The Colour of My Love

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The Colour of My Love
Studio album by Céline Dion
Released November 9, 1993 (1993-11-09)
(see release history)
Recorded 1993
Genre Pop, soft rock, dance
Length 66:24
Label Epic, 550
Producer Walter Afanasieff, David Foster, Steve Lindsey, Christopher Neil, Aldo Nova, Guy Roche, Ric Wake
Céline Dion chronology
Celine Dion
1992		 The Colour of My Love
(1993)		 À l'Olympia
(1994)
Singles from The Colour of My Love
  1. "When I Fall in Love"
    Released: June 28, 1993
  2. "The Power of Love"
    Released: November 1, 1993
  3. "Misled"
    Released: April 4, 1994
  4. "Think Twice"
    Released: July 18, 1994
  5. "Only One Road"
    Released: November 21, 1994
  6. "Next Plane Out"
    Released: October 23, 1995
  7. "Just Walk Away"
    Released: October 23, 1995
  8. "To Love You More"
    Released: October 23, 1995

The Colour of My Love is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 9, 1993. It is her third English-language album and 18th overall. It features three number-one singles: "The Power of Love," "Think Twice" and "To Love You More."

Contents

[edit] Album information

Dion worked with people who helped her on previous albums Unison and Celine Dion: David Foster, Walter Afanasieff or Diane Warren to name a few.

This album represents the international success of Céline Dion. With The Colour of My Love she achieved worldwide fame.

Non-U.S. version of the album included additional song "Just Walk Away" (issued as a promotional single in Spain). The Colour of My Love was re-released in Japan on October 23, 1995 with a bonus track "To Love You More", which became a number one hit in that country.

The Colour of My Love was noteworthy in that, in the dedication section, it was the first public acknowledgment that Dion had fallen in love with her manager, René Angélil. In the dedication, Dion had named Angélil "the colour of [her] love."

With "When I Fall in Love" and "The Power of Love" Céline Dion got two Grammy Awards nominations for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance respectively.

She won many awards during The Colour of My Love era, including: Ivor Novello Award for "Think Twice," Japan Gold Disc Award for "To Love You More," IRMA Award for The Colour of My Love, and World Music Award for World’s Best Selling Canadian Female Recording Artist of the Year. Dion received also many Juno Awards and Félix Awards, and was nominated for an American Music Award.

She did The Colour of My Love Tour to support the album. The Colour of My Love Concert home video was also released.

On September 12, 2008, a combo containing The Colour of My Love CD and The Colour of My Love Concert DVD was released.

[edit] Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]

Allmusic wrote that the album is "successful, thanks to the careful production, professional songwriting (highlighted by "When I Fall in Love," "The Power of Love," and "Think Twice") and Dion's powerhouse performances."[2]

[edit] Chart success

In the United States, it has shipped 6 million copies and was certified 6x platinum[3] (4,502,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan).[4]

After selling 4 million copies in Europe, The Colour of My Love was certified 4x platinum by the IFPI.[5] It was awarded with multi-platinum certifications in many European countries, including the United Kingdom where it has sold 1,816,915[6] and achieved 5x platinum status[7] (and is eligible for 6x platinum after selling over 1,800,000 copies). Dion garnered tremendous success with The Colour of My Love, particularly in the UK, where the album stood for five weeks at the top of the British albums chart, while "Think Twice" reigned simultaneously atop the British singles chart. This accomplishment was last achieved by The Beatles. Both album and single spent 7 weeks in total at the top of the UK charts.[8]

In Canada, the album has sold 1.4 million copies[9] and it was certified diamond.[10] Also in Japan it has topped the 1 million units sales point and was certified with a million award.[11]

The album was also successful in Australia and New Zealand, where it was certified 8x platinum[12] and 6x platinum,[13] respectively. The Colour of My Love became the second best-selling album of 1995 in Australia and spent the longest run at number 1 for that year.[14]

The album went to number 1 the following countries: Norway (ten weeks at the top), Australia (eight weeks), UK (seven weeks), Canada (six weeks), Ireland (four weeks), Belgium Flanders (four weeks), and Greece. The Colour of My Love reached also top 10 in many other charts, including number 2 in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Portugal, number 4 in the U.S., Sweden and on the European Top 100 Albums, number 7 in France, Japan, Finland and Spain, and number 9 in Switzerland.

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "The Power of Love"   Candy DeRouge, Gunther Mende, Mary Susan Applegate, Jennifer Rush David Foster 5:43
2. "Misled"   Jimmy Bralower, Peter Zizzo Ric Wake 3:30
3. "Think Twice"   Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield 4:47
4. "Only One Road"   Peter Zizzo Ric Wake 4:49
5. "Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down"   Arnie Roman, Russ DeSalvo Ric Wake 4:01
6. "Next Plane Out"   Diane Warren Guy Roche 4:59
7. "Real Emotion"   Warren Ric Wake 4:26
8. "When I Fall in Love" (with Clive Griffin) Edward Heyman, Victor Young David Foster 4:20
9. "Love Doesn't Ask Why"   Phil Galdston, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil Walter Afanasieff 4:08
10. "Refuse to Dance"   Charlie Dore, Danny Schogger Christopher Neil 4:21
11. "I Remember L.A."   Tony Colton, Richard Wold Christopher Neil 4:12
12. "No Living Without Loving You"   Warren Guy Roche 4:23
13. "Lovin' Proof"   Warren Ric Wake 4:12
14. "Just Walk Away" (International version bonus track) Albert Hammond, Marti Sharron Steve Lindsay, Humberto Gatica 4:58
15. "The Colour of My Love"   David Foster, Arthur Ganov David Foster 3:25
16. "To Love You More" (1995 Japanese limited edition bonus track) Foster, Junior Miles David Foster 5:28

