voice is as spectacular as ever, she still doesn't sound as if she believes a word of what she's singing. One Heart is certainly one of her better collections - but frankly, that isn't saying very much."[3] The Guardian's Betty Clarke wrote that "Dion proves she can be more than a series of hollow - if album-shifting - sentiments."[5] Darryl Sterdan wrote a very negative review for Jam!, saying that "it's bad enough the 14-song CD is full of unoriginal, instantly forgettable fluff -- leftover Britney bubble-pop from Max Martin, cliche chest-pounding power ballads, a title cut that's a blatant Shania soundalike and a Cher-style Eurodisco revamp of the Roy Orbison hit I Drove All Night, which she's already turned into a Chrysler jingle."[6]

Instead of the mixed and negative reviews, a positive review came from Amazon's Rebecca Wallwork, who praised Celine for "an unrelenting theme of joy and believing in one's self"[2] and highlighted the album for "being both well timed and well executed."[2] But she revealed that "it contains no surprises, but then, besides her voice, that's one of Dion's biggest assets."[2] In a more positive review, Entertainment Weekly's Elisabeth Vincentelli questioned "why Celine get so little respect?" and later went to praise the album for "Dion's uncanny ability to infuse sincerity into aural Hallmark cards and sound like the only person on earth who believes in true love." In the end, she wrote: "And in our age of postmodern ironists, isn't it refreshing to encounter someone who so genuinely loves her job?"[4] Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani praised "the album as a whole", saying that "she continues the restrained approach of her last record, both in production and performance."[8] He finished the review, noting that "One Heart may be the smartest album Dion could make at this stage in her career."[8]

Chart success

The IFPI revealed that One Heart was the 10th best selling album around the world in 2003.[9] It has sold over 7 million copies worldwide.[10]

The album has sold 431,657 copies in the United States during the first week, opening at number 2. To date, One Heart shipped 2 millions copies in the U.S. and was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA.[11] In Canada, One Heart shot to the top of the Canadian albums chart, selling 97,000 copies in its first week, making it the biggest debut of the year, according to data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.[12] It was certified 3x platinum.[13]

After selling over 1 million copies in Europe, One Heart was certified platinum by the IFPI.[14] In France, it debuted at number 1 and remained two weeks at the top, and was certified platinum.[15] The album reached also number 1 for two weeks in Belgium Flanders and Denmark, and for one week in Switzerland and Greece. In the United Kingdom it has sold 204,075 copies,[16] and was certified gold.[17] In Australia, One Heart was certified platinum.[18]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "I Drove All Night"  Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly 4:01
2. "Love Is All We Need"  Max Martin, Rami Yacoub 3:51
3. "Faith"  Max Martin, Rami Yacoub 3:43
4. "In His Touch"  Max Martin, Rami Yacoub 3:54
5. "One Heart"  John Shanks, Kara DioGuardi 3:24
6. "Stand by Your Side"  Paul Barry, Mark Taylor 3:33
7. "Naked"  Anders Bagge, Peer Åström, Troy Verges 3:41
8. "Sorry For Love" (2003 Version)Kara DioGuardi, Anders Bagge, Peer Åström, Arnthor Birgisson 4:28
9. "Have You Ever Been in Love"  Anders Bagge, Peer Åström, Thomas Nichols, Daryl Hall, Laila Bagge 4:09
10. "Reveal"  Cathy Dennis, Greg Wells 4:11
11. "Coulda Woulda Shoulda"  Kristian Lundin, Andreas Carlsson 3:27
12. "Forget Me Not"  Guy Roche, Shelly Peiken 4:07
13. "I Know What Love Is"  Ric Wake, Arnie Roman 4:30
14. "Je T'aime Encore"  Jean-Jacques Goldman, Robert Goldman (aka J. Kapler) 3:24

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Argentinian Albums Chart[19] 2
Australian Albums Chart[20] 6
Austrian Albums Chart[21] 5
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[22] 1
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[23] 3
Canadian Albums Chart[24] 1
Czech Republic Albums Chart[25] 13
Danish Albums Chart[26] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[27] 3
Estonian Albums Chart[28] 1
European Albums Chart[29] 2
Finnish Albums Chart[30] 3
French Albums Chart[31] 1
German Albums Chart[32] 6
Greek Albums Chart[33] 8
Hungarian Albums Chart[34] 14
Irish Albums Chart[35] 10
Italian Albums Chart[36] 3
Japanese Albums Chart[37] 27
New Zealand Albums Chart[38] 7
Norwegian Albums Chart[39] 2
Polish Albums Chart[40] 5
Portuguese Albums Chart[41] 3
South African Albums Chart[42] 1
Spanish Albums Chart[43] 3
Swedish Albums Chart[44] 3
Swiss Albums Chart[45] 1
UK Albums Chart[46] 4
US Billboard 200[47] 2
US Billboard Top Internet Albums[48] 2

Certifications

Country Certifications
Australia Platinum[18]
Austria Gold[49]
Belgium Gold[50]
Canada 3× Plattinum[13]
Denmark Platinum[51]
Europe Platinum[14]
Finland Gold[52]
France Platinum[15]
Germany Gold[53]
Greece Gold[54]
Mexico Platinum[55]
New Zealand Platinum[56]
Norway Gold[57]
Spain Gold[58]
Sweden Gold[59]
Switzerland Platinum[60]
United Kingdom Gold[17]
United States 2× Plattinum[11]

1Most certifications are under old criteria, with higher certifications levels than the current ones.

