Dion chante Plamondon

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Dion chante Plamondon
Studio album by Céline Dion
Released	November 4, 1991 (1991-11-04)
Recorded	September 8, 1991 - October 6, 1991
Genre	Pop
Length	47:57
Label	Columbia, Epic
Producer	Romano Musumarra, Serge Perathoner, Jannick Top
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Céline Dion chronology
Unison (1990) Dion chante Plamondon (1991) Celine Dion (1992)
Alternate covers
Des mots qui sonnent
U.S. edition
Japanese edition
Singles from Dion chante Plamondon
"Des mots qui sonnent" Released: October 14, 1991 "L'amour existe encore" Released: October 14, 1991 "Je danse dans ma tête" Released: February 3, 1992 "Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime" Released: July 6, 1992 "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" Released: June 28, 1993

Dion chante Plamondon (meaning Dion sings Plamondon) is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 4, 1991. It's her 15th French-language album and 16th in total. In Europe the album was re-named Des mots qui sonnent (meaning Words That Sound).

Contents 1 Album information 2 1991-92 in Canada 3 1992-94 in France 4 1994 worldwide 5 Track listing 6 Chart performance 7 Awards 8 Release history 9 References

[edit] Album information

Céline Dion interprets the words of Luc Plamondon, pop lyricist of French-speaking Canada. The album includes four new songs ("Des mots qui sonnent," "Je danse dans ma tête," "Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime" and "L'amour existe encore") and eight covers (mostly form the Starmania musical: "Le monde est stone," "Le blues du businessman," "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" and "Les uns contre les autres"). "Le monde est stone" and "Ziggy" were performed originally by Fabienne Thibeault, "Le blues du businessman" by Claude Dubois. Thibeault and Dubois sang also "Les uns contre les autres." Other covers include: Martine St-Clair's "Le fils de Superman," Diane Dufresne's "Oxygène" and "J'ai besoin d'un chum," and Marie Carmen's "Piaf chanterait du rock."

At first, the album was released in Canada (November 1991) and France (April 1992). In 1994, Dion chante Plamondon was released in the rest of the world becoming Dion's first French album available worldwide. It has sold 1.5 million copies. The album was released with four different cover pictures.

[edit] 1991-92 in Canada

There were no commercial singles from this album released in Canada, although five of them went to the radio. Sony Music Entertainment decided to release two singles at the same time, in October 1991: "Des mots qui sonnent" to the pop stations (peak at number 10) and "L'amour existe encore" to the adult contemporary format (peak at number 16). February 1992 saw the issue of "Je danse dans ma tête" (number 3) which won MuchMusic Video Award for Best Adult Contemporary Video. "Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime" was chosen in July 1992 as the next single and became a hit reaching number 1. Fifth and final single was "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)." The album was very successful in Canada where it peaked at number 57 but was certified 2x platinum for over 200,000 copies sold. Dion chante Plamondon received Juno Award and Félix Award, both in category Best Selling Album.

[edit] 1992-94 in France

In France, the album re-named Des mots qui sonnent was promoted by "Je danse dans ma tête" commercial single, released in April 1992. Unfortunately, both of these releases flopped. Everything has changed in 1993 when Dion's single "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" became a smash hit, reaching number 2 and being certified gold. English version of that song appeared on the Tycoon compilation, as well as the single's B-side. Thanks to its success, Des mots qui sonnent charted for the very first time in September 1993. In January 1994, Sony Music Entertainment released the third and final commercial single in France - "L'amour existe encore" which peaked at number 31. The album reached number 4 and was certified 2x platinum for selling 600,000 copies.

[edit] 1994 worldwide

Actually, there was no promotion when the album was released worldwide in 1994. Only Céline Dion's English single "Think Twice," released at that time contained as B-sides two songs from Dion chante Plamondon: "L'amour existe encore" or "Le monde est stone."

[edit] Track listing

1. "Des mots qui sonnent" (Luc Plamondon, Aldo Nova, Marty Simon) – 3:56
2. "Le monde est stone" (Plamondon, Michel Berger) – 3:40
3. "J'ai besoin d'un chum" (Plamondon, François Cousineau) – 4:04 (Canada/Europe only)
4. "Le fils de Superman" (Plamondon, Germain Gauthier) – 4:35
5. "Je danse dans ma tête" (Plamondon, Romano Musumarra) – 4:14
6. "Le blues du businessman" (Plamondon, Berger) – 4:30
7. "Piaf chanterait du rock" (Plamondon, Gauthier) – 3:23 (Canada/Europe only)
8. "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" (Plamondon, Berger) – 2:58
9. "Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime" (Plamondon, Erown) – 3:40
10. "Les uns contre les autres" (Plamondon, Berger) – 3:10
11. "Oxygène" (Plamondon, Gauthier) – 6:00
12. "L'amour existe encore" (Plamondon, Richard Cocciante) – 3:50

[edit] Chart performance

Chart	Peak position	Certification	Sales/shipments
Belgian Wallonie Albums Chart[1]	17
Canadian Albums Chart[2]	57	2x platinum	200,000[3]
French Albums Chart[4]	4	2x platinum	600,000[5]
U.S. Billboard 200[6]			111,000[7]

[edit] Awards

Year	Award show	Award
1992	Juno Awards	Female Vocalist of the Year
1992	Félix Awards	Best Selling Album of the Year - Dion chante Plamondon
1992	Félix Awards	Quebec Artist Achieving the Most Success in a Language Other Than French
1992	MuchMusic Video Awards	Best Adult Contemporary Video – "Je danse dans ma tête"
1993	Juno Awards	Best Selling Francophone Album – Dion chante Plamondon

[edit] Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Canada	November 4, 1991	Columbia	CD	80168
France	April 29, 1992	Columbia	CD	4713442
Australia	January 25, 1993	Epic	CD	4772152
United States	May 31, 1994	Epic	CD	64363
Japan	November 11, 1994	Epic	CD	ESCA-6101

[edit] References

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