Taking Chances
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Taking Chances is an English language studio album
by Canadian singer Céline Dion
, released on November 7, 2007 on CD
and CD/DVD
. It is her 13th English album and 36th in total. The album was released physically worldwide during the month of November 2007 in CD edition. The album was also released digitally on iTunes. The collector's edition which includes CD, DVD and perfume
in special package, was released in December 2007 in North America and February 2008 in Europe. On April 21, 2008, a new deluxe version was digitally released in Europe (except France), containing "Immensité
, "Map to My Heart" and "Taking Chances
(I-Soul extended remix)" as bonus tracks. Upon its release, the album received mixed to average reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 53/100 from Metacritic.
Céline Dion worked with many different producers for this album, mainly on pop
and rock
songs. The tracks were recorded mostly during Dion's summer holiday, between July 2 and August 15, 2007. At the Juno Awards of 2008
Dion was nominated in categories: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Pop Album of the Year and Fan Choice Award. The next year, at the Juno Awards of 2009
her song "Taking Chances" was nominated as a Single of the Year and again she was nominated in category Fan Choice Award.
Four singles were released from the album as part of its promotion
process. Céline Dion
covered "Taking Chances" as the lead single from the album. The song was nominated for the "Single of the Year" at the Juno Awards of 2009. It was also voted one of the top 20 pop songs of 2007 by About.com
. As of October 28, 2010, the digital
single has sold 462,000 copies in total in the U.S. and peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100
. "Eyes on Me" is the second single from the album, released in the United Kingdom
on January 7, 2008. The critics heavily compared the track to Shakira
's songs. "A World to Believe In" is the third single (second in Japan
) from the album. It was commercially released on "Ultimate Box", which includes 2 CDs and 3 DVDs.The single debuted at number 8 on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart with 11,778 copies sold. Céline Dion covered "Alone" for the album, it was released as the fourth single of the album. The song debuted in November 2007 at number 85 on the UK Singles Chart
. After selling 12,535 copies, it entered the U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles at number 24 and Canadian Hot 100 at number 57. Officially "Alone" debuted on radio in Sweden in December 2007. The next month it entered the Swedish Singles Chart, due to strong digital sales, and peaked at number 52.
In October and November 2007, Céline Dion started promoting Taking Chances in Europe (United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany) and United States. To promote the album, Celine embarked on her "Taking Chances Tour". It was the eleventh worldwide concert tour
by Céline Dion
. The tour marked the return of Dion after performing her groundbreaking show A New Day...
in Las Vegas
for five years. The tour visited Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. It is estimated to have grossed US$236.6 million in 2008, so it became one the highest grossing tours in 2008. In 2009, it grossed an additional US$42.6 million, bringing its total gross to US$279.2 million. "Taking Chances Tour" is the second highest-grossing tour of all-time by a solo artist, and tenth highest-grossing tour over all.
and David A. Stewart
from Eurythmics
, and produced by Grammy Award
-winner John Shanks
. It was recorded in April 2007. Shanks also produced five other songs on Taking Chances. "Alone" is a power ballad written by Billy Steinberg
and Tom Kelly, and originally recorded by American band Heart
. It became a worldwide hit in 1987. Dion's cover version
was produced by Ben Moody
, ex-member of Evanescence
. It was released as the second single in Europe and North America, and third in the United Kingdom. Moody also co-wrote and co-produced "This Time," which is about breaking free from a partner's abuse, an atypical subject for Dion's songs. "Eyes on Me
" is a Middle Eastern-flavored song written by Kristian Lundin
, Savan Kotecha
and Australian singer Delta Goodrem
, and produced by Lundin. It was released as the second single in the UK and third in some European countries.
Kara DioGuardi
also wrote and co-produced with Emanuel Kiriakou
"Surprise Surprise" for the Taking Chances album. She has already written few songs for Céline Dion in the past, including "One Heart
." The latter was co-written and co-produced by John Shanks and Kara DioGuardi, and released as a single in 2003. John Shanks also produced five other songs on Taking Chances.
The new version of "A World to Believe In
," recorded as a duet
with Yuna Ito
was issued in January 2008 as the second single in Japan. Linda Perry
wrote and produced two songs on Taking Chances. "My Love
" was written especially for Dion, but "New Dawn" is a gospel
track originally recorded by Perry on her After Hours
album. Dion worked also on two songs with R&B
producers: American singer Ne-Yo
co-wrote and co-produced "I Got Nothin' Left." He also co-wrote Beyoncé Knowles
' hit song "Irreplaceable
." "Skies of L.A." was co-written by The-Dream
and co-produced by Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart
and Kuk Harrell. These three are responsible for Rihanna
's 2007 hit "Umbrella
" among others. The melody of "A World to Believe In" was re-composed and the Japanese lyrics were added for the film Maboroshi no Yamataikoku, which stars Sayuri Yoshinaga. Céline Dion
re-recorded it for the movie, which premiered on November 1, 2008. The single and the soundtrack were released in Japan on October 22, 2008. The CD single contains live version of "My Love
" and "There Comes a Time," tracks form the My Love: Essential Collection
, released at the same time outside Japan.
"Right Next to the Right One" was originally written and recorded by Tim Christensen
in 2002 and became a hit in Denmark. Dion's cover version was produced by Christopher Neil
. Although not released as a single, it entered the Danish Singles Chart on November 23, 2007 at number 13, due to strong digital downloads
. "That's Just the Woman in Me" is a blues
-flavoured track recorded by Katrina and the Waves
, written by Kimberley Rew
in the 80s, which remained unreleased until 2003. Dion's version was produced by John Shanks. "Map to My Heart" and "The Reason I Go On" are two bonus tracks included on the Japanese CD
and iTunes
version of Taking Chances. "Let Me Be Your Soldier" was also recorded during the Taking Chances sessions but was not included on the album. It was retitled "There Comes a Time" and included on the next project My Love: Essential Collection
.
edition, featuring 16 tracks in the European edition and 18 tracks in Japan. The CD/DVD
deluxe edition includes a CD with 16 tracks and DVD with the highlights from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...
and an exclusive sneak preview from the show. The Taiwanese CD/DVD deluxe edition includes the standard edition CD and DVD with the highlights from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... and an exclusive sneak preview from the show. It also includes five postcard
s with Dion's photos. The CD/DVD/Perfume
collector's edition includes the standard edition CD and DVD with the highlights from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... and an exclusive sneak preview from the show. All in special, one of a kind packaging, which also includes 16 panel photo album and bottle of Dion's new fragrance Enchanting. This special package was designed by Céline Dion. The CD/DVD Wal-Mart
"exclusive 2-pack" includes the standard edition CD and a DVD with Taking Chances: The Sessions with behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album. The 2CD Costco
exclusive longbox
includes the standard edition CD and bonus CD with 8 of Dion's biggest hits. The Chinese CD edition includes the standard edition CD in a keep case
.
