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In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number ten in March 1994.<ref name="uk1">{{cite web|title=1994 Top 40 Official Albums Chart UK Archive, 5th March 1994|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/1994-03-05/|date=5 March 1994|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> Thanks to the success of "Think Twice," the album reached number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]] in January 1995 and spent seven weeks at the top.<ref name="uk2">{{cite web|title=1995 Top 40 Official Albums Chart UK Archive, 28th January 1995|publisher=Official Charts Company|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/1995-01-28/|date=28 January 1995|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="uk7">{{cite web|title=Celine Dion - Artist - Official Charts|publisher=Official Charts Company|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/Celine%20Dion/|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> For five consecutive weeks, "Think Twice" and ''The Colour of My Love '' stood simultaneously on top of the UK charts, an achievement not replicated since 1965 and the heyday of [[The Beatles]].<ref name="uk3">{{cite web|title=The Journey So Far|publisher=celinedion.com|url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/biography?page=0,2|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> In December 1995, the album was certified [[British Phonographic Industry#BPI Certified Awards program|five-times Platinum]] by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] for selling 1.5 million copies.<ref name="uk4">{{cite web|title=Certified Awards|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx|date=1 December 1995|accessdate=1 July 2007}}</ref> It also became the third [[1995 in British music#End of Year Charts|best-selling album of 1995 in the United Kingdom]], after ''[[Robson & Jerome]]'''s [[Robson & Jerome (album)|eponymous album]] and [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]'s ''[[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]''.<ref name="uk6">{{cite web|url=http://www.charts-surfer.de/musikjahr.php|title=UK Album Yearendchart ... since 1960|publisher=Charts-Surfer|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> In November 2006, the [[Official Charts Company]] released a list of the 100 best-selling albums of all time in the United Kingdom.<ref name="uk5">{{cite web|author=Bill Harris|title=Queen rules - in album sales|publisher=[[Jam!]]|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/Q/Queen/2006/11/17/2391437.html|date=17 November 2006|accessdate=17 November 2006}}</ref> Dion made the list with three albums, including ''The Colour of My Love '' at number seventy-seven with sales of 1,816,915 units (eligible for [[British Phonographic Industry#BPI Certified Awards program|six-times Platinum]] certification).<ref name="uk5"/> ''The Colour of My Love'' was also very successful in other European countries. It went to number one in Ireland, Norway, Belgium Flanders and Denmark, and reached top ten in France, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Portugal and the Netherlands. The album was certified Multi-Platinum, Platinum and Gold in various European countries. In 1996, [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] certified it [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry#Record sales certification|four-times Platinum]] for selling four million copies in Europe.<ref name="ifpi">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.com/content/section_news/plat1996.html|title=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 1996|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]]|accessdate=1 March 2004}}</ref>
In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number ten in March 1994.<ref name="uk1">{{cite web|title=1994 Top 40 Official Albums Chart UK Archive, 5th March 1994|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/1994-03-05/|date=5 March 1994|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> Thanks to the success of "Think Twice," the album reached number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]] in January 1995 and spent seven weeks at the top.<ref name="uk2">{{cite web|title=1995 Top 40 Official Albums Chart UK Archive, 28th January 1995|publisher=Official Charts Company|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/1995-01-28/|date=28 January 1995|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="uk7">{{cite web|title=Celine Dion - Artist - Official Charts|publisher=Official Charts Company|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/Celine%20Dion/|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> For five consecutive weeks, "Think Twice" and ''The Colour of My Love '' stood simultaneously on top of the UK charts, an achievement not replicated since 1965 and the heyday of [[The Beatles]].<ref name="uk3">{{cite web|title=The Journey So Far|publisher=celinedion.com|url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/biography?page=0,2|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> In December 1995, the album was certified [[British Phonographic Industry#BPI Certified Awards program|five-times Platinum]] by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] for selling 1.5 million copies.<ref name="uk4">{{cite web|title=Certified Awards|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx|date=1 December 1995|accessdate=1 July 2007}}</ref> It also became the third [[1995 in British music#End of Year Charts|best-selling album of 1995 in the United Kingdom]], after ''[[Robson & Jerome]]'''s [[Robson & Jerome (album)|eponymous album]] and [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]'s ''[[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]''.<ref name="uk6">{{cite web|url=http://www.charts-surfer.de/musikjahr.php|title=UK Album Yearendchart ... since 1960|publisher=Charts-Surfer|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> In November 2006, the [[Official Charts Company]] released a list of the 100 best-selling albums of all time in the United Kingdom.<ref name="uk5">{{cite web|author=Bill Harris|title=Queen rules - in album sales|publisher=[[Jam!]]|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/Q/Queen/2006/11/17/2391437.html|date=17 November 2006|accessdate=17 November 2006}}</ref> Dion made the list with three albums, including ''The Colour of My Love '' at number seventy-seven with sales of 1,816,915 units (eligible for [[British Phonographic Industry#BPI Certified Awards program|six-times Platinum]] certification).<ref name="uk5"/> ''The Colour of My Love'' was also very successful in other European countries. It went to number one in Ireland, Norway, Belgium Flanders and Denmark, and reached top ten in France, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Portugal and the Netherlands. The album was certified Multi-Platinum, Platinum and Gold in various European countries. In 1996, [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] certified it [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry#Record sales certification|four-times Platinum]] for selling four million copies in Europe.<ref name="ifpi">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.com/content/section_news/plat1996.html|title=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 1996|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]]|accessdate=1 March 2004}}</ref>


