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The Collector's Series, Volume One

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The Collector's Series Volume One is Céline Dion's compilation, her eighth English album and twenty-seventh in total (if counting the French albums). It was released on October 23 2000. The album was re-named Tout en Amour (meaning All in Love) in France.

Album information

It's a compilation of some of Dion's biggest hits and a few rarely-heard non-English language songs. The Collector's Series Volume One features "The Power of the Dream" from the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as duets, and French, Spanish and Japanese songs. It also includes singles like "Where Does My Heart Beat Now," "Only One Road," "Falling into You," "The Reason" and "That's the Way It Is."

Tout en Amour Limited Edition inluded twelve colour postcards with previously unreleased photos of Céline Dion.

Chart success

Although The Collector's Series Volume One wasn't promoted in any way, the album sold 3.5 million copies worldwide, topping the chart in France, and reaching top five in Canada and Greece. It was certified gold in eight countries.

Track listing

# Title Writers Length
1. "The Power of the Dream" L. Thompson, D. Foster, Babyface 4:31
2. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" R. W. Johnson, T. Rhodes 4:33
3. "Us" B. Pace 5:46
4. "The Reason" C. King, M. Hudson, G. Wells 5:01
5. "Seduces Me" D. Hill, J. Sheard 3:46
6. "With This Tear" Prince 4:12
7. "Falling into You" B. Steinberg, R. Nowels, M. C. D'Ubaldo 4:18
8. "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" J.J. Goldman 4:14
9. "Un Garçon Pas Comme Les Autres (Ziggy)" L. Plamondon, M. Berger 2:59
10. "Be the Man" (Japanese version) D. Foster, R. Yukawa 4:39
11. "Tell Him" (with Barbra Streisand) L. Thompson, W. Afanasieff, D. Foster 4:52
12. "The Prayer" (with Andrea Bocelli) D. Foster, C. Bayer Sager, A. Testa, T. Renis 4:30
13. "Sola Otra Vez" E. Carmen, S. Rachmaninoff, M. Benito 5:12
14. "Amar Haciendo el Amor" B. Mann, D. Rich, M. Benito 4:11
15. "Only One Road" P. Zizzo 4:48
16. "That's the Way It Is" M. Lundin, M. Martin, A. Carlsson 4:01
Japanese Bonus Track
17. "When I Fall in Love" (with Clive Griffin) E. Heyman, V. Young 4:20

Chart Performance

Country Peak
Position
Number of
Weeks
Certification Sales
France 1 (1w) 13 Gold 155,300
Canada 4 17 - 100,000
Greece 5 n/a n/a n/a
Switzerland 12 15 Gold 25,000
Japan 13 5 Gold 100,000
Netherlands 15 11 Gold 40,000
Austria 16 12 - n/a
New Zealand 27 6 Gold 7,500
Germany 28 11 Gold 150,000
United States 28 17 Gold 879,555
Ireland 29 8 n/a n/a
Hungary 30 3 Gold 10,000
United Kingdom 30 8 - n/a
Belgium Flanders 33 4 n/a n/a
Belgium Wallonie 34 8 n/a n/a
Italy 35 4 - n/a
Finland 39 3 - n/a
Australia 51 9 - n/a
Mexico n/a n/a Gold 75,000

The Collector's Series Volume One is undercertified in one country:

  • Canada - should be certified Platinum (100,000)

References