The album was also released digitally. The iTunes
standard version includes 16 audio tracks, while the iTunes
bonus track version includes 17 audio tracks (with "Map to My Heart") and a digital booklet
. "The Reason I Go On" was available as a pre-order bonus track only. The 2007 iTunes
deluxe version includes 17 audio tracks (with "Map to My Heart"), 4 videos from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... and a digital booklet. "The Reason I Go On" was available as a pre-order bonus track only. The 2008 iTunes
deluxe version includes 19 audio tracks with "Immensité
," Map to My Heart" and "Taking Chances
" (I-Soul extended remix).
In October and November 2007, Céline Dion started promoting Taking Chances in Europe (United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany) and United States. On December 22, 2007, ITV
aired An Audience with Celine Dion
in the United Kingdom. The success of this television special lead to That's Just The Woman In Me
. This special aired on February 15, 2008 on the CBS
network in the United States and was broadcast also in Canada on CTV
. Dion visited France again in January 2008. Two tracks, "Alone" and "Taking Chances", were covered in the 2009 television series Glee
and included on the Glee: The Music, Volume 1
. "Alone" was performed on the series as a duet between characters portrayed by Kristin Chenoweth
and Matthew Morrison
while "Taking Chances" was performed by Lea Michele
's character.
Dion sat down with Oprah Winfrey
to discuss her upcoming movie release Celine: Through the Eyes of the World. It is the title of the documentary–concert film chronicling the life of Canadian singer during her "Taking Chances Tour". The Oprah Winfrey Show
aired on February 10, 2010. The Hot Ticket was giving a chance to attend free sneak peek screenings in a variety of U.S. cities on February 10–11, 2010.
In February 2010, Celine: Through the Eyes of the World was shown in the U.S., Canada, UK, and Australia.
Starting on February 17, 2010 and for 8 days only, fans enjoyed this very limited engagement that was featured in most movie theatres across North America. Celine: Through the Eyes of the World was screened in major U.S. and Canadian cities on February 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 27 and 28. Tickets went on sale on January 22, 2010. They could be purchased through Thehotticket.net/celinedion. Sony Pictures confirmed the release of Celine: Through the Eyes of the World in movie theatres in Australia for one week only (February 18–24). Céline Dion also promoted her film on Larry King Live
on February 15, 2010, and attended the Miami premiere of the movie on February 16, 2010.
covered "Taking Chances" as the lead single
from the album. The song premiered on the radio on September 10, 2007 and was released as a music download
on September 18, 2007 in the United States and Europe. "Taking Chances" CD single was released on October 24, 2007 in Japan, between October 25 and November 12, 2007 in Europe, and on November 3, 2007 in Australia and New Zealand.
The song was nominated for the Single of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2009
. It was also voted one of the top 20 pop songs of 2007 by About.com
.
As of October 28, 2010, the digital single has sold 462,000 copies in total in the U.S. and peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100
. On November 17, 2007 the song peaked on the UK Singles Chart
at number 40. The single was successful on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play
chart, peaking at number 1 and becoming Dion's second song to do so, after "Misled" in 1994. It reached also the top position on the Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart, and was a top 10 hit in Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, France, and Canada where it was certified gold for selling over 20,000 digital downloads. "Taking Chances" also peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
, giving Dion ownership of the most top 10 hits at the format with 21 during the last two decades.
"Eyes on Me" is the second single
from the album, released in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2008. "Alone" was released as the second single in the rest of Europe and North America instead. The critics heavily compared the track to Shakira
songs. Dion performed this song during An Audience with Céline Dion
, which aired in the UK on ITV
on December 22, 2007. She also performed a remix version featuring will.i.am
from The Black Eyed Peas
during her CBS
special, That's Just the Woman in Me
, which aired in the U.S. on February 15, 2008. However this version isn't commercially available."Eyes on Me" was released in the UK with virtually no promotion surrounding it in the media, leading to its peak position at number 113 on the UK Singles Chart
. The song was used in a TV commercial for Dion's fragrance Sensational. In early June 2008, "Eyes on Me" was released as a radio single in Poland to promote the Taking Chances Tour. Later that month, the digital single was released on iTunes
in several European countries. In October 2008, "Eyes on Me" was included on the European version of My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection
.
"A World to Believe In" is the third single
(second in Japan) from the album. The music video for the song was shot in Las Vegas
, Nevada
, in October 2007. It shows Dion and Ito in the recording studio. The video, released on December 6, 2007 was nominated at MTV Video Music Awards Japan
in category Best Collaboration Video. It was commercially released on Ultimate Box
, which includes 2 CDs and 3 DVDs.The single debuted at number 8 on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart
with 11,778 copies sold. In its second week it dropped to number 22 with 5,399 copies. After eight weeks the single has sold 24,105 copies in total. On the Oricon Daily Singles Chart the song peaked at number 6.
Céline Dion
covered "Alone" for the album, it was released as the fourth single of the album. It was released as the second single
in Europe and North America, and third in the United Kingdom. "Eyes on Me
" was released as the second single in the United Kingdom instead.
Dion performed it in various TV shows, during her promotional tour for the Taking Chances album, in November and December 2007. The song debuted in November 2007 at number 85 on the UK Singles Chart
. After selling 12,535 copies, it entered the U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
at number 24 and Canadian Hot 100
at number 57. Officially "Alone" debuted on radio in Sweden in December 2007. The next month it entered the Swedish Singles Chart
, due to strong digital sales, and peaked at number 52. The song premiered on other European radio stations in January 2008. Céline Dion promoted "Alone" at that time in France, performing it on Star Academy
. In France, the song was released simultaneously with "A cause
," featured on D'elles
. "Alone" was also serviced to radio at the end of March in Canada and in mid-April in the United States.
. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic rated it 3 stars and said that Taking Chances "It's an album of its time: it offers extravagance in the guise of self-help, which can be alluring in doses--especially those bizarre blues-rockers--but it's just too much of a very expensive yet not particularly tasteful thing. The Billboard
review said that: "Packing an emotional wallop, Chances should quash critics who insist that Dion's voice is stainless steel". Bill Lamb of About.com
rate the album three-stars out of five, and said: "listening to 16 consecutive songs can be an endurance test for even the most ardent Celine fan. 14 of the songs here suffer, to various degrees, from leaning to the ordinary or seeming to lack in inspired artistic fire. However, they are sandwiched by 2 brilliant tracks that, sadly, give a hint of what Taking Chances might have been." Sarah Rodhman from the Boston Globe commented that: "Are chances taken? Not many, but there are rewards if you're willing to enjoy Dion's precise vocalizing and the hooky songs." The Entertainment Weekly
review saw that: "It's cool that Dion can mimic everyone from Shakira
to Sam Phillips
...but her appalling Janis Joplin
impression is a Chance too far." Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine
opined that: "The laborious 16-track record purportedly finds the queen of adult contemporary-turned-Vegas attraction taking chances by modernizing her treacly power ballad sound with lots of overdubbed guitars and of-the-moment collaborators". The Amazon.com
review was positive, saying that: "As far as standard Celine fare goes, in fact, Chances is likely her strongest non-French outing since 2002's "A New Day Has Come
;" nobody unfolds a lyric with more care or nuance." The NOW
review, expressed that: "The album is also comfortably ignorant of the times. With its feathery production and common pop arrangements, it could have come out in 1996". Edna Gundersen from USA Today
said that: "With Chances, the diva seems to be stretching artistic muscles, yoga-style not aerobically, and seeking an escape from expectations". Ashante Infantry from Toronto Star
conclued that: "Taking Chances, Dion's 10th album, finds her doing just that. With an obvious reach for contemporary radio, Dion padded the efforts of longtime collaborators with in-the-now hitmakers: Ne-Yo
, Linda Perry
and Ben Moody
, who co-wrote the self-empowering anthem "This Time" about an abused woman breaking free. The result is an edgier rock sound that won't alienate loyal fans, but may engage some new ones".
The success of the album is particularly remarkable in Canada where it reached number 1 on the chart with the biggest first week sales of 2007 (80,000). It also became the best-selling album in Canada that year and was certified 4x platinum. In the United States, Taking Chances debuted at number 3 with sales of 214,556 copies and has sold 1,067,236 copies in total. It was certified platinum by the RIAA
. Taking Chances reached top 10 in many countries, including number 1 position in Canada, Switzerland, South Africa, on the European Top 100 Albums
and the U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums charts.
(famously known for his work with Madonna
), combined Dion's performances with color, fashion and dance. Céline Dion performed some of her biggest hits, along with songs from Taking Chances. Dion was supported by eight dancers (4 male and 4 female). Rehearsals took place in December 2007 in Primm, Nevada
and MGM Grand Garden Arena. The tour setup included about twenty LED screens, among them one that orbited above the stage, plus conveyor belts and elevators. Dion pre-recorded a selection of videos for her show.
This was Dion's second in the round concert and her very first world tour since her 1998-1999 Let's Talk About Love Tour
.
's 400th birthday concert on both the web and television. Dion performed in front of 250,000 people. Additionally on August 31, 2008, a special performance of "My Love
," aired on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon
. It became later the official video for the single "My Love."
Official tour photo book, called Celine autour du monde was released on September 24, 2009 in Québec
and France and It includes 368 pages with 485 photos by Gérard Schachmes. There are images from concerts and backstage, photos of Dion, her family, tour team, dancers, singers, musicians and technicians, Dion intimate moments with her husband, René Angélil, and their son, Rene-Charles. There are all kind of photographs from walking on the River Thames, in a park with lions, a safari in Africa, to travel in private aircraft, including the arrival of trucks in the early morning in New York City and the spectacular assembling the scene. The book was released in Canada on October 14, 2009. The U.S. and Japanese editions are also planned.
Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert
was released on May 11, 2010. It contains a DVD and a live CD of the English and French setlists (each released separately). The English set list was recorded in Boston
(on August 12 and 13, 2008), while the French one in Montreal
(on August 31 and September 1, 2008). There is also a deluxe edition including both DVDs and a 52 page booklet and fold-out souvenir postcards.
Production
Musicians
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 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 November 7, 2007 on CD
Compact Disc
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and CD/DVD
DVD
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. It is her 13th English album and 36th in total. The album was released physically worldwide during the month of November 2007 in CD edition. The album was also released digitally on iTunes. The collector's edition which includes CD, DVD and perfume
Perfume
Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and/or aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, animals, objects, and living spaces "a pleasant scent"...
in special package, was released in December 2007 in North America and February 2008 in Europe. On April 21, 2008, a new deluxe version was digitally released in Europe (except France), containing "Immensité
Immensité
"Immensité" is the second single from Céline Dion's French album D'elles. It premiered on the radio in France and Quebec on April 23, 2007 and was released as a music download on May 14, 2007. However, the physical single was not issued...
, "Map to My Heart" and "Taking Chances
Taking Chances (song)
"Taking Chances" is a single by Celine Dion and written by songwriter Kara DioGuardi and ex-Eurythmics member Dave Stewart's band Platinum Weird, taken from their unreleased self-titled album. The song was originally released in February 2007, and later made famous by a cover version by Céline...
(I-Soul extended remix)" as bonus tracks. Upon its release, the album received mixed to average reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 53/100 from Metacritic.
Céline Dion worked with many different producers for this album, mainly on pop
Pop music
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and rock
Rock music
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songs. The tracks were recorded mostly during Dion's summer holiday, between July 2 and August 15, 2007. At the Juno Awards of 2008
Juno Awards of 2008
The Juno Awards of 2008 were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on the weekend ending 6 April 2008. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2006 and in most of 2007....
Dion was nominated in categories: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Pop Album of the Year and Fan Choice Award. The next year, at the Juno Awards of 2009
Juno Awards of 2009
The Juno Awards of 2009 honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2007 and in most of 2008. These ceremonies were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during the weekend ending 29 March 2009....
her song "Taking Chances" was nominated as a Single of the Year and again she was nominated in category Fan Choice Award.
