D'eux
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| D'eux | ||
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| Studio album by Céline Dion | ||
| Released |  March 27, 1995 March 28, 1995 May 16, 1995 October 2, 1995 October 2, 1996 |
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| Recorded | November/December 1994 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 47:16 | |
| Label | Columbia, Epic | |
| Producer(s) | Jean-Jacques Goldman, Erick Benzi | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Céline Dion chronology | ||
| À l'Olympia (1994) |
D'eux (1995) |
Gold Vol. 1 (1995) |
D'eux (meaning Of Them) is a French-language album by Céline Dion. Released on March 27, 1995, it was re-named The French Album in the United States. It is Dion's seventeeth French-language album and twentieth in total.
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[edit] Album information
D'eux was written and produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman. It includes two very successful singles: "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" and "Je Sais Pas." There were also some radio releases: in France ("Le Ballet") and Canada ("Destin" and "J'Irai Où Tu Iras"). A song called "Vole" was dedicated to Karine, Dion's niece who had died the previous Spring of cystic fibrosis.
In April 1995, a one-hour TV Special dedicated to Dion's new album was broadcast on French television.
Three songs from D'eux (1, 4 and 12) were recorded in English and appeared on Céline Dion's next album Falling into You.
Dion did the D'eux Tour to support the album. The show at the Zenith Theatre in Paris was recorded and released as Live à Paris, including ten songs from D'eux. It was promoted by the following singles: "Les Derniers Seront Les Premiers" (Live), "J'Attendais" (Live) and "Je Sais Pas" (Live).
D'eux and the leadoff single "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" won many awards, including: Juno Awards, Félix Awards, Victoires de la Musique, and others. Dion received also the Medal of Arts and Letters from France’s Minister of Culture Recognizing her Status as the Best Selling French-language Artist in History.
Many songs from D'eux were featured on Dion's 2005 greatest hits album On Ne Change Pas.
The album was re-released in January 2004 as 2-CD set with S'il Suffisait d'Aimer. It was re-released again in September 2006 as 3-CD set with S'il Suffisait d'Aimer and 1 Fille & 4 Types. Sony BMG issued also a special gold-disc edition of D'eux album, on November 6, 2006 in France. It re-entered the Back Catalogue Chart at #7 and stayed there till the end of 2006.
[edit] Chart success
D'eux is the best-selling French album of all time. It became the best-selling French-speaking album in Canada and in the world, best selling album in France (no matter the language) - 4,412,100 copies sold. In total, D'eux sold over nine million copies worldwide. The album reached #1 in four countries: France (44 consecutive weeks at the top), Belgium (no other album spent as long as 37 weeks at #1, nor 131 weeks in the chart in Wallony), Netherlands and Switzerland, and charted also in many non-French speaking countries like United Kingdom where it peaked at #7 (a record for a French release in the UK). D'eux became the first French-language album ever to be certified gold in UK as well. Dion's next album Falling into You entered the chart in France at second place, since the first one was still occupied by D'Eux.
The album contains two #1 singles in France, Belgium and Quebec: "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" and "Je Sais Pas." The first one reached also top ten in the UK and Ireland (another record for a French release). "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" spent 15 weeks at the top in Belgium Wallonie and 12 weeks at number one in France. In the latter it sold one million copies. "Je Sais Pas" was also very successful, selling over half million copies in France alone.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Writers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" ("So that You'll Love Me Again") |
J.J. Goldman | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Le Ballet" ("The Ballet") |
J.J. Goldman | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Regarde-Moi" ("Look at Me") |
J.J. Goldman | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Je Sais Pas" ("I Don't Know") |
J.J. Goldman, J. Kapler | 4:33 |
| 5. | "La Mémoire d'Abraham" ("The Memory of Abraham") |
J.J. Goldman | 3:49 |
| 6. | "Cherche Encore" ("Search Again") |
E. Benzi | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Destin" ("Destiny") |
J.J. Goldman | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Les Derniers Seront Les Premiers" ("The Last Ones Will Be the First Ones") |
J.J. Goldman | 3:32 |
| 9. | "J'Irai Où Tu Iras" (with Jean-Jacques Goldman) ("I'll Go Where You Go") |
J.J. Goldman | 3:27 |
| 10. | "J'Attendais" ("I Was Waiting") |
J.J. Goldman | 4:24 |
| 11. | "Prière Païenne" ("Pagan Prayer") |
J.J. Goldman | 4:12 |
| 12. | "Vole" ("Fly") |
J.J. Goldman | 2:58 |
[edit] Chart performance
| Country | Peak Position |
Number of Weeks |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium Wallonie | 1 (37w) | 131 | 6x Platinum | 300,000 |
| Belgium Flanders | 1 (5w) | 86 | - | - |
| France | 1 (44w) | 137 | Diamond | 4,412,100 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 52 | Platinum | 100,000 |
| Switzerland | 1 (5w) | 89 | 4x Platinum | 200,000 |
| Denmark | 5 | 7 | n/a | n/a |
| France (Back Catalogue) | 7 | 31 | - | - |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 17 | Gold | 124,561 |
| Sweden | 9 | 45 | n/a | n/a |
| New Zealand | 17 | 9 | Gold | 7,500 |
| Finland | 23 | 10 | - | n/a |
| Canada | 31 | 76 | 7x Platinum | 700,000 |
| Austria | 35 | 8 | - | n/a |
| Italy | 38 | 1 | - | n/a |
| Japan | 50 | 3 | - | 18,420 |
| Germany | 69 | 9 | - | n/a |
| Europe | n/a | n/a | 8x Platinum | 8,000,000 |
| Poland | n/a | n/a | Platinum | 100,000 |
| United States | - | - | - | 237,570 |
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award Show | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Félix Awards | Pop/Rock Album of the Year – D'eux |
| 1995 | Félix Awards | Most Popular Song of the Year – "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" |
| 1995 | Félix Awards | Quebec Artist Achieving the Most Success Outside the Province of Quebec |
| 1996 | World Music Awards | World’s Best Selling Canadian Recording Artist of the Year |
| 1996 | Juno Awards | Best Selling Francophone Album of the Year – D'eux |
| 1996 | Juno Awards | Best Selling Album of the Year – D'eux |
| 1996 | Victoires de la Musique | Best Francophone Artist |
| 1996 | Victoires de la Musique | Best Song of the Year – "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" |
| 1996 | Trophée Radio France International/Conseil Francophone de la Chanson | Awarded for the Song – "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" |
| 1996 | MIDEM Award | Award for Sales of Over 4 Million Units Worldwide for the Album - D'eux |
| 1996 | Medal of Arts and Letters | Awarded Medaille des Arts et Lettres from France’s Minister of Culture Recognizing her Status as the Best Selling French-language Artist in History |
| 1996 | Félix Awards | Best Selling Album of the Year – D'eux |
| 1996 | Félix Awards | Female Artist of the Year |
| 1996 | Félix Awards | Performance of the Year |
| 1996 | Félix Awards | Quebec Artist Achieving the Most Success Outside the Province of Quebec |
| 1996 | Félix Awards | Quebec Artist Achieving the Most Success in Any Language Other Than French |
[edit] References
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