Mélanie is a studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by Canadian singer Celine 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 in Quebec, Canada on August 22, 1984. It's her 7th French language

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 album.

Album information

The title track was dedicated to Dion's little niece Karine, diagnosed with cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is a recessive genetic disease affecting most critically the lungs, and also the pancreas, liver, and intestine...

.

The album became another commercial success, reaching gold in Canada and selling 175,000 copies. "Une colombe

Une Colombe

"Une colombe" is the first single from Céline Dion's album Mélanie. It was released in June 1984 in Quebec, Canada.The single was a hit. On June 30, 1984 it entered the Quebec Singles Chart and reached number 2, spending forty four weeks on chart in total...

," performed by Céline Dion for the Pope John Paul II and 65,000 of people at the Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium (Montreal)

The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics...

 in Montreal (1984) was also certified gold.

Mélanie produced two top 10 Quebec singles in "Une colombe" and "Mon rêve de toujours

Mon Reve De Toujours

"Mon rêve de toujours" is the second single from Céline Dion's album Mélanie. It was released in September 1984 in Quebec, Canada and in France....

," which peaked at number 2 and 4 respectively. There was also a third single released - "Un amour pour moi

Un Amour Pour Moi

"Un amour pour moi" is the third single from Céline Dion's album Mélanie. It was released in 1984 in Quebec, Canada.The B-side included another album track called "Comme on disait avant."...

." The next year, Céline Dion won five Felix 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, including Album of the Year and Best Selling Album of the Year for Mélanie.

Later in 1984, Dion released her second album in France, called Les oiseaux du bonheur

Les Oiseaux Du Bonheur

Les oiseaux du bonheur is a French compilation album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released in France in 1984. It's her ninth French album, and her second released in France.-Album information:...

, which contained five songs from Mélanie.

Track listing

1. "Mélanie" (Eddy Marnay, Diane Juster) – 3:48
2. "Chante-moi" (Marnay, Alain Noreau) – 3:26
3. "Un amour pour moi
   Un Amour Pour Moi
   "Un amour pour moi" is the third single from Céline Dion's album Mélanie. It was released in 1984 in Quebec, Canada.The B-side included another album track called "Comme on disait avant."...
   
   " (Marnay, Christian Loigerot, Thierry Geoffroy) – 3:23
4. "Trop jeune à dix-sept ans" (Marnay, P. Greedus, B. Blue) – 4:54
5. "Mon rêve de toujours
   Mon Reve De Toujours
   "Mon rêve de toujours" is the second single from Céline Dion's album Mélanie. It was released in September 1984 in Quebec, Canada and in France....
   
   " (Marnay, Jean-Pierre Goussaud) – 4:23
6. "Va où s'en va l'amour" (Marnay, Noreau) – 3:22
7. "Comme on disait avant" (Marnay, Noreau) – 3:35
8. "Benjamin" (Marnay, Pierre Papadiamandis) – 4:38
9. "Trois heures vingt" (Marnay, Patrick Lemaitre) – 3:41
10. "Une colombe
    Une Colombe
    "Une colombe" is the first single from Céline Dion's album Mélanie. It was released in June 1984 in Quebec, Canada.The single was a hit. On June 30, 1984 it entered the Quebec Singles Chart and reached number 2, spending forty four weeks on chart in total...
    
    " (Paul Baillargeon, Marcel Lefebvre) – 3:13

Certifications

Country	Certifications
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...	Gold

Awards

Year	Award show	Award
1985	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 – Mélanie
1985	Félix Awards	Best Selling Album of the Year – Mélanie
1985	Félix Awards	Pop Song of the Year – "Une colombe Une Colombe "Une colombe" is the first single from Céline Dion's album Mélanie. It was released in June 1984 in Quebec, Canada.The single was a hit. On June 30, 1984 it entered the Quebec Singles Chart and reached number 2, spending forty four weeks on chart in total... "
1985	Félix Awards	Best Selling Single of the Year – "Une colombe"
1985	Félix Awards	Female Vocalist of the Year

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Canada	August 22, 1984	TBS	Record Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...	TBS 501
			Cassette Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...	TBS 4501