Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert
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Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert is a live album
Live album
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/home video
Home video
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 by Canadian recording artist 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...

. It was released between April 29 and May 14, 2010 in two versions: English and French, both in CD
Compact Disc
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/DVD
DVD
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 format. The CD/DVD set is accompanied by an eight page booklet of never before seen tour photos.

Both DVDs were recorded over four nights, with two concerts at TD Garden 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, and two at Bell Centre
Bell Centre
The Bell Centre , formerly known as the Molson Centre , is a sports and entertainment complex in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It opened on March 16, 1996 after nearly three years under construction...

 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. For the songs performed in both English and French concerts, the vocals and footage appear the same on both DVDs (with the exception of "Pour que tu m'aimes encore
Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" is the first hit single from album D'eux by Céline Dion. It was released on March 13, 1995 in Francophone countries and in September 1995 in other European countries. In Canada it was a radio only release. The song was also released in Japan in October 1996...

", "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 part of "My Heart Will Go On
My Heart Will Go On
"My Heart Will Go On" is the theme song/love theme of the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic. With music by James Horner, lyrics by Will Jennings, and production by Simon Franglen, James Horner and Walter Afanasieff ,, it was recorded by Céline Dion...

"), as a mix of the Boston and Montreal performances. However, the two DVDs differ, as they each contain songs that were only included in the English-language or French-language setlists. The French-language edition is called Tournée mondiale Taking Chances: Le spectacle.

DVD information

Filmed by Jean Lamoureux, this DVD chronicles Dion's 2008-2009 Taking Chances Tour
Taking Chances Tour
Taking Chances World Tour is the ninth concert tour by Canadian singer Céline Dion, in support of her 2007 studio albums, D'elles and Taking Chances. 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,...

, the second highest-grossing tour ever for a solo artist. Dion played concerts in 5 continents, 25 countries and 93 cities, selling more than 3 million tickets during her first major tour in 9 years.

These concerts come alongside the DVD and Blu-ray
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...

 release of Celine: Through the Eyes of the World
Celine: Through the Eyes of the World
Celine: Through the Eyes of the World is the title of the documentary–concert film chronicling the life of Canadian singer, Céline Dion during her Taking Chances Tour. It premiered on February 16, 2010 in Miami Florida. The movie was released in cinemas on February 17, 2010 by The Hot Ticket, a...

, which was released on the same date. The home version of Celine: Through the Eyes of the World includes an additional hour of footage not seen in the film's limited theatrical run in February 2010.

The song "I'm Your Angel
I'm Your Angel
"I'm Your Angel" is a duet by Céline Dion and R. Kelly from Dion's These Are Special Times album and Kelly's R. album. It was released on November 9, 1998. The song was written and produced by R. Kelly. The single was very successful, reaching number 1 in the United States and was certified...

" was cut from the DVD, although it was performed in Boston, and "The Power of Love" was cut from the French DVD.

The French version of the DVD/CD set, Céline-Tournée Mondiale Taking Chances: Le Spectacle, was nominated for Music DVD of the Year
Juno Award for Music DVD of the Year
The Juno Award for "Music DVD of the Year" has been awarded since 2004, as recognition each year for the best music DVD in Canada.-Music DVD of the Year :...

 in the 2011 Juno Awards
Juno Awards of 2011
The Juno Awards of 2011, honours Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2009 and in most of 2010. The awards presented in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the weekend of 26 and 27 March 2011. A week of related events on 21 March 2011...

.

English version

French version

Special editions

A special limited deluxe edition two-DVD set, featuring both Celine: Through the Eyes of the World and Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert and a 52 page booklet and 5 fold-out souvenir postcards was also released between May 14 and May 25, 2010.