In Japan, the album originally peaked at number sixty-five in February 1994.<ref name="jp1">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20141026050521/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/98172/ranking/cd_album/|script-title=ja:セリーヌ・ディオンのアルバム売り上げランキング|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Oricon]]|accessdate=27 August 2010}}</ref> It was certified Gold and has sold 200,000 units.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/1995/199503.pdf|title=ラヴ･ストーリーズ・スペシャル・エディション セリーヌ・ディオン 931202 (SME)|publisher=RIAJ|language=Japanese|accessdate=5 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="billbjap">{{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-01-06.pdf|title=Celine Dion, Epic Find Some Unusual {{Not a typo|Kompany}} |work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=6 January 1996|accessdate=13 May 2015|page=41}}</ref> Due to the success of "[[To Love You More]]," ''The Colour of My Love'' was re-issued with this song in October 1995 and reached number seven on the [[Oricon Albums Chart]] in November 1995.<ref name="jp1"/> This re-release has sold 650,000 copies in 1995.<ref name="billbjap"/> While charting on the Oricon Albums Chart in 1995 and 1996, the re-issue of ''The Colour of My Love'' has sold 813,450 units.<ref name="jp2"/><ref name="jp3"/> In January 1996, it was certified [[Recording Industry Association of Japan#RIAJ Certification|three-times Platinum]] by [[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]] and later that year, ''The Colour of My Love'' became Dion's first million-selling album in Japan, with the summed numbers of the original version and the re-release.<ref name="jp4"/><ref name="billbjap"/><ref name="jp2"/><ref name="jp3"/> In Australia, the album debuted at number nine in March 1994.<ref name="au1">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=C%E9line+Dion&titel=The+Colour+Of+My+Love&cat=a|title=Céline Dion - The Colour of My Love (Album)|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=9 September 2005}}</ref> Again, thanks to the success of "Think Twice," it topped the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Chart]] in mid-1995 for eight weeks, achieving the longest run at number one for that year.<ref name="au1"/> It also became the second best-selling album of 1995 in Australia, after [[Tina Arena]]'s ''[[Don't Ask]]''.<ref name="au2">{{cite web|url=http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1995.htm|title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1995|publisher=ARIA|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> In March 1996, ''The Colour of My Love'' was certified [[ARIA Charts#ARIA certifications|eight-times Platinum]] by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] for shipments of 560,000 copies.<ref name="au3">{{cite book|author=Gavin Ryan|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref> ''The Colour of My Love'' became one of the best-selling albums by Dion, with sales of twenty million copies worldwide.<ref name="world1">{{cite web|author=David Ball|url=http://canadianmusichalloffame.ca/this-week-in-history-december-12-to-18/|title=This Week in History: December 12 to 18|publisher=[[Canadian Music Hall of Fame]]|accessdate=4 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="world2">{{cite web|author=Jonathan Hamard|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Celine-Dion/news-70887.html|title=Série de l'été : la carrière de Céline Dion|publisher=[[PureMédias]]|date=12 September 2010|language=French|accessdate=12 September 2010}}</ref>
