Falling into You
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Falling into You is an album
by Canadian singer Céline Dion
, released on March 8, 1996. It is her fourth English-language album and twenty-first overall. Falling into You was well received by critics and fans, winning two Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Album
and Album of the Year
in 1997, and becoming one of the best-selling albums in history, with sales of over 32 million copies worldwide. It was listed by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers
in their Definitive 200 Albums of All Time as the 97th most influential and popular album in history.
Let's Talk About Love / Falling into You / A New Day Has Come
3CD set was released in October 2007. Later, it was repacked and released in a reusable gift box on September 29, 2009, titled The Collection. Also on October 2, 2009 Let's Talk About Love / A New Day Has Come 2CD set was released.
, Spanish guitar, trombone
, the cavaquinho
, saxophone
and supreme string
arrangements by Paul Buckmaster
created a new sound. The singles encompassed a variety of musical styles: the title track and "River Deep, Mountain High
" (a Tina Turner
cover) made prominent use of percussion instruments; "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (a remake of Jim Steinman
's song) and a remake of Eric Carmen
's "All by Myself" kept their soft-rock atmosphere, but were combined with the classical sound of the piano
; and the maudlin ballad, "Because You Loved Me
," written by Diane Warren
, served as the theme to the 1996 film Up Close & Personal
. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song
in 1996, as well as four Grammy Award
s. Céline Dion performed at both ceremonies. The album included also Carole King
's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and Marie Claire D'ubaldo's "Falling into You."
"If That's What It Takes
," "I Don't Know
," and "Fly" are the English adaptations of songs from the album D'eux
.
" at the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics
. She sang in front of more than 100,000 people around her, in addition to over three and a half billion of TV viewers from their homes. Céline Dion gave away the money she received for the occasion with a little extra to the Canadian team, to support Canadian athletes. The song was included on some limited editions of Falling into You in Asia and Australia. In the United States, the song was included as the B-Side to the single "It's All Coming Back to Me Now." In 2008, the song was included on Dion's greatest hits album My Love: Essential Collection
.
Dion went on the Falling into You Tour
to support the album.
In February 1996, Céline Dion announced the launch of her Falling into You Tour in support of a new album. Dion and her band toured Australia, Canada, United States, and many countries in Europe and Asia. In all, the tour lasted more than a year, with 149 shows in 17 different countries.
The sold out tour began on March 18, 1996 in Perth
, Australia
and continued to major cities around the world. It ended on June 26, 1997 in Zürich
, Switzerland
. In June 1997, Céline Dion toured the biggest stadiums in Europe and sang before huge crowds ranging from 35,000 to 70,000 people.
" in Japan, where it reached number one, selling over one million copies. As a result, she became the first non-Japanese artist in twelve years to garner a number-one hit on the Oricon Singles Chart
. Released in 1996, Falling into You featured the US chart topping single "Because You Loved Me
". Other successful singles from the album included "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" and "All by Myself", which bothed reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100. Other five singles were released from the album.
and Elysa Gardner of Los Angeles Times
, wrote that the album was formulaic, and there was a lack of emotional connection to the songs. However, other critics such as Chuck Eddy and Daniel Durchholz praised the album as a whole, stating that it was "compelling," "passionate," "stylish," "elegant," and "remarkably well-crafted." Allmusic gave the album a favorable review, which said: "Although the album is formulaic, it's a well-executed, stylish, and catchy formula, accentuating her natural vocal charm. Dion shines on ballads like "Because You Loved Me" and mock epics like Jim Steinman's "It's All Coming Back to Me Now." Between those two peaks, she tackles dance-pop and love songs with grace; that effortless elegance saves the mediocre material on the album from being tedious. Though there are a couple of weak tracks, Falling into You is a remarkably well-crafted set of adult contemporary pop and Dion's best album."
In the United States, it debuted at number 2 with 193,000 copies sold in its first week. It reached the number 1 position in its 28th week, selling 132,000 copies. The following week the album sold 130,500 copies, staying at number one. On its 31st week, it climbed back to the top with 136,000 copies sold. With this, the album spent 3 unconsecutive weeks at the top. Falling into You achievements are notable as it is one of only five albums to remain in the top 10 of the Billboard 200
for one full year, spending 59 consecutive weeks in the top 10. Due to its incredible staying power on the chart, it was the third best-selling album of 1996 and also 1997, on the Billboard
s year end charts. It was certified diamond, and later 11x platinum by the RIAA
, for shipping 11 million copies in the U.S. (10,785,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan
).