Four singles were released from the album as part of its promotion
Promotion
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process. 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...
covered "Taking Chances" as the lead single from the album. The song was nominated for the "Single of the Year" at the Juno Awards of 2009. It was also voted one of the top 20 pop songs of 2007 by About.com
About.com
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. As of October 28, 2010, the digital
Digital
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single has sold 462,000 copies in total in the U.S. and peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
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. "Eyes on Me" is the second single from the album, released in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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on January 7, 2008. The critics heavily compared the track to Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
's songs. "A World to Believe In" is the third single (second in Japan
Japan
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) from the album. It was commercially released on "Ultimate Box", which includes 2 CDs and 3 DVDs.The single debuted at number 8 on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart with 11,778 copies sold. Céline Dion covered "Alone" for the album, it was released as the fourth single of the album. The song debuted in November 2007 at number 85 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
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. After selling 12,535 copies, it entered the U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles at number 24 and Canadian Hot 100 at number 57. Officially "Alone" debuted on radio in Sweden in December 2007. The next month it entered the Swedish Singles Chart, due to strong digital sales, and peaked at number 52.
In October and November 2007, Céline Dion started promoting Taking Chances in Europe (United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany) and United States. To promote the album, Celine embarked on her "Taking Chances Tour". It was the eleventh worldwide concert tour
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
by 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...
. The tour marked the return of Dion after performing her groundbreaking show A New Day...
A New Day...
A New Day... was a Las Vegas residency show performed by Céline Dion at the 4000-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It was created and directed by Franco Dragone and premiered on March 25, 2003...
in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
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for five years. The tour visited Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. It is estimated to have grossed US$236.6 million in 2008, so it became one the highest grossing tours in 2008. In 2009, it grossed an additional US$42.6 million, bringing its total gross to US$279.2 million. "Taking Chances Tour" is the second highest-grossing tour of all-time by a solo artist, and tenth highest-grossing tour over all.
Production and composition
The first single, "Taking Chances" was written by Kara DioGuardiKara DioGuardi
Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality. She writes music primarily in the light pop-rock, dance, and R&B genres. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; her songs have appeared on more than 159...
and David A. Stewart
David A. Stewart
David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...
from Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
, and produced by Grammy Award
Grammy Award
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-winner John Shanks
John Shanks
John Matthew Shanks is a modern rock writer and Grammy Award–winning producer.Born in New York City, Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17....
. It was recorded in April 2007. Shanks also produced five other songs on Taking Chances. "Alone" is a power ballad written by Billy Steinberg
Billy Steinberg
William Endfield "Billy" Steinberg is an American songwriter. He has achieved most of his success as part of a song writing team, most notably with Tom Kelly. He has also co-written several hit songs with Rick Nowels.-Biography:...
and Tom Kelly, and originally recorded by American band Heart
Heart (band)
Heart is an American rock band who first found success in Canada. Throughout several lineup changes, the only two members remaining constant are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. The group rose to fame in the 1970s with their music being influenced by hard rock as well as folk music...
. It became a worldwide hit in 1987. Dion's cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
was produced by Ben Moody
Ben Moody
Benjamin Robert Moody is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. He is best known as co-founder, lead guitarist, and songwriter of Grammy Award-winning rock band Evanescence from 1995 to October 2003...
, ex-member of Evanescence
Evanescence
Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...
. It was released as the second single in Europe and North America, and third in the United Kingdom. Moody also co-wrote and co-produced "This Time," which is about breaking free from a partner's abuse, an atypical subject for Dion's songs. "Eyes on Me
Eyes on Me (Celine Dion song)
"Eyes on Me" is the second single from Céline Dion's album Taking Chances, released in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2008. "Alone" was released as the second single in the rest of Europe and North America instead. The Middle Eastern-flavored song was written by Kristian Lundin, Savan Kotecha and...
" is a Middle Eastern-flavored song written by Kristian Lundin
Kristian Lundin
Kristian Carl Marcus Lundin is a Swedish composer, music producer and songwriter.-Biography:Beginning his career as a member of the Swedish duo Amadin , Kristian's writing and production talents were quickly recognized by music industry icon Denniz PoP, who invited him to join the Cheiron Studios...
, Savan Kotecha
Savan Kotecha
Savan Kotecha is an American songwriter and vocal producer from Austin, Texas of Indian descent. Kotecha has sold over 60 million records with artists such as Usher, Enrique Iglesias, Carrie Underwood, Britney Spears, One Direction and Celine Dion...
and Australian singer Delta Goodrem
Delta Goodrem
Delta Lea Goodrem is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nina Tucker. Goodrem has achieved eight number-one singles and three number-one albums in her home...
, and produced by Lundin. It was released as the second single in the UK and third in some European countries.
Kara DioGuardi
Kara DioGuardi
Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality. She writes music primarily in the light pop-rock, dance, and R&B genres. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; her songs have appeared on more than 159...
also wrote and co-produced with Emanuel Kiriakou
Emanuel Kiriakou
- Early life :Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou started playing music at the age of thirteen in his father’s Greek band.-Producer:...
"Surprise Surprise" for the Taking Chances album. She has already written few songs for Céline Dion in the past, including "One Heart
One Heart (song)
"One Heart" is a song by Céline Dion, released on June 16, 2003 as the second single outside North America from the album One Heart. In Canada, it was released as the third single after "Have You Ever Been in Love."...
." The latter was co-written and co-produced by John Shanks and Kara DioGuardi, and released as a single in 2003. John Shanks also produced five other songs on Taking Chances.
The new version of "A World to Believe In
A World to Believe In
"A World to Believe In" [""] is the second single released in Japan from Céline Dion's album Taking Chances. The song, originally performed in English by Dion only, was re-recorded as a duet with the Japanese singer Yuna Ito, and released as a CD single on January 16, 2008...
," recorded as a duet
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
with Yuna Ito
Yuna Ito
is an American pop singer-songwriter and actress who is active in Japan.She was born in Los Angeles and was raised in Hawaii. Ito made her musical debut in Japan with the single, "Endless Story", which was used as one of the theme songs for the popular 2005 film Nana; she also starred in the film,...
was issued in January 2008 as the second single in Japan. Linda Perry
Linda Perry
Linda Perry is an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer. Once best known as the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, Perry has founded two record labels and has become a major songwriter and producer...
wrote and produced two songs on Taking Chances. "My Love
My Love (Celine Dion song)
"My Love" is the lead single from Céline Dion's greatest hits album My Love: Essential Collection. The song went to radio on September 22, 2008 and became available as a music download on the next day...
