Live à Paris

For the video, see Live à Paris (video).
Live à Paris
Live album by Celine Dion
Released October 22, 1996 (1996-10-22)
Recorded October 1995 at Le Zénith in Paris, France
Genre
Length 73:15
Label
Producer
Celine Dion chronology
Falling into You
(1996)		 Live à Paris
(1996)		 C'est pour vivre
(1997)
Singles from Live à Paris
  1. "Les derniers seront les premiers"
    Released: October 21, 1996
  2. "To Love You More"
    Released: October 21, 1996
  3. "Je sais pas"
    Released: May 19, 1997
  4. "J'attendais"
    Released: June 30, 1997

Live à Paris (meaning Live in Paris) is a live album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on October 22, 1996. It's her 3rd live album, 18th French album and 22nd in total.

Content

After having the best-selling Francophone album of all time - D'eux, 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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 performance

Following the successful D'eux, Live à Paris has sold 2 million copies in Europe alone, where it was certified 2x Platinum by the IFPI.[3]

After selling 669,500 copies in France and 280,000 copies in Canada,[4] it was certified 2x Platinum in both countries.[5][6] The album was also certified Platinum in Belgium[7] and Switzerland.[8] In non-Francophone countries, like the Netherlands and Poland, Live à Paris achieved Gold status.[9][10]

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 7. 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, 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).

Awards

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.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "J'attendais"  Jean-Jacques GoldmanClaude "Mégo" Lemay 4:58
2. "Destin"  GoldmanLemay 4:11
3. "The Power of Love"  
Lemay 4:45
4. "Regarde-moi"  GoldmanLemay 3:49
5. "River Deep, Mountain High"  
Lemay 3:29
6. "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"  
Lemay 5:03
7. "Les derniers seront les premiers" (duet with Jean-Jacques Goldman)GoldmanLemay 3:52
8. "J'irai où tu iras" (duet with Jean-Jacques Goldman)GoldmanLemay 3:46
9. "Je sais pas"  
Lemay 4:25
10. "Le ballet"  GoldmanLemay 10:33
11. "Prière païenne"  GoldmanLemay 4:55
12. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"  GoldmanLemay 5:10
13. "Quand on n'a que l'amour"  Jacques BrelLemay 4:41
14. "Vole"  GoldmanLemay 4:03
15. "To Love You More" (bonus track)
Foster 5:28

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 7
Canadian Albums (RPM)[15] 8
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[16] 9
European Albums (Top 100)[17] 6
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 63
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 25
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[21] 6
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 81
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 53

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Canadian Albums (RPM)[25] 72
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[26] 95
French Albums (SNEP)[27] 10
Chart (1997) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28] 75
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[29] 25
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[30] 41
French Albums (SNEP)[31] 31

Best of all time charts (Top 300)

Chart Position
French Albums (SNEP)[32] 284

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Belgium (BEA)[33] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[34] 2× Platinum 280,000[4]
France (SNEP)[35] 2× Platinum 669,500[36]
Netherlands (NVPI)[37] Gold 50,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[38] Gold 50,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[39] Platinum 50,000x
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[40] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Awards

Year Award show Award
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
Europe October 22, 1996 Sony Music, Columbia CD COL 488806 2
Canada October 29, 1996 80238

See also

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Live à Paris review
  3. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 2004". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 1, 2004.
  4. 1 2 Larry LeBlanc (March 22, 1997). "Tragically Hip, Celine Dion Top Juno Aeard Scores". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
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  9. ↑ "Goud/Platina Muziek". NVPI. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
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  14. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 23, 1996. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 64, No. 14, November 18 1996". RPM. November 18, 1996. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
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  17. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 14, 1996. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
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  19. ↑ "Céline Dion - Live à Paris" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Céline Dion - Live à Paris (Album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 16, 1996. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  22. ↑ 3, 1996 "November 3, 1996 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Céline Dion - Live à Paris". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Celine Dion | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 64, No. 18, December 16 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
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  27. ↑ "Classement Albums - année 1996" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1997" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  29. ↑ "Rapports annueles 1997" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
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  31. ↑ "Classement Albums - année 1997" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  32. ↑ "Les Meilleures Ventes de CD/Albums depuis 1968" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  33. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 1997". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  34. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Celine Dion – Live à Paris". Music Canada.
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  36. ↑ "Les Albums Double Platine" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
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  38. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Celine Dion – Live à Paris" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV).
  39. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Dion; 'Live à Paris')". Hung Medien.
  40. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2004". IFPI. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
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