À l'Olympia

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À l'Olympia
Live album by Céline Dion
Released November 14, 1994 (1994-11-14)
(see release history)
Recorded September 28-29, 1994 at the Olympia in Paris, France
Genre Pop
Length 68:16
Label Columbia
Producer Claude Lemay
Professional reviews
Céline Dion chronology
The Colour of My Love
(1993)		 À l'Olympia
(1994)		 D'eux
(1995)
Alternate cover
Korean edition
Singles from À l'Olympia
  1. "Calling You"
    Released: December 19, 1994

À l'Olympia (meaning At the Olympia) is a live album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 14, 1994. It's her 2nd live album, 16th French album and 19th in total.

Contents

[edit] Album information

The album was recorded on September 28 and 29, 1994, during two sold-out concerts at the Paris Olympia. Among songs from singer's previous French album Dion chante Plamondon, Céline Dion performed also "Calling You," (Academy Award nominated song from Bagdad Café), "Quand on n'a que l'amour" (originally by Jacques Brel), and a medley of songs from the Starmania musical, including two songs unavailable on Dion previous releases: "Quand on arrive en ville" and "Naziland, ce soir on danse" (full English version of that song called "Tonight We Dance (Extravagance!)" was recorded by Dion and included on the Tycoon compilation in 1992).

Although À l'Olympia was unavailable in most important music markets (United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia), the B-sides of English singles released there in 1995 and 1996 included tracks from that album.

The video with this concert was never released.

"Quand on n'a que l'amour," "Elle" and "Medley Starmania" were included on Dion's 2005 French compilation On ne change pas.

Shows at the Olympia were a part of The Colour of My Love Tour.

[edit] Critical reception

Allmusic said that "the material sounds great live" and Dion's "voice as always a technical marvel."[1]

[edit] Chart success

The album has sold 3 million copies worldwide.[2] After selling 1 million copies in Europe, it was certified platinum by the IFPI. À l'Olympia was also certified platinum in France and Canada, peaking at numbers 10 and 31 respectively (Quebec sales did not factor into the Canadian Albums chart at that time). In Belgium Wallonia, it reached number 19.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Des mots qui sonnent" (Luc Plamondon, Aldo Nova, Marty Simon) – 4:15
  2. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" (Robert White Johnson, Taylor Rhodes) – 8:16
  3. "L'amour existe encore" (Plamondon, Richard Cocciante) – 4:17
  4. "Je danse dans ma tête" (Plamondon, Romano Musumarra) – 4:27
  5. "Calling You" (Bob Telson) – 6:41
  6. "Elle" (Eddy Marnay, Paul Baillargeon) – 3:12
  7. Medley Starmania: "Quand on arrive en ville/Les uns contre les autres/Le monde est stone/Naziland, ce soir on danse" (Plamondon, Michel Berger) – 6:33
  8. "Le blues du businessman" (Plamondon, Berger) – 7:04
  9. "Le fils de Superman" (Plamondon, Germain Gauthier) – 4:27
  10. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Diane Warren) – 5:25
  11. "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" (Plamondon, Berger) – 3:19
  12. "The Power of Love" (Candy DeRouge, Gunther Mende, Mary Susan Applegate, Jennifer Rush) – 6:08
  13. "Quand on n'a que l'amour" (Jacques Brel) – 4:08

[edit] Chart performance

Chart Peak
position		 Certification Sales/shipments
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[3] 961
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[4] 191
Canadian Albums Chart[5] 31 Platinum[6] 200,000[7]
European Albums Chart[8] 60 Platinum 1,000,000[9]
French Albums Chart[10] 10 Platinum 300,000[11]

1 The chart is available only since April 1995

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
France November 14, 1994 Columbia CD 4781612
Canada November 15, 1994 80212

[edit] References

  1. ^ À l'Olympia review
  2. ^ "Ticket Specialists". About Celine Dion. http://www.ticketspecialists.com/lasvegas/celine_dion_tickets.htm. Retrieved September 7 2009. 
  3. ^ Flandres Albums Chart
  4. ^ Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart
  5. ^ Canadian Albums Chart
  6. ^ CRIA
  7. ^ Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 1995.
  8. ^ European Albums Chart
  9. ^ IFPI
  10. ^ French Albums Chart
  11. ^ SNEP
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