" was written especially for Dion, but "New Dawn" is a gospel
Gospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
track originally recorded by Perry on her After Hours
After Hours (Linda Perry album)
After Hours is the second solo album released by singer and producer Linda Perry, released in 1999.-Track listing:*All tracks written by Linda Perry except where noted#"The Garden" – 4:42#"Jackie" – 5:13#"Sunny April Afternoon" – 4:03...
album. Dion worked also on two songs with R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
producers: American singer Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr. , better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. Beginning his career as a songwriter, Ne-Yo penned the hit "Let Me Love You" for singer Mario...
co-wrote and co-produced "I Got Nothin' Left." He also co-wrote Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
' hit song "Irreplaceable
Irreplaceable
"Irreplaceable" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles for her second studio album, B'Day . The song was written by Knowles, Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, and produced by Stargate and Knowles...
." "Skies of L.A." was co-written by The-Dream
The-Dream
Terius Youngdell Nash , better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is known for co-writing "Umbrella" for Rihanna and "Single Ladies " for Beyoncé, as well as for his three solo albums, Love Hate, Love vs...
and co-produced by Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart
Christopher Stewart (music producer)
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart is an American songwriter, music producer, music publisher, executive producer, recording industry executive and recording studio owner. In a career spanning 16 years, Stewart, at the helm of his company RedZone Entertainment, is responsible for over 25 million...
and Kuk Harrell. These three are responsible for Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
's 2007 hit "Umbrella
Umbrella (song)
"Umbrella" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna, featuring a rap verse by Jay-Z. The song was written by The-Dream, Christopher Stewart, Kuk Harrell and Jay-Z, and was produced by Stewart and The-Dream for Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad...
" among others. The melody of "A World to Believe In" was re-composed and the Japanese lyrics were added for the film Maboroshi no Yamataikoku, which stars Sayuri Yoshinaga. 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...
re-recorded it for the movie, which premiered on November 1, 2008. The single and the soundtrack were released in Japan on October 22, 2008. The CD single contains live version of "My Love
My Love (Celine Dion song)
"My Love" is the lead single from Céline Dion's greatest hits album My Love: Essential Collection. The song went to radio on September 22, 2008 and became available as a music download on the next day...
" and "There Comes a Time," tracks form the 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,...
, released at the same time outside Japan.
"Right Next to the Right One" was originally written and recorded by Tim Christensen
Tim Christensen
Tim Christensen is a Danish singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, bass guitar, drums, Mellotron, harmonium, keyboard, piano and organ...
in 2002 and became a hit in Denmark. Dion's cover version was produced by Christopher Neil
Christopher Neil
Christopher Neil is a British record producer, songwriter, singer and actor.He has worked with Celine Dion, a-ha, Dollar, Paul Nicholas, Kim Criswell, Morten Harket, Mike + The Mechanics, Johnny Logan, Marillion, The Moody Blues, The Other Ones, Paul Carrack, Rod Stewart, Gerry Rafferty, Cher,...
. Although not released as a single, it entered the Danish Singles Chart on November 23, 2007 at number 13, due to strong digital downloads
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
. "That's Just the Woman in Me" is a blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
-flavoured track recorded by Katrina and the Waves
Katrina and the Waves
Katrina and the Waves was an English pop rock band, best known for their 1985 hit "Walking on Sunshine" and their 1997 Eurovision Song Contest victory with the song "Love Shine a Light".-Pre-history: The Waves and Mama's Cookin' :...
, written by Kimberley Rew
Kimberley Rew
Kimberley Rew is an English rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as a member of Katrina and the Waves 1981 to 1999 and of Robyn Hitchcock's Soft Boys 1978 to 1981...
in the 80s, which remained unreleased until 2003. Dion's version was produced by John Shanks. "Map to My Heart" and "The Reason I Go On" are two bonus tracks included on the Japanese 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 ,...
and iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
version of Taking Chances. "Let Me Be Your Soldier" was also recorded during the Taking Chances sessions but was not included on the album. It was retitled "There Comes a Time" and included on the next project 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,...
.
Release and promotion
The album was released physically worldwide during the month of November 2007 in CDCompact 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 ,...
edition, featuring 16 tracks in the European edition and 18 tracks in Japan. The CD/DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
deluxe edition includes a CD with 16 tracks and DVD with the highlights from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...
Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...
Live in Las Vegas: A New Day... is Céline Dion's eighth home video, released on DVD between December 7–10, 2007 in Europe, on December 11, 2007 in North America, December 15, 2007 in Australia and December 19, 2007 in Japan. It includes the record-breaking show A New Day... at Caesars Palace in Las...
and an exclusive sneak preview from the show. The Taiwanese CD/DVD deluxe edition includes the standard edition CD and DVD with the highlights from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... and an exclusive sneak preview from the show. It also includes five postcard
Postcard
A postcard or post card is a rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard intended for writing and mailing without an envelope....
s with Dion's photos. The CD/DVD/Perfume
Perfume
Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and/or aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, animals, objects, and living spaces "a pleasant scent"...
collector's edition includes the standard edition CD and DVD with the highlights from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... and an exclusive sneak preview from the show. All in special, one of a kind packaging, which also includes 16 panel photo album and bottle of Dion's new fragrance Enchanting. This special package was designed by Céline Dion. The CD/DVD Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
"exclusive 2-pack" includes the standard edition CD and a DVD with Taking Chances: The Sessions with behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album. The 2CD Costco
Costco
Costco Wholesale Corporation is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States. it is the third largest retailer in the United States, where it originated, and the ninth largest in the world...
exclusive longbox
Longbox
A longbox is a form of exterior paperboard packaging for musical compact discs in widespread use in the 1980s and early 1990s in North America.- Background :...
includes the standard edition CD and bonus CD with 8 of Dion's biggest hits. The Chinese CD edition includes the standard edition CD in a keep case
Keep case
A keep case or poly-box is a type of DVD packaging. From the well-known brand Amaray, this type of case is often called Amaray case, creating a genericized trademark and ambiguities about the real manufacturer of the case....
.
The album was also released digitally. The iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
standard version includes 16 audio tracks, while the iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
bonus track version includes 17 audio tracks (with "Map to My Heart") and a digital booklet
Digital booklet
Digital booklets are the digital equivalent of liner notes that often accompany digital music purchases. They are most commonly distributed in Portable Document Format. One well-known distributor of digital booklets with digital purchases is the iTunes Store; the first instance of this on the...
. "The Reason I Go On" was available as a pre-order bonus track only. The 2007 iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
deluxe version includes 17 audio tracks (with "Map to My Heart"), 4 videos from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... and a digital booklet. "The Reason I Go On" was available as a pre-order bonus track only. The 2008 iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
deluxe version includes 19 audio tracks with "Immensité
Immensité
"Immensité" is the second single from Céline Dion's French album D'elles. It premiered on the radio in France and Quebec on April 23, 2007 and was released as a music download on May 14, 2007. However, the physical single was not issued...
