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C'est pour toi (1985)

Where the lyrics of C'est pour toi take you, and where it was really made.

Recorded in the breaks between Dion's first concert tour, this ballad-heavy album spent 12 weeks at number one on the Quebec albums chart.

Key places

Recorded in Boucherville (1985)

Recording site Marylin — Five tracks written and produced by Marnay and Baillargeon were recorded here in Boucherville, Quebec. The point marks the town centre, not a building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Paris session at C.B.E. (1985)

Recording site C.B.E. (Paris) — The remaining five tracks were recorded in Paris, France, and C.B.E. is listed as one of the recording locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Paris session at Montmartre (1985)

Recording site Montmartre — The remaining five tracks were recorded in Paris, France, and Montmartre is listed as one of the recording locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• C'est pour toi: seventh studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion
• Title translates as 'It's for you'
• Released 27 August 1985 in Quebec, Canada, through TBS
• Distributed by Trans-Canada Disques
• Songs written by Eddy Marnay, Paul Baillargeon, André Popp, Christian Loigerot, Thierry Geoffroy, François Orenn, and Peter Sipos
• Production by Marnay, Baillargeon, and Rudi Pascal
• Album consists mainly of ballads

Background

• Between 1982 and 1984 Dion released three commercially successful albums
• Tellement j'ai d'amour (1982): number three in Quebec, certified platinum in Canada
• Les chemins de ma maison (1983) and Mélanie (1984): both topped the chart and were certified gold
• Early 1985: Dion's first concert tour, 50 cities across Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick
• Dion recorded this album during breaks between concerts

Recording

• Five tracks written and produced by Marnay and Baillargeon recorded in Boucherville, Quebec
• Remaining five tracks recorded in Paris, France

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

At release

• The album reached number one on the Quebec albums chart and stayed there for 12 consecutive weeks
• It was Dion's third consecutive album to top the Quebec albums chart
• Her two earlier chart-toppers in the run were Les chemins de ma maison (1983) and Mélanie (1984), both certified gold
• It followed Tellement j'ai d'amour (1982), which reached number three in Quebec and was certified platinum in Canada
• The title track, released as the lead single, peaked at number three in Quebec
• The single contributed to the album's visibility
• The album consists mainly of ballads
• Released 27 August 1985 in Quebec, Canada, through TBS

Records

• Quebec albums chart: number one for 12 consecutive weeks
• Third consecutive Quebec number-one album for Dion
• Lead single (title track): number three in Quebec
• Tellement j'ai d'amour: number three in Quebec, platinum in Canada
• Les chemins de ma maison: topped the Quebec chart, gold
• Mélanie: topped the Quebec chart, gold

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• During breaks between concerts, Dion recorded the album
• Five tracks were recorded in Boucherville and the other five in Paris
• The title track was released as the lead single
• The songs were written by seven different writers

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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