Awards

Year Award show Award
2003 American Music Awards Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary
2004 Dragon Awards Female Artist of the Year – International

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Europe March 24, 2003 Sony Music, Columbia CD COL 510877 2, COL 510877 9 ( limited édition parfum's)
United States March 25, 2003 Epic 87185
Canada Sony Music, Columbia
South Korea CPK-2878
Japan March 26, 2003 Sony Music Japan, Epic EICP-200
Australia March 28, 2003 Sony Music, Epic 5108772

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (March 25, 2003). "One Heart - Celine Dion - Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-01-05. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Wallwork, Rebecca (March 25, 2003). "Amazon.com: One Heart - Celine Dion - Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lynch, Andrew (April 18, 2003). "Celine Dion - One Heart. Review by Andrew Lynch - Entertainment.ie - Ireland - Music, CD Reviews". entertainment.ie. Retrieved 2012-01-05. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vincentelli, Elisabeth (March 25, 2003). "One Heart Review - Music Reviews and News - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-01-05. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Clarke, Betty (March 25, 2003). "CD: Celine Dion: One Heart - Music - The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-01-05. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sterdan, Daryl (March 25, 2003). "CANOE - JAM!Music - Artists- Album Review: One Heart". Jam! - Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2012-01-05. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Arnold, Chuck (March 25, 2003). "Picks and Pans Review: One Heart People.com". People (magazine). Retrieved 2012-01-05. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Cinquemani, Sal (March 25, 2003). "Celine Dion: One Heart - Music Review - Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2012-01-05. 
  9. ↑ "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2003". IFPI. Retrieved 2004-01-01. 
  10. ↑ "famouspeople.co.uk". Famous Singers > Celine Dion. Retrieved October 18, 2004. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Gold & platinum searchable database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
  12. ↑ "Celine's 'One Heart' debuts at No. 1". Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2003-04-10. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Gold & platinum certification, October 2004". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2004-11-01. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 2003". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2004-03-01. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Certifications albums platine - année 2003". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2003-07-08. 
  16. ↑ "X Factor acts dominate charts". Music Week. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Certified awards search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-12-31. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2003 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2004-01-01. 
  19. ↑ Argentinian Albums Chart
  20. ↑ Australian Albums Chart
  21. ↑ Austrian Albums Chart
  22. ↑ Belgian Flanders Albums Chart
  23. ↑ Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart
  24. ↑ Canadian Albums Chart
  25. ↑ Czech Albums Chart
  26. ↑ Danish Albums Chart
  27. ↑ Dutch Albums Chart
  28. ↑ Estonian Albums Chart
  29. ↑ European Albums Chart
  30. ↑ Finnish Albums Chart
  31. ↑ French Albums Chart
  32. ↑ German Albums Chart
  33. ↑ Greek Albums Chart at the Wayback Machine (archived June 8, 2003)
  34. ↑ Hungarian Albums Chart
  35. ↑ Irish Albums Chart
  36. ↑ Italian Albums Chart
  37. ↑ "Celine Dion album sales ranking" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  38. ↑ New Zealand Albums Chart
  39. ↑ Norwegian Albums Chart
  40. ↑ Polish Albums Chart
  41. ↑ Portuguese Albums Chart
  42. ↑ South African Albums Chart
  43. ↑ Spanish Albums Chart
  44. ↑ Swedish Albums Chart
  45. ↑ Swiss Albums Chart
  46. ↑ UK Albums Chart
  47. ↑ Billboard 200
  48. ↑ Top Internet Albums
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  50. ↑ "Les disques d'or/de platine - 2003". Ultratop. Retrieved 2004-01-01. 
  51. ↑ "Album Top-40 Uge 38-2003". hitlisterne.dk. Retrieved 2003-08-20. 
  52. ↑ "Vuonna myönnetyt kulta- ja platinalevyt". ifpi.fi. Retrieved 2008-12-31. 
  53. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('One Heart')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2003-12-31. 
  54. ↑ "Top 50 Albums: June 6, 2003". IFPI GReece. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  55. ↑ "CELINE DION One Heart Platinum". eil.com. Retrieved 2013-10-27. 
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  59. ↑ "Ar 2003". ifpi.se. Retrieved 2003-06-11. 
  60. ↑ "Edelmetall 2003". Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2003-12-31. 
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