," Map to My Heart" and "Taking Chances
Taking Chances (song)
"Taking Chances" is a single by Celine Dion and written by songwriter Kara DioGuardi and ex-Eurythmics member Dave Stewart's band Platinum Weird, taken from their unreleased self-titled album. The song was originally released in February 2007, and later made famous by a cover version by Céline...
" (I-Soul extended remix).
In October and November 2007, Céline Dion started promoting Taking Chances in Europe (United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany) and United States. On December 22, 2007, ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
aired An Audience with Celine Dion
An Audience with...
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by ITV Studios, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.The show began as An...
in the United Kingdom. The success of this television special lead to That's Just The Woman In Me
That's Just the Woman in Me
That's Just the Woman in Me is a one-off television special from Canadian artist Celine Dion that aired on CBS on February 15, 2008 and was recorded at the historic Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California...
. This special aired on February 15, 2008 on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
network in the United States and was broadcast also in Canada on CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
. Dion visited France again in January 2008. Two tracks, "Alone" and "Taking Chances", were covered in the 2009 television series Glee
Glee (TV series)
Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...
and included on the Glee: The Music, Volume 1
Glee: The Music, Volume 1
Glee: The Music, Volume 1 is the debut soundtrack album by the cast of the musical television series Glee, which airs on Fox in the United States. It features cover versions from the first nine episodes of the first season and was released on November 2, 2009 by Columbia Records and 20th...
. "Alone" was performed on the series as a duet between characters portrayed by Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical...
and Matthew Morrison
Matthew Morrison
Matthew James "Matt" Morrison is an American actor, director, musician, and singer-songwriter. He is best known for starring in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including his portrayal of Link Larkin in Hairspray on Broadway, and most notably for his Emmy and Golden Globe nominated...
while "Taking Chances" was performed by Lea Michele
Lea Michele
Lea Michele Sarfati , known professionally as Lea Michele, is an American actress and singer. Michele began working professionally as a child actress on Broadway in productions such as Ragtime and Les Misérables. She originated the role of Wendla in the musical Spring Awakening and currently plays...
's character.
Dion sat down with Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011...
to discuss her upcoming movie release Celine: Through the Eyes of the World. It is the title of the documentary–concert film chronicling the life of Canadian singer during her "Taking Chances Tour". The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
aired on February 10, 2010. The Hot Ticket was giving a chance to attend free sneak peek screenings in a variety of U.S. cities on February 10–11, 2010.
In February 2010, Celine: Through the Eyes of the World was shown in the U.S., Canada, UK, and Australia.
Starting on February 17, 2010 and for 8 days only, fans enjoyed this very limited engagement that was featured in most movie theatres across North America. Celine: Through the Eyes of the World was screened in major U.S. and Canadian cities on February 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 27 and 28. Tickets went on sale on January 22, 2010. They could be purchased through Thehotticket.net/celinedion. Sony Pictures confirmed the release of Celine: Through the Eyes of the World in movie theatres in Australia for one week only (February 18–24). Céline Dion also promoted her film on Larry King Live
Larry King Live
Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN from 1985 to 2010. It was CNN's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly....
on February 15, 2010, and attended the Miami premiere of the movie on February 16, 2010.
Singles
Four singles were released from the album as part of its promotion process. Céline DionCeline 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...
covered "Taking Chances" as the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
from the album. The song premiered on the radio on September 10, 2007 and was released as a music download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
on September 18, 2007 in the United States and Europe. "Taking Chances" CD single was released on October 24, 2007 in Japan, between October 25 and November 12, 2007 in Europe, and on November 3, 2007 in Australia and New Zealand.
The song was nominated for the Single of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2009
Juno Awards of 2009
The Juno Awards of 2009 honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2007 and in most of 2008. These ceremonies were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during the weekend ending 29 March 2009....
. It was also voted one of the top 20 pop songs of 2007 by About.com
About.com
About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....
.
As of October 28, 2010, the digital single has sold 462,000 copies in total in the U.S. and peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. On November 17, 2007 the song peaked on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
at number 40. The single was successful on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart, peaking at number 1 and becoming Dion's second song to do so, after "Misled" in 1994. It reached also the top position on the Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart, and was a top 10 hit in Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, France, and Canada where it was certified gold for selling over 20,000 digital downloads. "Taking Chances" also peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
, giving Dion ownership of the most top 10 hits at the format with 21 during the last two decades.
"Eyes on Me" is the second single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from the album, released in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2008. "Alone" was released as the second single in the rest of Europe and North America instead. The critics heavily compared the track to Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
songs. Dion performed this song during An Audience with Céline Dion
An Audience with...
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by ITV Studios, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.The show began as An...
, which aired in the UK on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
on December 22, 2007. She also performed a remix version featuring will.i.am
Will.i.am
William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
from The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
during her CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
special, That's Just the Woman in Me
That's Just the Woman in Me
That's Just the Woman in Me is a one-off television special from Canadian artist Celine Dion that aired on CBS on February 15, 2008 and was recorded at the historic Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California...
, which aired in the U.S. on February 15, 2008. However this version isn't commercially available."Eyes on Me" was released in the UK with virtually no promotion surrounding it in the media, leading to its peak position at number 113 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. The song was used in a TV commercial for Dion's fragrance Sensational. In early June 2008, "Eyes on Me" was released as a radio single in Poland to promote the Taking Chances Tour. Later that month, the digital single was released on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
in several European countries. In October 2008, "Eyes on Me" was included on the European version of My Love: Ultimate 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,...
.
"A World to Believe In" is the third single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
(second in Japan) from the album. The music video for the song was shot in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, in October 2007. It shows Dion and Ito in the recording studio. The video, released on December 6, 2007 was nominated at MTV Video Music Awards Japan
MTV Video Music Awards Japan
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards.Like the MTV Video Music Awards in the United States, in this event artists are awarded for their songs and videos through online voting from the same channel viewers...
in category Best Collaboration Video. It was commercially released on Ultimate Box
Ultimate Box
Ultimate Box is a two CD and three DVD box set by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on February 27, 2008 in Japan.-Album information:The box set was released few days before Dion's concerts in Japan, which were a part of the Taking Chances Tour....
