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Tellement j'ai d'amour... (1982)

Where the lyrics of Tellement j'ai d'amour... take you, and where it was really made.

Released in Quebec, this album reached platinum in Canada and gave Celine Dion a top-10 entry in France.

Key places

Paris sessions (1982)

Recording site Family Sound Studio — Three songs from this album were recorded in Paris, France. The studio is listed as Family Sound. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Longueuil sessions (1982)

Recording site St-Charles — The remaining tracks of this album were recorded in Longueuil, Canada. The point marks the city centre, not a building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Tellement j'ai d'amour... (lit. 'I have so much love...'): third studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion
• Released in Quebec, Canada, on 7 September 1982
• Label: Saisons; distributed by Trans-Canada Disques
• Produced by René Angélil, Eddy Marnay, Rudi Pascal, and François Cousineau
• Nine tracks in total
• One of Dion's early commercial successes
• Includes “D'amour ou d'amitié”, her first number-one single in Quebec and her first top-10 entry in France

Background

• Three songs recorded in Paris, France: “D'amour ou d'amitié”, “Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi”, and “Visa pour les beaux jours”
• Remaining tracks recorded in Longueuil, Canada
• Includes a new version of “La voix du bon Dieu”, with background vocals by the Dion family

Recording

• Paris sessions for three songs, Longueuil sessions for the rest
• Four producers credited: René Angélil, Eddy Marnay, Rudi Pascal, François Cousineau

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born 30 March 1968 in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada, the youngest of 14 children.
• Discovered by future manager and husband René Angélil after her brother sent him a demo recording of her first song "Ce n'était qu'un rêve".
• Angélil mortgaged his home in 1981 to fund her first record, La voix du bon Dieu, which became a No. 1 hit in Quebec.
• Won the Yamaha World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo in 1982.
• Won the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 for Switzerland with "Ne partez pas sans moi".

Career

• Debuted in the Anglophone market with Unison (1990), followed by Celine Dion (1992).
• Breakthrough with "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) with Peabo Bryson, winning her first Grammy.
• The Colour of My Love (1993) and Falling into You (1996) became major international successes.
• "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic (1997) became her signature song and one of the best-selling singles.
• D'eux (1995) became the best-selling French-language album.
• Held the A New Day... residency at Caesars Palace (2003–2007), the highest-grossing concert residency; the Los Angeles Times ranked her the top-earning artist of the 2000s.
• Announced in 2022 a diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome, cancelling tours; returned to performing at the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony.

Members

• Solo artist; manager and husband René Angélil (died 2016) guided her career.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

Records

• Quebec albums chart: peaked at number three
• Stayed on the Quebec albums chart for 52 weeks
• 1 December 1983: certified platinum by the CRIA (Canada)
• Total sales exceeded 150,000 copies
• Lead single “Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi”: peaked at number three in Quebec
• “D'amour ou d'amitié”: topped the Quebec chart for four weeks
• “D'amour ou d'amitié”: reached number five in France
• Both singles certified gold
• “D'amour ou d'amitié” made Dion the first Canadian artist to receive a gold certification in France
• 31 October 1982: “Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi” received the Outstanding Song Award at the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo, Japan
• On the same occasion, Dion received the Yamaha Symphony Orchestra Award for Best Artist
• 1983 Félix Awards: Best Pop Album of the Year for this album
• Same ceremony: Dion also won Newcomer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, and Artist of the Year Achieving the Most Success Outside Quebec

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Three of the nine tracks were recorded in Paris, while the rest were recorded in Longueuil, Canada.
• A new version of “La voix du bon Dieu” features background vocals by the Dion family.
• At the 1983 Félix Awards, Dion won four awards in total.
• “D'amour ou d'amitié” made Dion the first Canadian artist to receive a gold certification in France.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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