[edit] Charts and certifications

[edit] Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[15] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[16] 18
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[17] 1
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[18] 13
Canadian Record Albums Chart[19] 1
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[20] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[21] 2
European Albums Chart[22] 4
Finnish Albums Chart[23] 7
French Albums Chart[24] 7
German Albums Chart[25] 16
Greek Albums Chart[26] 1
Irish Albums Chart[27] 1
Italian Albums Chart[28] 11
Japanese Albums Chart[29] 7
New Zealand Albums Chart[30] 2
Norwegian Albums Chart[31] 1
Portuguese Albums Chart[32] 2
Spanish Albums Chart[33] 7
Swedish Albums Chart[34] 4
Swiss Albums Chart[35] 9
UK Albums Chart[36] 1
US Billboard 200[37] 4

[edit] Certifications

Country Certifications1
Australia 8× Platinum[12]
Austria Gold[38]
Belgium 2× Platinum[39]
Canada Diamond[10]
Europe 4× Platinum[5]
Finland Platinum[40]
France Platinum[41]
Germany Gold[42]
Netherlands 3× Platinum[43]
New Zealand 6× Platinum[13]
Norway 3× Platinum[44]
Spain Platinum[45]
Sweden Platinum[46]
Switzerland Platinum[47]
United Kingdom 5× Platinum[7]
United States 6× Platinum[3]

1Most certifications are under old criteria, with higher certifications levels than the current ones.

Preceded by
Carry On up the Charts by Beautiful South
Elastica by Elastica		 UK Albums Chart number-one album
January 28, 1995 – March 12, 1995
April 1, 1995 – April 7, 1995		 Succeeded by
Greatest Hits by Bruce Springsteen
Wake Up! by Boo Radleys
Preceded by
Three Legged Dog by The Cruel Sea		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
May 14, 1995 – June 10, 1995
July 30 – August 12, 1995
September 10, 1995 – September 23, 1995		 Succeeded by
Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

[edit] Awards

Year Award show Award
1994 Grammy Awards Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) (to David Foster and Jeremy Lubbock) – "When I Fall in Love"
1994 Juno Awards Female Vocalist of the Year
1994 Félix Awards Female Artist of the Year
1994 Félix Awards Quebec Artist Achieving the Most Success in a Language Other Than French
1994 Félix Awards Quebec Artist Achieving the Most Success Outside the Province Of Quebec
1995 World Music Awards World's Best Selling Canadian Female Recording Artist of the Year
1995 Ivor Novello Awards Song of the Year – "Think Twice"
1995 Juno Awards Album of the Year – The Colour of My Love
1995 Juno Awards Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) – The Colour of My Love
1996 MIDEM Awards Award For Combined European Sales of Over 10 Million Units in 1995
1996 Japan Gold Disc Awards International Song of the Year – "To Love You More"
1996 IRMA Awards Best International Female Artist Album – The Colour of My Love
1996 Malta Music Awards Best Selling International Artist

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States November 9, 1993 Epic, 550 CD 57555
Canada Sony Music, Columbia
Japan December 2, 1993 Sony Music Japan, Epic, 550 4747432
United Kingdom February 21, 1994 Sony Music, Epic, 550
Australia March 7, 1994
France June 10, 1994 Sony Music, Columbia
Europe September 12, 2008 CD/DVD 88697374522
Australia October 27, 2008 Sony Music, Epic, 550

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ The Colour of My Love review
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  6. ^ "The UK's 100 best-selling albums as of November 2006". Canadian Online Explorer. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/Q/Queen/2006/11/17/2391437.html. Retrieved 2006-11-17. 
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  15. ^ Australian Albums Chart
  16. ^ Austrian Albums Chart
  17. ^ Belgian Flanders Albums Chart
  18. ^ Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart
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  20. ^ Top Albums/CDs - Volume 58, No. 24, December 25 1993. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  21. ^ Dutch Albums Chart
  22. ^ European Albums Chart
  23. ^ Finnish Albums Chart
  24. ^ French Albums Chart
  25. ^ German Albums Chart
  26. ^ Greek Albums Chart
  27. ^ Irish Albums Chart
  28. ^ Italian Albums Chart
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  30. ^ New Zealand Albums Chart
  31. ^ Norwegian Albums Chart
  32. ^ Portuguese Albums Chart
  33. ^ Spanish Albums Chart
  34. ^ Swedish Albums Chart
  35. ^ Swiss Albums Chart
  36. ^ UK Albums Chart
  37. ^ Billboard 200
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