, which includes 2 CDs and 3 DVDs.The single debuted at number 8 on the Japanese 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...
with 11,778 copies sold. In its second week it dropped to number 22 with 5,399 copies. After eight weeks the single has sold 24,105 copies in total. On the Oricon Daily Singles Chart the song peaked at number 6.
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...
covered "Alone" for the album, it was released as the fourth single of the album. It was released as the second single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in Europe and North America, and third in the United Kingdom. "Eyes on Me
Eyes on Me (Celine Dion song)
"Eyes on Me" is the second single from Céline Dion's album Taking Chances, released in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2008. "Alone" was released as the second single in the rest of Europe and North America instead. The Middle Eastern-flavored song was written by Kristian Lundin, Savan Kotecha and...
" was released as the second single in the United Kingdom instead.
Dion performed it in various TV shows, during her promotional tour for the Taking Chances album, in November and December 2007. The song debuted in November 2007 at number 85 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. After selling 12,535 copies, it entered the U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100...
at number 24 and Canadian Hot 100
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
at number 57. Officially "Alone" debuted on radio in Sweden in December 2007. The next month it entered the Swedish Singles 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 ....
, due to strong digital sales, and peaked at number 52. The song premiered on other European radio stations in January 2008. Céline Dion promoted "Alone" at that time in France, performing it on Star Academy
Star Academy
Star Academy is a highly successful television show format based on the Spanish format "Operación Triunfo" produced by Endemol, that has been broadcast in over 50 countries...
. In France, the song was released simultaneously with "A cause
A cause
"A cause" is the third and last single released in France from Céline Dion's French album D'elles. It was sent to the radio stations on January 21, 2008. At the same time "Alone" was released to promote Dion's English album Taking Chances...
," featured on D'elles
D'elles
D'elles is the title of Céline Dion's French-language album, released between May 18 and June 1, 2007 in certain European countries, on May 22, 2007 in Canada, and February 27, 2008 in Japan. It is her 23rd French album and 35th if counting all longplays...
. "Alone" was also serviced to radio at the end of March in Canada and in mid-April in the United States.
Critical response
Upon its release, the album received mixed to average reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 53/100 from MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic rated it 3 stars and said that Taking Chances "It's an album of its time: it offers extravagance in the guise of self-help, which can be alluring in doses--especially those bizarre blues-rockers--but it's just too much of a very expensive yet not particularly tasteful thing. 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...
review said that: "Packing an emotional wallop, Chances should quash critics who insist that Dion's voice is stainless steel". Bill Lamb of About.com
About.com
About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....
rate the album three-stars out of five, and said: "listening to 16 consecutive songs can be an endurance test for even the most ardent Celine fan. 14 of the songs here suffer, to various degrees, from leaning to the ordinary or seeming to lack in inspired artistic fire. However, they are sandwiched by 2 brilliant tracks that, sadly, give a hint of what Taking Chances might have been." Sarah Rodhman from the Boston Globe commented that: "Are chances taken? Not many, but there are rewards if you're willing to enjoy Dion's precise vocalizing and the hooky songs." The Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
review saw that: "It's cool that Dion can mimic everyone from Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
to Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips
Samuel Cornelius Phillips , better known as Sam Phillips, was an American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ who played an important role in the emergence of rock and roll as the major form of popular music in the 1950s...
...but her appalling Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer, songwriter, painter, dancer and music arranger. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company and later as a solo artist with her backing groups, The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band...
impression is a Chance too far." Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival.- History :...
opined that: "The laborious 16-track record purportedly finds the queen of adult contemporary-turned-Vegas attraction taking chances by modernizing her treacly power ballad sound with lots of overdubbed guitars and of-the-moment collaborators". The Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
review was positive, saying that: "As far as standard Celine fare goes, in fact, Chances is likely her strongest non-French outing since 2002's "A New Day Has Come
A New Day Has Come
A New Day Has Come is Celine Dion's 18th studio album which marked her return after two-year hiatus to have a child. It was released on March 22, 2002. A New Day Has Come is Dion's 9th English album and 29th in total...
;" nobody unfolds a lyric with more care or nuance." The NOW
NOW (magazine)
Now is a free weekly newspaper in Toronto, Canada. It was first printed on September 10, 1981 by Michael Hollett and Alice Klein. Now is an alternative weekly mixing arts and entertainment news with political coverage....
review, expressed that: "The album is also comfortably ignorant of the times. With its feathery production and common pop arrangements, it could have come out in 1996". Edna Gundersen from USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
said that: "With Chances, the diva seems to be stretching artistic muscles, yoga-style not aerobically, and seeking an escape from expectations". Ashante Infantry from Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
conclued that: "Taking Chances, Dion's 10th album, finds her doing just that. With an obvious reach for contemporary radio, Dion padded the efforts of longtime collaborators with in-the-now hitmakers: Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr. , better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. Beginning his career as a songwriter, Ne-Yo penned the hit "Let Me Love You" for singer Mario...
, Linda Perry
Linda Perry
Linda Perry is an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer. Once best known as the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, Perry has founded two record labels and has become a major songwriter and producer...
and Ben Moody
Ben Moody
Benjamin Robert Moody is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. He is best known as co-founder, lead guitarist, and songwriter of Grammy Award-winning rock band Evanescence from 1995 to October 2003...
, who co-wrote the self-empowering anthem "This Time" about an abused woman breaking free. The result is an edgier rock sound that won't alienate loyal fans, but may engage some new ones".
Chart performance
According to IFPI, the album had shipped 3.1 million copies by the end of 2007, becoming the 19th best selling album that year while released in November. To date, it has sold over 4 million copies worldwide. It is certified gold in many countries, and platinum or multi-platinum in many others.The success of the album is particularly remarkable in Canada where it reached number 1 on the chart with the biggest first week sales of 2007 (80,000). It also became the best-selling album in Canada that year and was certified 4x platinum. In the United States, Taking Chances debuted at number 3 with sales of 214,556 copies and has sold 1,067,236 copies in total. It was certified 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...
. Taking Chances reached top 10 in many countries, including number 1 position in Canada, Switzerland, South Africa, 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...
and the U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums charts.
Taking Chances Tour
The show, directed by Jamie KingJamie King
Jamie King is a creative director and choreographer whose work directing concert tours for pop stars has grossed over two billion dollars...