In Europe, Falling into You topped the European Top 100 Albums
chart and after selling 9 million copies, it was certified 9x platinum by the IFPI. Only two other albums have matched the figure with nine platinum awards, including Dion's Let's Talk About Love
and The Beatles
' 1.
In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 1 position and after selling 2,100,000 copies it was certified 7x platinum.
Also in Germany Falling into You has sold 1,250,000 copies and was certified 5× gold.
Though it just debuted on #24, it could stay in the chart for 89 weeks, being the longest-remaining album in the German Albums Chart of her whole career.
The album reached its highest position in its 37th week on that chart, #5.
The albums has sold also over 1 million copies in Canada, France, Japan and Australia, where Dion became one of only six acts who achieved this. Falling into You was awarded with diamond in Canada and France, million in Japan, and 12x platinum in Australia. It was the second best-selling album in 1996 in France, while D'eux
was the fourth and Live à Paris
tenth, making Dion the only artist in history to have three number 1 albums and three albums in the tenth best-selling ones in a year-end chart in that country.
Falling into You replaced D'eux on the top of the French chart, staying at number 1 in France for five weeks. Other countries where the album reached number 1 include: Netherlands (12 weeks at the top), Belgium Wallonia (8 weeks), Norway (7 weeks), Switzerland (6 weeks), Australia (4 weeks), New Zealand (3 weeks), Canada (1 week), Austria (1 week), Sweden (1 week) and Greece.
and Best Pop Vocal Album
, as well as various awards all over the world. On April 17, 1997 in Monaco, Dion was the big winning star of the World Music Awards
ceremony. She won 3 awards: Best-selling Canadian female singer, Best-selling artist (all categories altogether) and Best-selling Pop artist. They announced sales of 25 million for 1996, which was the second year in a row Céline sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. During the ceremony, she sang "Call the Man
" with a 30-voice gospel choir.
Céline Dion was also nominated for one Academy Award:
Céline Dion was also nominated for three more Grammy Awards:
Céline Dion was also nominated for two American Music Awards:
1The chart is available only since January 1997.
2Most certifications are under old criteria, with higher certifications levels than the current ones.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Canadian singer Céline Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
, released on March 8, 1996. It is her fourth English-language album and twenty-first overall. Falling into You was well received by critics and fans, winning two Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Album
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality pop music albums...
and Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer...
in 1997, and becoming one of the best-selling albums in history, with sales of over 32 million copies worldwide. It was listed by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers
National Association of Recording Merchandisers
The National Association of Recording Merchandisers is a United States not-for-profit trade association based in Marlton, New Jersey that serves music retailing businesses in lobbying and trade promotion...
in their Definitive 200 Albums of All Time as the 97th most influential and popular album in history.
Let's Talk About Love / Falling into You / A New Day Has Come
Let's Talk About Love / Falling into You / A New Day Has Come
Let's Talk About Love / Falling into You / A New Day Has Come is a 3CD box set by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on October 29, 2007...
3CD set was released in October 2007. Later, it was repacked and released in a reusable gift box on September 29, 2009, titled The Collection. Also on October 2, 2009 Let's Talk About Love / A New Day Has Come 2CD set was released.
Development and music
Falling into You presented Dion at the height of her popularity, and showed a further progression of her music. In an attempt to reach a wider audience, the album combined many elements: ornate orchestral frills and African chanting, and instruments like the violinViolin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, Spanish guitar, trombone
Trombone
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
, the cavaquinho
Cavaquinho
The cavaquinho is a small string instrument of the European guitar family with four wire or gut strings. It is also called machimbo, machim, machete , manchete or marchete, braguinha or braguinho, or cavaco.The most common tuning is D-G-B-D ; other tunings include D-A-B-E...
, saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
and supreme string
String orchestra
A string orchestra is an orchestra composed solely or primarily of instruments from the string family. These instruments are the violin, the viola, the cello, the double bass , the piano, the harp, and sometimes percussion...
arrangements by Paul Buckmaster
Paul Buckmaster
Paul John Buckmaster is a Grammy Award-winning English artist, arranger and composer.He began learning the cello at the age of 4 and graduated from the Royal College of Music at age 16....
created a new sound. The singles encompassed a variety of musical styles: the title track and "River Deep, Mountain High
River Deep - Mountain High
"River Deep – Mountain High" is a 1966 single by Ike & Tina Turner. Considered by producer Phil Spector to be his best work, the single was successful in Europe, peaking at #3 in the United Kingdom, though it flopped on its original release in the United States...