In Japan, the album originally peaked at number sixty-five in February 1994.<ref name="jp1">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/98172/ranking/cd_album/ |script-title=ja:セリーヌ・ディオンのアルバム売り上げランキング |language=Japanese |publisher=[[Oricon]] |accessdate=27 August 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026050521/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/98172/ranking/cd_album/ |archivedate=26 October 2014 }}</ref> It was certified Gold and has sold 200,000 units.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/1995/199503.pdf|title=ラヴ･ストーリーズ・スペシャル・エディション セリーヌ・ディオン 931202 (SME)|publisher=RIAJ|language=Japanese|accessdate=5 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="billbjap">{{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-01-06.pdf|title=Celine Dion, Epic Find Some Unusual {{Not a typo|Kompany}} |work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=6 January 1996|accessdate=13 May 2015|page=41}}</ref> Due to the success of "[[To Love You More]]," ''The Colour of My Love'' was re-issued with this song in October 1995 and reached number seven on the [[Oricon Albums Chart]] in November 1995.<ref name="jp1"/> This re-release has sold 650,000 copies in 1995.<ref name="billbjap"/> While charting on the Oricon Albums Chart in 1995 and 1996, the re-issue of ''The Colour of My Love'' has sold 813,450 units.<ref name="jp2"/><ref name="jp3"/> In January 1996, it was certified [[Recording Industry Association of Japan#RIAJ Certification|three-times Platinum]] by [[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]] and later that year, ''The Colour of My Love'' became Dion's first million-selling album in Japan, with the summed numbers of the original version and the re-release.<ref name="jp4"/><ref name="billbjap"/><ref name="jp2"/><ref name="jp3"/> In Australia, the album debuted at number nine in March 1994.<ref name="au1">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=C%E9line+Dion&titel=The+Colour+Of+My+Love&cat=a|title=Céline Dion - The Colour of My Love (Album)|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=9 September 2005}}</ref> Again, thanks to the success of "Think Twice," it topped the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Chart]] in mid-1995 for eight weeks, achieving the longest run at number one for that year.<ref name="au1"/> It also became the second best-selling album of 1995 in Australia, after [[Tina Arena]]'s ''[[Don't Ask]]''.<ref name="au2">{{cite web|url=http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1995.htm|title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1995|publisher=ARIA|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> In March 1996, ''The Colour of My Love'' was certified [[ARIA Charts#ARIA certifications|eight-times Platinum]] by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] for shipments of 560,000 copies.<ref name="au3">{{cite book|author=Gavin Ryan|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref> ''The Colour of My Love'' became one of the best-selling albums by Dion, with sales of twenty million copies worldwide.<ref name="world1">{{cite web|author=David Ball|url=http://canadianmusichalloffame.ca/this-week-in-history-december-12-to-18/|title=This Week in History: December 12 to 18|publisher=[[Canadian Music Hall of Fame]]|accessdate=4 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="world2">{{cite web|author=Jonathan Hamard|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Celine-Dion/news-70887.html|title=Série de l'été : la carrière de Céline Dion|publisher=[[PureMédias]]|date=12 September 2010|language=French|accessdate=12 September 2010}}</ref>


