The Best of Celine Dion

The Best of Celine Dion
Compilation album by
Celine Dion
Released2 May 1988 (1988-05-02)
Recorded1982–1988
GenrePop
Length44:55
LabelCarrere
Producer
Celine Dion chronology
Incognito
(1987) 		The Best of Celine Dion
(1988) 		Unison
(1990)
Alternative cover
Vivre
Singles from The Best of Celine Dion
  1. "La religieuse"
    Released: March 1988
  2. "Ne partez pas sans moi"
    Released: May 1988

The Best of Celine Dion is the third French-language compilation album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Carrere Records in selected European countries on 2 May 1988, preceded by the Eurovision-winning song, "Ne partez pas sans moi". In Germany, the album was issued with a different cover and was titled Vivre.

Background

On 30 April 1988, Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland. She represented Switzerland with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". After this success, the single was released in selected European countries in early May 1988 and Dion promoted it in mid-May in Switzerland, France, Denmark, Germany, Finland and Italy. The single entered the European charts reaching number one in Belgium, number eleven in Switzerland, number thirty-six in France and number forty-two in the Netherlands. Then Carrere Records / Mega Records issued a compilation of Dion's songs, including "Ne partez pas sans moi". The album titled The Best of Celine Dion was released in Switzerland, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg on 2 May 1988.[1][2] In Germany it was re-titled to Vivre and issued with a different cover but the same track listing.[3]

Content

The Best of Celine Dion starts with the 1988 Eurovision-winning song, "Ne partez pas sans moi". The other songs were previously released in France on Du soleil au cœur (1983) and Les oiseaux du bonheur (1984) or on the singles only: "C'est pour vivre" (1985), "Billy" (1986), "Je ne veux pas" (1987) and "La religieuse" (1988). Aside from "Ne partez pas sans moi", the album also contains another hit-song, "D'amour ou d'amitié" which reached top ten in France in 1983 and was certified Gold by the SNEP for selling over 700,000 copies. All older songs (1982–1986) were produced by Eddy Marnay and Rudi Pascal. The newer tracks (1987–1988) were produced by Romano Musumarra, Didier Barbelivien, Urs Peter Keller and Atilla Şereftuğ.[4]

Track listing

The Best of Celine Dion track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ne partez pas sans moi"
  • Şereftuğ
  • Urs Peter Keller
3:07
2."Billy"
  • Marnay
  • Rudi Pascal
2:58
3."Je ne veux pas"
  • Marnay
  • Romano Musumarra
Musumarra3:50
4."D'amour ou d'amitié"
  • Marnay
  • Jean Pierre Lang
  • Roland Vincent
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:59
5."Mon ami m'a quittée"
  • Marnay
  • Christian Loigerot
  • Thierry Geoffroy
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:00
6."C'est pour vivre"
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:58
7."La religieuse"Didier BarbelivienBarbelivien3:55
8."C'est pour toi"
  • Marnay
  • François Orenn
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
4:02
9."Les chemins de ma maison"
  • Marnay
  • Alain Bernard
  • Lemaitre
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
4:17
10."Trois heures vingt"
  • Marnay
  • Lemaitre
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:38
11."Les oiseaux du bonheur"
  • Marnay
  • Popp
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:33
12."Benjamin"
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
4:38
Total length:44:55

Release history

Release dates and formats for The Best of Celine Dion
Region Date Label Format Catalog
2 May 1988 Carrere CD 96-545
LP 66-545
Cassette 76-545
Germany[1] CD CAR 8 26833
LP CAR 6 26833
Cassette CAR 4 26833
  • Denmark
  • Switzerland[1]
 Mega CD MRCD 3314
LP MRLP 3314
Cassette MRMC 3314

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Switzerland Wins Eurovision '88" (PDF). Music & Media. 14 May 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Who Will Win This Year's Eurovision?" (PDF). Music & Media. 23 April 1988. p. 15. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  3. ^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
  4. ^ Beaunoyer, Jean; Beaulne (2004). Don Wilson (ed.). Rene Angelil: The Making of Céline Dion: The Unauthorized Biography. Dundurn Group. ISBN 1-55002-489-2.