" (a Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
cover) made prominent use of percussion instruments; "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (a remake of Jim Steinman
Jim Steinman
James Richard "Jim" Steinman is an American composer, lyricist, and Grammy Award-winning record producer responsible for several hit songs. He has also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer...
's song) and a remake of Eric Carmen
Eric Carmen
Eric Howard Carmen is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist.He scored numerous hit songs across the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of the Raspberries , and then with his solo career, including hits such as "All By Myself", "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again", "She Did It",...
's "All by Myself" kept their soft-rock atmosphere, but were combined with the classical sound of the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
; and the maudlin ballad, "Because You Loved Me
Because You Loved Me
"Because You Loved Me" is a song from Céline Dion's album Falling into You, released as the first single on February 19, 1996 in North America and Japan. In other parts of the world it was released in May 1996 as the second single, after "Falling into You"....
," written by Diane Warren
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
, served as the theme to the 1996 film Up Close & Personal
Up Close & Personal
Up Close & Personal is an American romantic drama film directed by Jon Avnet, and starring Robert Redford as a news director and Michelle Pfeiffer as his protegée, with Stockard Channing, Joe Mantegna and Kate Nelligan in supporting roles....
. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song
Academy Award for Best Original Song
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film...
in 1996, as well as four Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
s. Céline Dion performed at both ceremonies. The album included also Carole King
Carole King
Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and Marie Claire D'ubaldo's "Falling into You."
"If That's What It Takes
Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" is the first hit single from album D'eux by Céline Dion. It was released on March 13, 1995 in Francophone countries and in September 1995 in other European countries. In Canada it was a radio only release. The song was also released in Japan in October 1996...
," "I Don't Know
Je Sais Pas
"Je sais pas" is the second and last commercial single from album D'eux by Céline Dion. It was released on October 2, 1995 in Francophone countries and in December 1995 in selected European countries...
," and "Fly" are the English adaptations of songs from the album D'eux
D'eux
D'eux is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on March 27, 1995. It was re-named The French Album in the United States. It is Dion's 17th French-language album and 20th in total...
.
Promotion
Dion's status on the world stage was further solidified when she was asked to perform "The Power of the DreamThe Power of the Dream
"The Power of the Dream" is a single by Céline Dion, released on August 20, 1996 in Japan."The Power of the Dream" was written and produced by David Foster and Babyface for the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Dion performed it in front of more than 100,000 people, in addition to...
" at the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
. She sang in front of more than 100,000 people around her, in addition to over three and a half billion of TV viewers from their homes. Céline Dion gave away the money she received for the occasion with a little extra to the Canadian team, to support Canadian athletes. The song was included on some limited editions of Falling into You in Asia and Australia. In the United States, the song was included as the B-Side to the single "It's All Coming Back to Me Now." In 2008, the song was included on Dion's greatest hits album My Love: Essential Collection
My Love: Essential Collection
My Love: Essential Collection is a greatest hits album by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion. It was released by Columbia Records on October 24, 2008 as the follow up to her previous English-language compilation, All the Way... A Decade of Song . Before releasing My Love: Essential Collection,...
.
Dion went on the Falling into You Tour
Falling into You Tour
The Falling into You Tour is the seventh world concert tour by Canadian pop singer, Céline Dion...
to support the album.
In February 1996, Céline Dion announced the launch of her Falling into You Tour in support of a new album. Dion and her band toured Australia, Canada, United States, and many countries in Europe and Asia. In all, the tour lasted more than a year, with 149 shows in 17 different countries.
The sold out tour began on March 18, 1996 in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and continued to major cities around the world. It ended on June 26, 1997 in Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. In June 1997, Céline Dion toured the biggest stadiums in Europe and sang before huge crowds ranging from 35,000 to 70,000 people.
Singles
In 1995, Dion released "To Love You MoreTo Love You More
"To Love You More" is a single by Céline Dion, released in Japan on October 23, 1995.It was recorded for a popular Japanese TV drama series, called Koibito Yo , and included on The Colour of My Love album re-release in Japan...