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The Colour of My Love is the third English-language studio album by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion. It was released by Columbia Records/550 Music on 9 November 1993. The songs were produced mainly by David Foster, Ric Wake, Guy Roche, Walter Afanasieff and Christopher Neil, and four of them were written by Diane Warren. The album features two cover versions of "The Power of Love" and "When I Fall in Love."

After its release, The Colour of My Love received generally mixed reviews from music critics but became a commercial success, topping the charts in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and few other European countries, and reaching top ten elsewhere, including number four in the United States. The Colour of My Love has shipped six million units in the United States and has sold over 1.8 million copies in the United Kingdom, 1.5 million in Canada and over one million units in Japan. It remains one of best-selling albums of all time with worldwide sales of twenty million copies. Singles released from the album include the US number one "The Power of Love," the UK number one "Think Twice," and the Japanese chart topper "To Love You More," which was included on the 1995 re-release of The Colour of My Love in Japan. Each of these singles sold over one million copies in these countries.

The Colour of My Love won two Juno Awards of 1995 for Album of the Year and Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic), and also received the IRMA Award for Best International Female Artist Album. "Think Twice" won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically and "To Love You More" received the International Single Grand Prix at the Japan Gold Disc Awards. "When I Fall in Love" won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1994. "The Power of Love" was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1995.

Background and release

After releasing two English-language studio albums, Unison (1990) and Celine Dion (1992), recording Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning song, "Beauty and the Beast," and achieving three top ten entries on the Billboard Hot 100 ("Where Does My Heart Beat Now," "Beauty and the Beast" and "If You Asked Me To"), Dion started working on her third English-language album, entitled The Colour of My Love. In September 1993, she performed two concerts at the Capitole de Québec in Quebec City, Canada, which were recorded to be later broadcast on television. Dion performed brand new, unheard songs from the upcoming album The Colour of My Love, including: "Refuse to Dance," "Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down," "The Colour of My Love," "The Power of Love," "Misled," "Think Twice" and "Only One Road." The show entitled later The Colour of My Love Concert was issued as a home video in 1995. The Colour of My Love was released in November 1993 in North America, December 1993 in Japan, February 1994 in Europe and in March 1994 in Australia.

Content

The Colour of My Love was released with fourteen songs in the United States and fifteen tracks, including "Just Walk Away," elsewhere. The album was produced mainly by David Foster, Ric Wake, Guy Roche, Walter Afanasieff and Christopher Neil. Diane Warren wrote four songs for The Colour of My Love, including: "Next Plane Out," "Real Emotion," "No Living Without Loving You" and "Lovin' Proof." The album features duet with Clive Griffin on "When I Fall in Love," taken from the Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack and a cover version of Jennifer Rush's 1985 track, "The Power of Love." In October 1995, The Colour of My Love was re-released in Japan, including new song, "To Love You More," written and produced by David Foster.

Singles

After "When I Fall in Love," which originally appeared on the Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack, "The Power of Love" was issued as the first proper single from The Colour of My Love. The song was very successful, reaching number one in the United States, Canada and Australia, and peaking inside top ten in various countries, including the United Kingdom and France. "The Power of Love" has sold over 1.1 million copies in the United States and was certified Platinum in 1994.[1][2] The next song, "Misled," became a top ten single in Canada and also reached number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs in the United States. Another success came with the release of "Think Twice," a single which topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands, and reached top ten in Australia and Switzerland. "Think Twice" has sold over 1.3 million copies in the United Kingdom and was certified Platinum in 1995 (eligible for two-times Platinum).[3][4] The next single, "Only One Road" peaked inside top ten in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In 1995, "Next Plane Out" was released in Australia and "Just Walk Away" was issued as a promotional single in Spain. In October 1995, The Colour of My Love was re-released in Japan, including new song, "To Love You More," which was released as a single at the same time. "To Love You More" reached number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and has sold 1.5 million copies in Japan.[5][6][7] It was certified Million by the RIAJ.[8]

Promotion

Dion promoted The Colour of My Love in North America on various television programmes in late 1993 and early 1994. Additionally, her The Colour of My Love Concert aired in December 1993 in Canada and in February 1994 in the United States. Dion also embarked on The Colour of My Love Tour and performed concerts in the United States in February 1994, and in Canada through May 1994. After the success of "Think Twice" outside North America, she also started promoting the album in 1995 in Europe, including the United Kingdom. One of the most important performances, after releasing the album include: "The Power of Love" at the Juno Awards of 1994 and American Music Awards of 1995, "Think Twice" at the Edison Awards in 1994 and World Music Awards in 1995, and "The Colour of My Love" at the Juno Awards of 1995. Dion also performed three songs form The Colour of My Love on Top of the Pops in the United Kingdom: "The Power of Love" (1994), "Think Twice" (1995) and "Only One Road" (1995).