QVC
QVC
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 is offering the movie Celine: Through the Eyes of the World with a bonus CD, containing songs which weren't included on the Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert CD: "I'm Alive
I'm Alive (Celine Dion song)
"I'm Alive" is the second hit single from Céline Dion's album A New Day Has Come, released on August 12, 2002.The song was written and produced by Kristian Lundin and Andreas Carlsson, who already worked with Céline Dion in 1999 on "That's the Way It Is." "I'm Alive" was also featured in the Stuart...

", "Fade Away", "Pour que tu m'aimes encore
Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" is the first hit single from album D'eux by Céline Dion. It was released on March 13, 1995 in Francophone countries and in September 1995 in other European countries. In Canada it was a radio only release. The song was also released in Japan in October 1996...

", "We Will Rock You
We Will Rock You
"We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May and recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. Rolling Stone ranked it #330 of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and the RIAA placed it at #146 on its list of Songs of the Century...

" and "The Show Must Go On
The Show Must Go On (Queen song)
"The Show Must Go On" is a song by English rock band Queen, featured as the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album Innuendo. It is credited to Queen, but written primarily by Brian May. The song chronicles the effort of Freddie Mercury continuing to perform despite approaching the end of his...

".

The digital versions of audio content of Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert and Tournée mondiale Taking Chances: Le spectacle were released in Canada and Belgium. The video content was released digitally in the United States and Canada.

Critical reception

Critical reception of Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert has been generally positive, with the Pink Paper
Pink Paper
The Pink Paper is a UK publication covering gay and lesbian issues. Founded in 1987 as a newspaper, since June 2009 it has been available only on the Internet....

rating the album 4 out 5 stars, stating that, "Taking Chances is Celine at her most dynamic. She effortlessly blends together medleys of material spanning the best part of two decades and even indulges in a few inspired cover versions that you’d never see coming. It’s also easy to hear just how much energy is channelled into each and every song - you certainly won’t find any filler tracks on this album". They also said that Dion "looks great" on the DVD, and ended it with, "the woman’s a star."

Paul Cole of the Sunday Mercury
Sunday Mercury
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rated the DVD positively, as well, exclaiming, " [...] Celine Dion has got it down to a fine art by now, and this live CD and DVD set is as predictable as it is polished. Big songs, carefully chosen covers, powerful performances, costume changes – you know the picture. [...] Love her or loathe her, it’ll sell loads."

The Daily Herald gave a positive reviewing stating "Celine Dion has performed all over the world, and this great concert shows her in the many places that she has appeared. Her vocals are backed by a wonderful orchestra and she uses modern technology to enhance her concerts".

Chart success

According to Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...

, Dion's three new DVD releases debuted at the top three on the Music Video Chart in Canada. Celine: Through the Eyes of the World entered at number-one, selling 69,000 copies. Sales of this DVD achieved the second highest one week total for a music DVD, behind Dion's 2007 release, Live in Las Vegas: A New Day.... The concert CD/DVD Tournée mondiale taking chances: le spectacle entered the chart at number-two with 31,000 copies sold, followed by the English version, Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert at number-three with 7,700 copies. This is only the second time since 2004 that an artist has held the top three positions on the chart. In the week all the DVDs debuted on the Canadian Music Video Chart, the number-one album on the Albums Chart has sold 7,100 copies. This means that Tournée mondiale taking chances: le spectacle would have ranked number-one on the Canadian Albums Chart if it had charted there, and Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert would have been number-two. With 127,000 copies sold in one week, Céline Dion set an all time record for music DVD sales in Canada. After five weeks, Tournée mondiale taking chances: le spectacle was still number 1 in Canada, selling 112,829 copies, and all 3 DVDs were in the top 5 of the chart. In May 2010, all three releases were certified by the Canadian Recording Industry Association
Cria
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: Celine: Through the Eyes of the World 2x diamond (200,000), Tournée mondiale taking chances: le spectacle diamond (100,000), and Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert 4x platinum (40,000). This should make Celine: Through the Eyes of the World, one of the fastest selling double diamond certification by a Canadian artist.

Céline Dion entered 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...

