À l'Olympia
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| Live album by Céline Dion | ||
| Released |  November 14, 1994 November 15, 1994 |
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| Recorded | September 28, 1994 - September 29, 1994 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 68:16 | |
| Label | Columbia, Epic | |
| Producer(s) | Claude Lemay | |
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| Céline Dion chronology | ||
| Les Premières Années (1993) |
À l'Olympia (1994) |
D'eux (1995) |
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| Korean edition | ||
À l'Olympia (meaning At the Olympia) is Céline Dion's second live album, sixteenth French album and nineteenth in total. It was released on November 14, 1994.
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[edit] Album information
The album was recorded during performances on September 28 and 29, 1994 at the Olympia in Paris and contains mostly material from Dion Chante Plamondon. À l'Olympia featured the lead single "Calling You" which is a cover of an Academy Award nominated song from the Bagdad Café movie. Dion performed also Jacques Brel's "Quand on N'A Que l'Amour," as well as "Medley Starmania" which featured two songs unavailable on Dion previous albums: "Quand On Arrive en Ville" and "Naziland, Ce Soir On Danse" (Dion sang the full English version of that song called "Tonight We Dance (Extravagance!)." It was included on the Tycoon compilation in 1992).
The album was released in selected parts of the world on wings of The Colour of My Love success. Although À l'Olympia was unavailable in most important music markets (United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia), the B-sides of singles released there in 1995 and 1996 inluded tracks from that album.
The video with this concert was never released.
"Quand on N'A Que l'Amour," "Elle" and "Medley Starmania" were included on Dion's 2005 French compilation On Ne Change Pas.
Shows at the Olympia were a part of The Colour of My Love Tour.
À l'Olympia was re-released in November 2001 as 3-CD set with Dion Chante Plamondon and Celine Dion. It was re-released again in September 2004 as 2-CD set with Au Cœur Du Stade.
[edit] Chart success
The album sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide, including 1 million in Europe. It was certified platinum in France and Canada, peaking at numbers 10 and 31 respectively. À l'Olympia reached #19 in Belgium. The leading single "Calling You" was released in France only (December 1994), where it peaked at #75.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Writers | Length |
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| 1. | "Des Mots Qui Sonnent" | L. Plamondon, A. Nova, M. Simon | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" | R. W. Johnson, T. Rhodes | 8:16 |
| 3. | "L'Amour Existe Encore" | L. Plamondon, R. Cocciante | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Je Danse Dans Ma Tête" | L. Plamondon, R. Musumarra | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Calling You" | B. Telson | 6:41 |
| 6. | "Elle" | E. Marnay, P. Baillargeon | 3:12 |
| 7. | Medley Starmania: "Quand on Arrive En Ville;" "Les Uns Contre Les Autres;" "Le Monde Est Stone;" "Naziland, Ce Soir on Danse" |
L. Plamondon, M. Berger | 6:33 |
| 8. | "Le Blues du Businessman" | L. Plamondon, M. Berger | 7:04 |
| 9. | "Le Fils de Superman" | L. Plamondon, G. Gauthier | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Love Can Move Mountains" | D. Warren | 5:25 |
| 11. | "Un Garçon Pas Comme Les Autres (Ziggy)" | L. Plamondon, M. Berger | 3:19 |
| 12. | "The Power of Love" | C. Rouge, G. Mende, M.S. Applegate, J. Rush | 6:08 |
| 13. | "Quand on N'A Que l'Amour" | J. Brel | 4:08 |
[edit] Chart performance
| Country | Peak Position |
Number of Weeks |
Certification | Sales |
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| France | 10 | 40 | Platinum | 300,000 |
| Belgium Wallonie | 19 | 22 | n/a | n/a |
| France (Mid-Price) | 25 | 3 | - | - |
| Canada | 31 | 7 | Platinum | 100,000 |
| Belgium Flanders | 96 | n/a | - | - |
| Europe | n/a | n/a | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
| United States | - | - | - | 6,400 |
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