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Incognito (1987)
Where the lyrics of Incognito take you, and where it was really made.
Dion's first major-label release was also the album whose 1988 French edition swapped in a Eurovision-winning song.
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Montreal recording studio (1987)
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Album story
Overview
- Incognito: eighth French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion
- Her first release on a major record label
- Issued by CBS Records on 2 April 1987 in Quebec, Canada
- Eight tracks, produced by Jean Roussel, Aldo Nova, and Pierre Bazinet
- Six singles released in Quebec, with four of them reaching number one on the Quebec Airplay Chart
- Topped the Quebec album chart for five weeks
Background
- Marks a change in Dion's early career, with a new image and a more contemporary musical direction
- A refreshed roster of writers and producers was brought in for the album
- Lyrics written by Luc Plamondon, Isa Minoke, and Eddy Marnay
- Music composed by Roussel, Nova, Daniel Lavoie, Robert Lafond, and Steven Tracey
- Includes a French-language adaptation of E. G. Daily's 'Love in the Shadows', titled 'Délivre-moi'
- Released in April 1987, at the start of the period when Dion's career moved toward a broader audience
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | Incognito (album version) | 4:39 |
| 2 | Lolita (Trop jeune pour aimer) (album version) | 4:20 |
| 3 | On Traverse Un Mirroir (album version) | 4:40 |
| 4 | Partout Je Vois (album version) | 4:09 |
| 5 | Jours De Fièvre (album version) | 5:13 |
| 6 | D’Abord, C’est Quoi L’amour (album version) | 4:24 |
| 7 | Délivre-Moi (album version) | 4:20 |
| 8 | Comme Un Coeur Froid (album version) | 5:13 |
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
- AllMusic rated the album three out of five stars.
Records
- Certified gold in Canada on 23 November 1987
- Certified platinum in Canada on 16 September 1988
- Certified double platinum in Canada on 31 January 1996, for sales exceeding 200,000 copies
- Worldwide sales exceeded 500,000 copies
- Quebec chart: entered in April 1987, five weeks at number one, 91 weeks on the chart
- Belgium's Wallonia: entered the Ultratop 200 Albums chart in 1995, peaked at number 65 on 11 November 1995
- Six Quebec singles, all reaching the top five on the Quebec Airplay Chart
Awards
- 1987 Félix nominations: Female Vocalist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year
- 1987 Juno nomination: Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year
- 1988 Félix: Female Vocalist of the Year for Dion
- 1988 Félix: 'Incognito' named Most Popular Song of the Year
- Jean Roussel won a Félix for arranging 'Comme un cœur froid'
- 1988 MetroStar Award: Young Artist of the Year for Dion
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- The first single, 'On traverse un miroir', entered the Quebec chart on 25 April 1987 and peaked at number two.
- On 2 April 1987, Dion held a special show at Club L'Esprit in Montreal to mark the release.
- In 1992, the French reissue restored the original Canadian track list.
- The album became available internationally in 1995.
- Dion gave over 80 performances in Quebec during 1988, on the Incognito Tour.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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