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Les chemins de ma maison (1983)

Where the lyrics of Les chemins de ma maison take you, and where it was really made.

Five of its ten tracks were recorded in Paris and the other five in Longueuil, Canada, by two separate production teams.

Key places

Paris sessions for five tracks (1983)

Recording site Montmartre — Five songs produced by Eddy Marnay and Rudi Pascal were recorded in Paris, France. The point marks the Montmartre recording location given in the source. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Longueuil sessions for five tracks (1983)

Recording site St-Charles — The remaining five songs, produced by René Angélil, were recorded in Longueuil, Canada. The point is placed at the city centre because the source names only the city. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Les chemins de ma maison (lit. 'The paths of my house'): fourth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion
• Released in Quebec, Canada on 7 September 1983 through Saisons
• Distributed by Trans-Canada Disques
• Ten tracks in total: eight original songs and two covers
• Produced by René Angélil, Eddy Marnay, and Rudi Pascal
• Counted among Dion's most successful early releases
• Lead single "Mon ami m'a quittée" also reached number one in Quebec

Background

• The album represented another stage in Dion's early career
• Two production groups shared the work: Marnay and Pascal for five songs, Angélil for the other five
• Cover 1: "Ne me plaignez pas", a French adaptation of Sheena Easton's 1982 track "Please Don't Sympathise"
• Cover 2: "Mamy Blue", written by Hubert Giraud in 1970

Recording

• Five songs produced by Eddy Marnay and Rudi Pascal were recorded in Paris, France
• The remaining five songs, produced by René Angélil, were recorded in Longueuil, Canada

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

• Debuted at number one in Quebec
• Remained at the top of the Quebec albums chart for nine consecutive weeks
• Lead single "Mon ami m'a quittée" also spent nine weeks at number one on the Quebec chart
• At the 1984 Félix Awards, named Best Selling Album of the Year
• Also nominated for Pop Album of the Year at the same ceremony
• Dion named Female Vocalist of the Year at the 1984 Félix Awards
• Dion nominated for Artist of the Year Achieving the Most Success Outside Quebec

Records

• Certified gold by the CRIA on 1 November 1983
• Total sales surpassed 100,000 copies
• Album and lead single both logged nine weeks at number one in Quebec

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "Ne me plaignez pas" is a French adaptation of Sheena Easton's 1982 track "Please Don't Sympathise"
• "Mamy Blue", the second cover on the album, was written by Hubert Giraud in 1970
• Five tracks were recorded in Paris and five in Longueuil, Canada
• Dion was named Female Vocalist of the Year at the 1984 Félix Awards, the same ceremony that honored the album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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