Les chansons en or

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Les chansons en or
Greatest hits album by
Released22 April 1986 (1986-04-22)
Recorded1981–1986
GenrePop
Length39:51
LabelTBS
Producer
Celine Dion chronology
Céline Dion en concert
(1985)
Les chansons en or
(1986)
Incognito
(1987)
Singles from Les chansons en or
  1. "Fais ce que tu voudras"
    Released: 2 June 1986

Les chansons en or (English: "the golden songs") is the second French-language greatest hits album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on 22 April 1986.[1] It includes hits from her previous studio albums and one new song, "Fais ce que tu voudras".

Background and content

Dion was very hardworking during the past five years. She had recorded nine albums for the Canadian market (five regular releases, two Christmas albums, one live recording, and one greatest hits). She had also released two compilations in France. Dion got Gold and Platinum certifications for her albums and singles and received eleven Félix Awards and two Yamaha Music Festival Awards. It was about time to sum up those achievements and that's how Les chansons en or was born.

It was promoted by the new song "Fais ce que tu voudras", which reached number thirty-six on the Quebec chart. According to René Grignon, the composer, an English version of the song (titled Stay) was recorded but never released.

Dion did her first French music video for that single.[2] Her first commercial video ever was for an English song "Listen to the Magic Man" in 1985. It was Dion's first movie song as well as her first English song recorded in the studio. This greatest hits album was Dion's first album released on a CD.[3] The music video for "Fais ce que tu voudras" was nominated for the Félix Award for Video of the Year.

Commercial performance

The album reached number fifteen in Quebec.[4]

Track listing

Les chansons en or track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ce n'était qu'un rêve"
3:49
2."La voix du bon Dieu"Eddy Marnay
  • Marnay
  • Angélil
3:15
3."Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi"
  • Marnay
  • Rudi Pascal
2:57
4."D'amour ou d'amitié"
  • Marnay
  • Roland Vincent
  • Jean Pierre Lang
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:58
5."Mon ami m'a quittée"
  • Marnay
  • Christian Loigerot
  • Thierry Geoffroy
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:00
6."Les chemins de ma maison"
  • Marnay
  • Patrick Lemaitre
  • Alain Bernard
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
4:15
7."Mon rêve de toujours"
  • Marnay
  • Jean-Pierre Goussaud
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
4:17
8."Mélanie"Angélil3:43
9."Une colombe"
  • Baillargeon
  • Lefebvre
  • Angélil
3:08
10."C'est pour toi"
  • Marnay
  • François Orenn
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
4:01
11."Fais ce que tu voudras"
  • Marnay
  • René Grignon
Marnay3:42
Total length:39:51

Charts

Chart performance for Les chansons en or
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Quebec (ADISQ)[5] 15

Release history

Release dates and formats for Les chansons en or
Region Date Label Format Catalog
Canada 22 April 1986 TBS CD TBSCD 507
LP TBS 507
Cassette TBS 4507

References

  1. ^ "Les chansons en or". Epic Rights, Inc. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Celine Dion - Fais ce que tu voudras". YouTube. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. ^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
  4. ^ "Compilation des ventes d'albums par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Palmarès des ventes d'albums au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

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