" in Japan, where it reached number one, selling over one million copies. As a result, she became the first non-Japanese artist in twelve years to garner a number-one hit on the Oricon Singles Chart
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
. Released in 1996, Falling into You featured the US chart topping single "Because You Loved Me
Because You Loved Me
"Because You Loved Me" is a song from Céline Dion's album Falling into You, released as the first single on February 19, 1996 in North America and Japan. In other parts of the world it was released in May 1996 as the second single, after "Falling into You"....
". Other successful singles from the album included "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" and "All by Myself", which bothed reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100. Other five singles were released from the album.
Critical response
Falling Into You, upon its release, received generally favorable reviews from most music critics. Some reviews were mixed, such as Dan Leroy's review, which stated Falling Into You was not very different from her previous work. A couple of other critics, namely Stephen Holden of The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
and Elysa Gardner of Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, wrote that the album was formulaic, and there was a lack of emotional connection to the songs. However, other critics such as Chuck Eddy and Daniel Durchholz praised the album as a whole, stating that it was "compelling," "passionate," "stylish," "elegant," and "remarkably well-crafted." Allmusic gave the album a favorable review, which said: "Although the album is formulaic, it's a well-executed, stylish, and catchy formula, accentuating her natural vocal charm. Dion shines on ballads like "Because You Loved Me" and mock epics like Jim Steinman's "It's All Coming Back to Me Now." Between those two peaks, she tackles dance-pop and love songs with grace; that effortless elegance saves the mediocre material on the album from being tedious. Though there are a couple of weak tracks, Falling into You is a remarkably well-crafted set of adult contemporary pop and Dion's best album."
Chart performance
Falling into You remains one of the best-selling albums in history, with over 32 million copies sold worldwide.In the United States, it debuted at number 2 with 193,000 copies sold in its first week. It reached the number 1 position in its 28th week, selling 132,000 copies. The following week the album sold 130,500 copies, staying at number one. On its 31st week, it climbed back to the top with 136,000 copies sold. With this, the album spent 3 unconsecutive weeks at the top. Falling into You achievements are notable as it is one of only five albums to remain in the top 10 of the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
for one full year, spending 59 consecutive weeks in the top 10. Due to its incredible staying power on the chart, it was the third best-selling album of 1996 and also 1997, on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s year end charts. It was certified diamond, and later 11x platinum by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
, for shipping 11 million copies in the U.S. (10,785,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
).
In Europe, Falling into You topped the European Top 100 Albums
European Top 100 Albums
The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100...
chart and after selling 9 million copies, it was certified 9x platinum by the IFPI. Only two other albums have matched the figure with nine platinum awards, including Dion's Let's Talk About Love
Let's Talk About Love
Let's Talk About Love is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 18, 1997. It is her fifth English-language album and twenty-third in total. Let's Talk About Love remains one of the best-selling albums in history with over 31 million copies sold worldwide...
and The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' 1.
In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 1 position and after selling 2,100,000 copies it was certified 7x platinum.
Also in Germany Falling into You has sold 1,250,000 copies and was certified 5× gold.
Though it just debuted on #24, it could stay in the chart for 89 weeks, being the longest-remaining album in the German Albums Chart of her whole career.
The album reached its highest position in its 37th week on that chart, #5.
The albums has sold also over 1 million copies in Canada, France, Japan and Australia, where Dion became one of only six acts who achieved this. Falling into You was awarded with diamond in Canada and France, million in Japan, and 12x platinum in Australia. It was the second best-selling album in 1996 in France, while D'eux
D'eux
D'eux is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on March 27, 1995. It was re-named The French Album in the United States. It is Dion's 17th French-language album and 20th in total...
was the fourth and Live à Paris
Live à Paris
Live à 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:...
tenth, making Dion the only artist in history to have three number 1 albums and three albums in the tenth best-selling ones in a year-end chart in that country.
Falling into You replaced D'eux on the top of the French chart, staying at number 1 in France for five weeks. Other countries where the album reached number 1 include: Netherlands (12 weeks at the top), Belgium Wallonia (8 weeks), Norway (7 weeks), Switzerland (6 weeks), Australia (4 weeks), New Zealand (3 weeks), Canada (1 week), Austria (1 week), Sweden (1 week) and Greece.
