Live à Paris
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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.
, 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 Award
s for Best Selling Album and Best Pop Rock Album.
, Live à Paris has sold over 3 million copies worldwide, including 2 million in Europe alone, where it was certified 2x platinum by the IFPI.
After selling over 600,000 copies in France and 280,000 copies in Canada, it was certified 2x platinum in both countries. The album was also certified platinum in Belgium and Switzerland. In non-Francophone countries, like the Netherlands and Poland, Live à Paris achieved gold status.
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 56 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).
1Most certifications are under old criteria, with higher certifications levels than the current ones.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio 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 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'euxD'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...
, 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
D'eux Tour
The D'eux Tour is the sixth concert tour by Celine Dion. The tour was organized to support the highly successful French language album D'eux.-History:After 5 concerts in Quebec City, Canada, Céline Dion toured Europe for 4 months...
. The CD contains also few English songs, including studio recording of "To Love You More
To 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...
," 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
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...
for Best Selling Francophone Album and two 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 for Best Selling Album and Best Pop Rock Album.
Critical reception
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."Chart success
Following the successful D'euxD'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...
, Live à Paris has sold over 3 million copies worldwide, including 2 million in Europe alone, where it was certified 2x platinum by the IFPI.
After selling over 600,000 copies in France and 280,000 copies in Canada, it was certified 2x platinum in both countries. The album was also certified platinum in Belgium and Switzerland. In non-Francophone countries, like the Netherlands and Poland, Live à Paris achieved gold status.
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 56 in the United Kingdom and number 63 in Germany. On 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...
, 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
Falling into You
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...
(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'attendaisJ'attendais"J'attendais" is a single from Céline Dion's album Live à Paris. It was released on June 30, 1997 in France and Belgium."J'attendais" was written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and originally featured on album D'eux in 1995....
" (Jean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
) – 4:58 - "Destin" (Goldman) – 4:11
- "The Power of Love" (Candy DeRouge, Gunther Mende, Mary Susan Applegate, Jennifer RushJennifer RushJennifer Rush is an American/German-based pop/rock singer, best known for the million-selling single "The Power of Love", which she co-wrote and which went on to be covered by Laura Branigan and Celine Dion.-Career:...
) – 4:45 - "Regarde-moi" (Goldman) – 3:49
- "River Deep, Mountain HighRiver 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...
" (Phil SpectorPhil SpectorPhillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....
, Jeff BarryJeff BarryJeff Barry is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer.-Early career:...
, Ellie GreenwichEllie GreenwichEleanor Louise "Ellie" Greenwich was an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Be My Baby", "Christmas ", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Leader of the Pack", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", and "River Deep, Mountain High", among many others...
) – 3:29 - "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)Un Garçon Pas Comme Les Autres (Ziggy)"Un garçon pas comme les autres " is a hit song from the Dion chante Plamondon album by Céline Dion...
" (Luc PlamondonLuc PlamondonLuc Plamondon, OC, CQ is a French-Canadian lyricist.-Career:Plamondon has written for many artists, notably the Québécois singers Bruno Pelletier, Diane Dufresne, Robert Charlebois, Céline Dion, Ginette Reno, Fabienne Thibeault, Martine St. Clair, and Garou, as well as the French singers Julien...
, Michel BergerMichel BergerMichel Berger , born Michel Jean Hamburger, was a very successful French singer and songwriter. He was a central figure of France's pop music scene for two decades both as a singer and as a songwriter for well-known French artists like his wife France Gall, Françoise Hardy and Johnny Hallyday...
) – 5:03 - "Les derniers seront les premiersLes derniers seront les premiers"Les derniers seront les premiers" is a promotional single from Céline Dion's album Live à Paris. It was released on October 21, 1996 in Europe and Canada...
" (with Jean-Jacques Goldman) (Goldman) – 3:52 - "J'irai où tu irasJ'irai Où Tu Iras"J'irai où tu iras" is a duet between Céline Dion and Jean-Jacques Goldman from Dion's D'eux album. It was released as a promotional single in Quebec in April 1996.The track was written and produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman....
" (with Jean-Jacques Goldman) (Goldman) – 3:46 - "Je sais pasJe 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...
" (Goldman, J. Kapler) – 4:25 - "Le balletLe Ballet"Le ballet" is a radio single by Céline Dion from her album D'eux. It was released in January 1996 in France and was immediately a huge radio hit, ranking as the 6th most economically profitable song of 1996 in France....
" (Goldman) – 10:33 - "Prière païenne" (Goldman) – 4:55
- "Pour que tu m'aimes encorePour 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...
" (Goldman) – 5:10 - "Quand on n'a que l'amour" (Jacques BrelJacques BrelJacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...
) – 4:41 - "Vole" (Goldman) – 4:03
- "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...
" (studio recording) (David FosterDavid FosterDavid Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
, Junior Miles) – 5:28
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 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... |
24 |
| 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... |
6 |
| 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... |
8 |
| 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,... |
8 |
| 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... |
9 |
| 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... |
6 |
| 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... |
63 |
| 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.... |
46 |
| 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... |
25 |
| 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... |
53 |
Certifications
| Country | Certifications1 |
|---|---|
| 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... |
Platinum |
| 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... |
2x Platinum |
| Europe | 2x 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... |
2x Platinum |
| Netherlands NVPI The NVPI is the Dutch tradeassociation of the entertainment industry... |
Gold |
| Poland | Gold |
| Switzerland | Platinum |
1Most certifications are under old criteria, with higher certifications levels than the current ones.
Awards
| Year | Award show | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Best Selling Francophone Album – Live à Paris |
| 1997 | Félix Awards | Album of the Year (Pop Rock) – Live à Paris |
| 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 |
Album of the Year (Best Seller) – Live à Paris |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | October 22, 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... |
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 ,... |
4888062 |
| Canada | October 29, 1996 | 80238 |