Critical reception

Upon release, the album received mixed reviews from music critics, with positive attention given to Dion's vocals. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic gave it three out of five stars and wrote that the album follows the same pattern as Dion's eponymous breakthrough, and while the songs aren't quite as consistent this time around, the record is nevertheless quite 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.[9] Brad Webber from Chicago Tribune gave the album two out of four stars.[10] He felt that "sickly sweet, by-the-books standards" like "The Power of Love" belie Dion's talent: "forcefully resonant and multiflavored vocals."[10] He criticized "crooked roots" of a Janet Jackson impersonation ("Misled" and "Think Twice"), formulaic duo ballad ("When I Fall in Love") and added that with Dion's attempt at soul, you can categorize her as "fairly shallow, sort of a female Michael Bolton."[10] However Webber praised an "exotic thrill" in "Refuse to Dance," which "throws a little variety in the mix."[10]

Commercial performance

In Canada, The Colour of My Love entered the RPM Albums Chart at number five and moved to the top in the fifth week.[11] It satyed at number one for twelve consecutive weeks and spent eighty weeks on the chart in total.[11] In December 1994, the album was certified Diamond by the CRIA for selling one million copies.[12] It became the second best-selling album of the year 1994 in Canada, after Ace of Base's The Sign.[13] In November 1996, Billboard wrote that the sales of The Colour of My Love have reached 1.5 million units in Canada.[14] In the United States, The Colour of My Love debuted at number eighty-eight, selling 16,000 copies.[15] In March 1994, it peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and spent 149 weeks on the chart.[16] The album has sold 4,558,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan and was certified six-times Platinum by the RIAA in November 1999 for shipping six million copies in the United States.[17][18]

In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number ten in March 1994.[19] Thanks to the success of "Think Twice," the album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart in January 1995 and spent seven weeks at the top.[20][21] For five consecutive weeks, "Think Twice" and The Colour of My Love stood simultaneously on top of the UK charts, an achievement not replicated since 1965 and the heyday of The Beatles.[22] In December 1995, the album was certified five-times Platinum by the BPI for selling 1.5 million copies.[4] It also became the third best-selling album of 1995 in the United Kingdom, after Robson & Jerome's eponymous album and Oasis's (What's the Story) Morning Glory?.[23] In November 2006, the Official Charts Company released a list of the 100 best-selling albums of all time in the United Kingdom.[24] Dion made the list with three albums, including The Colour of My Love at number seventy-seven with sales of 1,816,915 units (eligible for six-times Platinum certification).[24] The Colour of My Love was also very successful in other European countries. It went to number one in Ireland, Norway, Belgium Flanders and Denmark, and reached top ten in France, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Portugal and the Netherlands. The album was certified Multi-Platinum, Platinum and Gold in various European countries. In 1996, IFPI certified it four-times Platinum for selling four million copies in Europe.[25]

In Japan, the album originally peaked at number sixty-five in February 1994.[26] It was certified Gold and has sold 200,000 units.[27][28] Due to the success of "To Love You More," The Colour of My Love was re-issued with this song in October 1995 and reached number seven on the Oricon Albums Chart in November 1995.[26] This re-release has sold 650,000 copies in 1995.[28] While charting on the Oricon Albums Chart in 1995 and 1996, the re-issue of The Colour of My Love has sold 813,450 units.[29][30] In January 1996, it was certified three-times Platinum by RIAJ and later that year, The Colour of My Love became Dion's first million-selling album in Japan, with the summed numbers of the original version and the re-release.[31][28][29][30] In Australia, the album debuted at number nine in March 1994.[32] Again, thanks to the success of "Think Twice," it topped the ARIA Chart in mid-1995 for eight weeks, achieving the longest run at number one for that year.[32] It also became the second best-selling album of 1995 in Australia, after Tina Arena's Don't Ask.[33] In March 1996, The Colour of My Love was certified eight-times Platinum by the ARIA for shipments of 560,000 copies.[34] The Colour of My Love became one of the best-selling albums by Dion, with sales of twenty million copies worldwide.[35][36]