Awards
Falling into You won three Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Award for Album of the YearGrammy Award for Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer...
and Best Pop Vocal Album
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality pop music albums...
, as well as various awards all over the world. On April 17, 1997 in Monaco, Dion was the big winning star of the World Music Awards
World Music Awards
The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . John Martinotti is an executive producer and co-founder of the show...
ceremony. She won 3 awards: Best-selling Canadian female singer, Best-selling artist (all categories altogether) and Best-selling Pop artist. They announced sales of 25 million for 1996, which was the second year in a row Céline sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. During the ceremony, she sang "Call the Man
Call the Man
"Call the Man" is the fifth and last commercial single from Céline Dion's album Falling into You. It was released on June 23, 1997 outside the North America....
" with a 30-voice gospel choir.
| Year | Award show | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | BAMBI Awards Bambi (prize) The Bambi - Deutschlands Wichtigster Medienpreis, often simply called Bambi Awards and stylized as BAMBI, are presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year",... |
Top International Pop Star of the Year |
| 1996 | VH1 Awards VH1 VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly... |
Artist of the Year |
| 1997 | Grammy Award Grammy Award A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry... s |
Album of the Year Grammy Award for Album of the Year The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer... – Falling into You |
| 1997 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality pop music albums... – Falling into You |
| 1997 | Grammy Awards | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media has been awarded since 1988 and is awarded to songs written for films, television, video games or other visual media... (to Diane Warren Diane Warren Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001... ) – "Because You Loved Me Because You Loved Me "Because You Loved Me" is a song from Céline Dion's album Falling into You, released as the first single on February 19, 1996 in North America and Japan. In other parts of the world it was released in May 1996 as the second single, after "Falling into You".... " |
| 1997 | World Music Awards World Music Awards The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . John Martinotti is an executive producer and co-founder of the show... |
World's Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year |
| 1997 | World Music Awards | World's Overall Best Selling Recording Artist of the Year |
| 1997 | World Music Awards | World’s Best Selling Canadian Recording Artist of the Year |
| 1997 | Juno Award Juno Award The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music... s |
Female Vocalist of the Year |
| 1997 | Juno Awards | Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) – Falling into You |
| 1997 | Juno Awards | International Achievement Award |
| 1997 | Félix Award Félix Award The Félix Award is a music award, given on an annual basis to artists in the Canadian province of Quebec.The first Félix awards were presented on September 23, 1979, by the Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois... s |
Female Vocalist of the Year |
| 1997 | Félix Awards | Most Successful Québécois Artist Outside Quebec |
| 1997 | Félix Awards | Most Successful Québécois Artist in a Language Other Than French |
| 1997 | NARM Awards National Association of Recording Merchandisers The National Association of Recording Merchandisers is a United States not-for-profit trade association based in Marlton, New Jersey that serves music retailing businesses in lobbying and trade promotion... |
1996/1997 Best Seller Award for Artist of the Year |
| 1997 | NARM Awards | 1996/1997 Best Seller Award for Recording of the Year – Falling into You |
| 1997 | NARM Awards | 1996/1997 Best Seller Award for Pop Recording – Falling into You |
| 1997 | IRMA Awards Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:... |
Best International Female Artist Album – Falling into You |
| 1997 | Malta Music Awards Malta Music Awards - Categories :* Best Male Singer* Best Female Singer* Best Group* Best C.D.* Best C.D. Compilation* Best C.D. in Maltese* Best Video* Best Composer* Best Author* Best Recording Engineer* Best Maltese Lyrics* Best C.D. Sleeve* Most Promising Artist... |
Best Selling Female International Artist |
| 1998 | South African Music Awards South African Music Awards The South African Music Awards are an annual award ceremony, run by the Recording Industry of South Africa , where accolades are presented to members of South Africa's music industry. Winners receive a statuette is called a SAMA. The event was established in 1995... |
Best Selling International Album – Falling into You |
| 1997 | International Achievement in Arts Awards | Entertainer of the Year for Distinguished Achievement in Music |
| 1997 | Greek Pop Corn Music Award | Best International Album of the Year – Falling into You |
| 1997 | Greek Pop Corn Music Award | Best International Female Singer of the Year |
| 1997 | Coca-Cola Full Blast Music Awards | Most Popular International Artist of 1996 |
| 1997 | FM Select Diamond Awards | Top Female International Artist |
| 1997 | AMIGO Awards | Best International Female Artist |
| 1997 | National TV2 Awards | Best International Female Artist |
| 1998 | BMI Pop Awards | Song of the Year – "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" |
Céline Dion was also nominated for one Academy Award:
- Best Original SongAcademy Award for Best Original SongThe Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film...
