If You Asked Me To

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"If You Asked Me To"

Single by Patti LaBelle
from the album Be Yourself
Released	1989
Format	CD single, Cassette single, 7" vinyl single
Genre	R&B, Soul, Pop
Length	3:58
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	Diane Warren
Producer(s)	Diane Warren
Chart positions
79 (U.S.)
Patti LaBelle singles chronology
"Just the Facts" (1987)	"If You Asked Me To" (1989)	"Yo Mister" (1989)

"If You Asked Me To"

Single by Céline Dion
from the album Celine Dion
Released	April 6, 1992
Format	CD single, Cassette single, Vinyl single
Recorded	Criterion Studios, Village Recorders, Music Grinder, Oceanway Studios
Genre	Pop
Length	3:55
Label	Columbia, Epic
Writer(s)	Diane Warren
Producer(s)	Guy Roche
Chart positions
#3 (Canada) #4 (United States) #18 (Poland) #26 (New Zealand) #27 (Netherlands)
Céline Dion singles chronology
"Je Danse Dans Ma Tête" (1992)	"If You Asked Me To" (1992)	"Quelqu'un Que J'Aime, Quelqu'un Qui M'Aime" (1992)
Alternate covers




UK single

LaBelle in the "If You Asked Me To" music video (1989).

If You Asked Me To" is the name of the song originally written and released as a single for Patti LaBelle's seventh solo studio album, entitled Be Yourself. The song is a ballad written by critically-acclaimed songwriter Diane Warren. The lyrics are from the point of view of a woman who pleads to her significant other:

"If you asked me to

I just might change my mind

And let you in my heart forever."

"If You Asked Me To" was featured on the soundtrack to of the 1989 Bond movie, Licence to Kill. The song was later re-recorded by Céline Dion for her eponymous album. LaBelle's version peaked at number 79 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at number ten on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop chart.

The music video was filmed shortly after LaBelle's sister's death, and the context of the song changed dramatically, as a mourning LaBelle, dressed in black, sings the song in a church (with candles and mourning lilies), intercut with shots of her in tears.

1 Céline Dion version
- 1.1 Formats and track listings
- 1.2 Charts
2 References

[edit] Céline Dion version

"If You Asked Me To" is the second single from Céline Dion's 1992 album, simply titled Celine Dion. It's a cover of Patti LaBelle's song from the 1989 movie Licence To Kill, written by the famous Diane Warren and produced by Walter Afanasieff. The song was released on April 6, 1992 in the United States, and later the same year in the rest of the world.

The B-side of this single contains an unreleased track called "Love You Blind," which was written by Jay Oliver and Sheryl Crow, and produced by Walter Afanasieff.

Dion in the "If You Asked Me To" music video (1992).

The music video for the song was directed by Dominic Orlando and filmed in Chatsworth and Hollywood. It was released in April 1992 and included later on Dion's 2001 DVD video collection All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video.

The song was a hit in the United States and Canada. "If You Asked Me To" reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 (#3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay and #11 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales) and did even better on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, peaking at #1 and spending three weeks at the top position. In Canada, it reached #3 on the singles sales chart and #1 on the radio chart. The single had a moderate success elsewhere. "If You Asked Me To" was released twice in the United Kingdom: first, in June 1992, when it peaked at #60, and the second time in December 1992, when it reached #57. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the single sold 413,000 copies in the U.S.

"If You Asked Me To" was included also on Céline Dion's CD compilation All the Way... A Decade of Song (1999).

[edit] Formats and track listings

2-Track CD-Single

"If You Asked Me To" 3:55
"Love You Blind" 4:35

2-Track CD-Single - (U.S.)

"If You Asked Me To" 3:55
"Where Does My Heart Beat Now" 4:33

3-Track CD-Single - (AU, EU)

"If You Asked Me To" 3:55
"Love You Blind" 4:35
"Halfway to Heaven" 5:05

3-Track CD-Single - (UK)

"If You Asked Me To" 3:55
"Where Does My Heart Beat Now" 4:33
"Love You Blind" 4:35

[edit] Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak Position
Australian Singles Chart	52
Canadian Singles Chart	3
Canadian Contemporary Hit Radio Chart	1
Dutch Top 40 Chart	27
Dutch Mega Single Top 100 Chart	28
Dutch Mega Top 50 Chart	31

Chart (1992)	Peak position
New Zealand Singles Chart	26
Polish Radio 3 Chart	18
UK Singles Chart	57
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40	3