Awards

The Colour of My Love won two Juno Awards of 1995 for Album of the Year and Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic).[37] It also won the IRMA Award for Best International Female Artist Album in 1996 and was nominated for the Edison Award in 1995 in category Best Album.[38][39] Songs from The Colour of My Love also received various nominations and awards around the world.[38] "Think Twice" won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically, and "To Love You More" won the Japan Gold Disc Award in category International Single Grand Prix.[40] "When I Fall in Love" won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[41] It also won two ASCAP Pop Awards in category Most Performed Songs and was nominated for the MTV Movie Award as Best Song from a Movie.[42][43][44]

"The Power of Love" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single, Juno Award for Single of the Year, and two Billboard Music Awards in category Hot 100 Single of the Year and Adult Contemporary Single of the Year.[45][46][47][48] "The Power of Love" also won the ASCAP Pop Award as one of the Most Performed Songs and "Misled" won the BMI Pop Award in the same named category.[43][49] Thanks to The Colour of My Love and its singles, Dion also won World Music Awards for Best Selling Canadian Female Artist of the Year and Best Selling Canadian Artist of the Year, Juno Award for Female Vocalist of the Year, and Félix Awards for Artist of the Year Achieving the Most Success Outside Quebec and Artist of the Year Achieving the Most Success in a Language Other Than French.[38][37][50] Dion was also nominated for her first Brit Award in category Best International Female, and received nominations for other Billboard Music Awards and Juno Awards.[51][48][37] The Colour of My Love Concert was also nominated for the Gemini Awards in 1995.[52]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Power of Love"
David Foster5:42
2."Misled"
Ric Wake3:30
3."Think Twice"
4:47
4."Only One Road"ZizzoWake4:48
5."Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down"
Wake4:01
6."Next Plane Out"Diane WarrenGuy Roche4:57
7."Real Emotion"WarrenWake4:25
8."When I Fall in Love" (duet with Clive Griffin)
Foster4:20
9."Love Doesn't Ask Why"
Walter Afanasieff4:08
10."Refuse to Dance"
Neil4:21
11."I Remember L.A."
  • Tony Colton
  • Richard Wold
Neil4:12
12."No Living Without Loving You"WarrenRoche4:22
13."Lovin' Proof"WarrenWake4:11
14."Just Walk Away" (Non-US track)
4:58
15."The Colour of My Love"
Foster3:27
1995 Japanese re-release bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."To Love You More"
  • Foster
  • Junior Miles
Foster5:28

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[34] 8× Platinum 560,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[99] Gold 25,000*
Belgium (BEA)[100] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Diamond 1,500,000[14]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[101] Platinum 40,289[101]
France (SNEP)[102] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[103] Gold 250,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[31] 3× Platinum 1,013,450[28][29][30]
Netherlands (NVPI)[104] 3× Platinum 300,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[105] 6× Platinum 90,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[106] 3× Platinum 150,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[107] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[108] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[109] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[110] 5× Platinum 1,816,915[24]
United States (RIAA)[111] 6× Platinum 6,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[112] 4× Platinum 4,000,000*
Worldwide — 20,000,000[35][36]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Canada 9 November 1993 Columbia CD CK 57555
United States 550 Music BK 57555
Japan 2 December 1993 Epic/Sony ESCA-5893
Germany 11 February 1994 Columbia 474743 2
United Kingdom 21 February 1994 Epic
Australia 7 March 1994
France 10 June 1994 Columbia
Japan 21 October 1995 Epic/Sony ESCA-6340

See also

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