Top DVD Music Video chart at number-one and number-two with Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert and Celine: Through the Eyes of the World, respectively. Dion is the first artist other than Bill and Gloria Gaither
Gloria Gaither
Gloria Gaither is a Christian songwriter, author, speaker, editor, and academic. She is the wife of Bill Gaither and also sang in the Bill Gaither Trio, one of the most influential groups in recent Christian music.-Early Years:...

 and the Gaither Vocal Band
Gaither Vocal Band
The Gaither Vocal Band is a Grammy award-winning Christian music vocal group, headed by Bill Gaither. They originally recorded contemporary Christian music, but after the popularity of the Gaither Homecoming videos, the group has become known for southern gospel.-Group history:The Gaither Vocal...

 to manage a double-debut in the chart's two top spots. Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert has sold 26,000 copies in the first week and would have ranked number fourteen on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 if DVDs competed there. Celine: Through the Eyes of the World has sold 15,000 copies in its debut week. Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert was certified platinum (100,000 copies) 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...

, and Celine: Through the Eyes of the World was certified gold (50,000 copies). On the Billboard Year-end Top Music Video chart of 2010, Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert reached numer 10, and Celine: Through the Eyes of the World peaked at number 19. In the United States, the videos have sold 76,000 and 50,000 copies respectively.

The DVD/CD set debuted inside top 10 of the music DVD charts around the world, including number 1 in Canada, Ireland, Switzerland and the U.S., number 2 in Finland, number 3 in Austria and Germany, number 4 in Australia and Sweden, number 6 in Spain, and number 16 in Japan (number 1 on the International Music DVD Chart). In some countries, due to different chart rules, it entered the albums chart and peaked at number 1 in Greece, number 3 in Belgium Wallonia, number 5 in France, number 11 in the Netherlands and the UK, number 18 in New Zealand, number 24 in Portugal, number 29 in Italy, and number 30 in Belgium Flandres, on the European Top 100 Albums and in Mexico. The album was certified Gold in France.

Charts

DVD Chart Peak
position
Australian Music DVD 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...

4
Austrian Music DVD 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
Canadian Music DVD 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...

11
32
Finnish Music DVD Chart 2
German Music DVD 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...

3
Irish Music DVD Chart
Irish Albums Chart
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1
Japanese Music DVD 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...

16
Japanese International Music DVD 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...

1
Spanish Music DVD Chart 6
Swedish Music DVD Chart
Sverigetopplistan
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4
Swiss Music DVD 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
US Billboard Top Music Video
Billboard charts
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1

Album Chart Peak
position
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...

30
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
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...

11
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...

302
391
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...

5
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...

1
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....

29
Mexican Albums Chart 30
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...

18
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 ....

24
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...

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Certifications

Country Certifications
Canada
Canadian Recording Industry Association
Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada...

Diamond1
4x Platinum2
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
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


1Tournée mondiale taking chances: le spectacle

2Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Australia April 29, 2010 Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment
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CD/DVD
DVD
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88697689969
France May 3, 2010 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...

, Sony Music
New Zealand Sony Music
Switzerland 88697689969 (English), 88697673669 (French)
Canada May 4, 2010
Italy
Mexico 886976899691
Finland, Sweden May 5, 2010 88697689969
Netherlands May 7, 2010
Belgium May 10, 2010 88697689969 (English), 88697673669 (French)
United Kingdom Columbia
United States May 11, 2010 886976736491
Austria, Germany May 14, 2010 Sony Music 88697689969
Netherlands 2DVD
Switzerland 88697673689 (English), 88697673699 (French)
France May 17, 2010 Columbia, Sony Music
United Kingdom Columbia 88697673689
Italy May 18, 2010 Sony Music
Canada May 25, 2010
United States Columbia
Japan August 4, 2010 Sony Music Japan
Sony Music Entertainment Japan
is Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Corporation and independent from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry....

CD/DVD SIBP-164~SIBP-165
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