(to Diane Warren) – "Because You Loved Me" (1997)
Céline Dion was also nominated for three more Grammy Awards:
- Record of the YearGrammy Award for Record of the YearThe Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually. It has been awarded since 1959.-History:The honorees through its history have been:*1959-1965: Artist only.*1966-1998: Artist and producer....
– "Because You Loved Me" (1997) - Best Female Pop Vocal PerformanceGrammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal PerformanceThe Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. The award goes to the artist...
– "Because You Loved Me" (1997) - Song of the YearGrammy Award for Song of the YearThe Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry. It has been awarded since 1959 and unlike the Record of the Year award, which goes to the performer and production team of a single song, Song of the Year...
(to Diane Warren) – "Because You Loved Me" (1997)
Céline Dion was also nominated for two American Music Awards:
- Favorite Female Artist Rock/Pop (1997)
- Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist (1997)
Track listing
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
1 |
| Austrian Albums Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
1 |
| Belgian Flanders Albums Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
2 |
| Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
1 |
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
1 |
| Canadian RPM Albums Chart RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
1 |
| Danish Albums Chart Tracklisten Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl... 1 |
9 |
| Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
1 |
| European Albums Chart European Top 100 Albums The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100... |
1 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 9 |
| French Albums Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
1 |
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
5 |
| Greek Albums Chart IFPI Greece International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of... |
1 |
| Hungarian Albums Chart Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
13 |
| Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
2 |
| Italian Albums Chart Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... |
4 |
| Japanese Albums Chart Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
6 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
1 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
1 |
| Portuguese Albums Chart Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa The Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa is currently the only recording industry association in Portugal. Created in 1989, it succeeded GPPFV and UNEVA .... |
2 |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 4 |
| Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
1 |
| Swiss Albums Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
1 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
1 |
| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
1 |
End of decade charts
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 6 |
Certifications
| Country | Certifications2 |
|---|---|
| Argentina Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers The Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers is an Argentine organization member of the IFPI, which represents the music industry in the country. It is a nonprofit organization integrated by multinational and independent record labels.... |
Platinum |
| Australia Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
13× Platinum |
| Austria | 2× Platinum |
| Belgium Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
4× Platinum |
| Brazil Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos The Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos is an official representative body of the record labels in the Brazilian phonographic market.- About :... |
Gold |
| Canada Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... |
Diamond |
| Europe | 9× Platinum |
| Finland | Platinum |
| France Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
Diamond |
| Germany | 5× Gold |
| Hungary Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
Gold |
| Netherlands NVPI The NVPI is the Dutch tradeassociation of the entertainment industry... |
6× Platinum |
| New Zealand Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
12× Platinum |
| Norway | 3× Platinum |
| Poland | Platinum |
| Spain | 2× Platinum |
| Sweden | 2× Platinum |
| Switzerland | 3× Platinum |
| United Kingdom British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... |
7× Platinum |
| United States Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... |
11× Platinum (Diamond) |
1The chart is available only since January 1997.
2Most certifications are under old criteria, with higher certifications levels than the current ones.
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | March 8, 1996 | Sony Music, Epic Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A... , 550 550 Music 550 Music was a unit of Sony Music Entertainment, which operated through Sony Music's Epic Records division while in activity. Launched in 1992, the "550" name was inspired by the address of the Sony building, located at 550 Madison Avenue in New York... |
CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... |
4837922 |
| Europe | March 11, 1996 | Sony Music, Columbia Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... |
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| United States | March 12, 1996 | Epic, 550 | 67541 | |
| Canada | Sony Music, Columbia | |||
| Japan | March 14, 1996 | Sony Music Japan, Epic, 550 | ESCA-6410 | |
| Australia | January 20, 1997 | Sony Music, Epic, 550 | 2CD | 6629669 |
| South Korea | Sony Music, Columbia | CP2K-1784 | ||
| Europe | October 2, 2009 | 88697593672 |
See also
- List of best-selling albums worldwide
- List of best-selling albums in the United States
- List of best-selling albums in Australia
- Best-selling albums in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began
- List of BMG Music Club's top selling albums in the United States
- List of best-selling CDs (Brazil)