(famously known for his work with Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
), combined Dion's performances with color, fashion and dance. Céline Dion performed some of her biggest hits, along with songs from Taking Chances. Dion was supported by eight dancers (4 male and 4 female). Rehearsals took place in December 2007 in Primm, Nevada
Primm, Nevada
Primm is a tiny community in Clark County, Nevada, United States, primarily notable for its position straddling Interstate 15 where it crosses the border between California and Nevada...
and MGM Grand Garden Arena. The tour setup included about twenty LED screens, among them one that orbited above the stage, plus conveyor belts and elevators. Dion pre-recorded a selection of videos for her show.
This was Dion's second in the round concert and her very first world tour since her 1998-1999 Let's Talk About Love Tour
Let's Talk About Love Tour
The Let's Talk About Love World Tour is the eighth concert tour by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion. Visiting North America, Asia and Europe; the trek supported Dion's fifth English studio album Let's Talk About Love and her eleventh French studio album, S'il suffisait d'aimer. Initially...
.
Broadcasts and recordings
On August 22, 2008, the City of Lévis aired Dion's honorary Quebec CityQuebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
's 400th birthday concert on both the web and television. Dion performed in front of 250,000 people. Additionally on August 31, 2008, a special performance of "My Love
My Love (Celine Dion song)
"My Love" is the lead single from Céline Dion's greatest hits album My Love: Essential Collection. The song went to radio on September 22, 2008 and became available as a music download on the next day...
," aired on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon
Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon
The MDA Labor Day Telethon is an annual telethon in the United States to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association . The first MDA telethon was during the Thanksgiving Day weekend of 1952 and titled Party for MDA. It has been held annually since 1966...
. It became later the official video for the single "My Love."
Official tour photo book, called Celine autour du monde was released on September 24, 2009 in Québec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and France and It includes 368 pages with 485 photos by Gérard Schachmes. There are images from concerts and backstage, photos of Dion, her family, tour team, dancers, singers, musicians and technicians, Dion intimate moments with her husband, René Angélil, and their son, Rene-Charles. There are all kind of photographs from walking on the River Thames, in a park with lions, a safari in Africa, to travel in private aircraft, including the arrival of trucks in the early morning in New York City and the spectacular assembling the scene. The book was released in Canada on October 14, 2009. The U.S. and Japanese editions are also planned.
Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert
Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert
Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert is a live album/home video by Canadian recording artist Céline Dion. It was released between April 29 and May 14, 2010 in two versions: English and French, both in CD/DVD format...
was released on May 11, 2010. It contains a DVD and a live CD of the English and French setlists (each released separately). The English set list was recorded in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
(on August 12 and 13, 2008), while the French one in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
(on August 31 and September 1, 2008). There is also a deluxe edition including both DVDs and a 52 page booklet and fold-out souvenir postcards.
Track listing
Personnel
- Information from Allmusic
Production
- Manager: René AngélilRené AngélilRené Angélil, OQ is a Canadian singer and manager. He is the husband and manager of singer Celine Dion.-Early life:Angélil was born in Montreal, Québec, Canada of a father of Syrian descent and a Canadian mother of Lebanese origin...
- Production manager: Rick Mooney
- Assistant production manager: Shari Weber
- Stage manager: Alexandre Miasnikof
- Front of house engineer: Francois “Frankie” Desjardins
- Audio system engineer: Mario St-Onge
- Production assistants: Sharie Weber, Stephanie Duval
- Production director: Lonnie McKenzie
Musicians
- Musical Director, Keyboards: Claude "Mégo" Lemay
- Drums: Dominique Messier
- Bass: Marc Langis
- Guitars: André Coutu
- Violin: Jean Sebastien Carré
- Keyboards: Yves Frulla
- Percussion: Nannette Fortier
- Cello: Julie McInnes
- Background Vocals, Cello, Tin Whistle: Élise Duguay
- Background Vocals: Mary-Lou Gauthier, Barnev Valsaint
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Argentinian Albums Chart 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.... |
4 |
| 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... |
12 |
| 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... |
3 |
| 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... |
7 |
| 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... |
3 |
| 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 |
| Chilean 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.... |
35 |
| Czech Republic Albums Chart | 17 |
| 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... |
2 |
| 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... |
4 |
| Estonian Albums Chart | 19 |
| 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 | 13 |
| 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... |
2 |
| 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... |
10 |
| Greek International 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... |
2 |
| 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.... |
12 |
| 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... |
6 |
| 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.... |
5 |
| 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 |
| Japanese International 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... |
2 |
| Mexican Albums Chart | 40 |
| 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... |
4 |
| 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... |
7 |
| Polish Albums Chart Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... |
21 |
| 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 .... |
9 |
| South African Albums Chart Recording Industry of South Africa The Recording Industry of South Africa is a trade association that represents the collective interests of producers of music sound recordings, major and independent record labels in South Africa. Formerly known as the Association of the South African Music Industry it was established in the 1970s... |
1 |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 8 |
| 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 .... |
8 |
| 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... |
5 |
| 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... |
3 |
| US Billboard Top Internet Albums Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... |
1 |
Certifications
| Country | Certifications |
|---|---|
| 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... |
Platinum |
| Austria | Gold |
| 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... |
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... |
4x Platinum |
| Denmark | 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... |
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 |
| Ireland 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:... |
2x Platinum |
| Japan Recording Industry Association of Japan The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry... |
Gold |
| Netherlands NVPI The NVPI is the Dutch tradeassociation of the entertainment industry... |
Gold |
| 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... |
Gold |
| Poland | Gold |
| Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
Gold |
| Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
Gold |
| Spain | Gold |
| Sweden | Gold |
| Switzerland | 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... |
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... |
Platinum |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | November 7, 2007 | Sony Music Japan, 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... |
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 ,... |
EICP-875 |
| Europe | November 9, 2007 | Sony BMG, 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 | 88697081142 |
| CD/DVD DVD A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions.... |
88697147842 | |||
| Australia | November 10, 2007 | Sony BMG, Epic | CD | 88697081142 |
| CD/DVD | 88697147842 | |||
| United States | November 13, 2007 | Columbia | CD | 88697081142 |
| CD/DVD | 88697147842 | |||
| December 11, 2007 | CD/DVD/Perfume Perfume Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and/or aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, animals, objects, and living spaces "a pleasant scent"... |
88697147862 | ||
| Canada | November 13, 2007 | Sony BMG, Columbia | CD | 88697081142 |
| CD/DVD | 88697147842 | |||
| December 11, 2007 | CD/DVD/Perfume | 88697147862 | ||
| Europe | February 8, 2008 | 88697147862 |