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For the song of the same name, see Taking Chances (song).

Taking Chances is the latest English-language album from Céline Dion, released on November 7 2007 in Japan, between November 9 and 12, 2007 in Europe, on November 10 2007 in Australia and New Zealand, and November 13 2007 in North America.[1] It is her 13th English album and 35th in total.

Album information

Céline Dion worked with many different producers for this album, mainly on pop, rock and R&B songs. The tracks were recorded mostly during Dion's summer holiday, between July 2 and August 15 2007.[2]

  • "Taking Chances" was written by Kara DioGuardi and David A. Stewart from Eurythmics, and produced by Grammy Award-winner John Shanks. It was recorded in April 2007 and released as the first single from the album.[3]
  • "Alone" is a power ballad written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, and originally recorded by American band Heart. It became a worldwide hit in 1987. Dion's cover was produced by Ben Moody, ex-member of Evanescence. Although it wasn't released as a single, due to digital download sales, the song debuted in UK at number 85. For the same reason it entered the following U.S. charts: Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (number 24), Pop 100 (number 86), and Hot Digital Songs (number 81). In Canada, it debuted at number 57 on the Canadian Hot 100 and number 25 on the Hot Canadian Digital Singles.
  • "Eyes on Me" is a Middle Eastern-flavored song written by Kristian Lundin, Savan Kotecha and Australian singer Delta Goodrem, and produced by Lundin.[4] It will be released as the second single in the United Kingdom and Ireland on January 7 2008.
  • "My Love" was written especially for Dion by Linda Perry. She also produced the track.
  • "Shadow of Love" was written by Anders Bagge, Aldo Nova and Peter Sjöström, and produced by John Shanks.
  • "Surprise Surprise" is the second track written by Kara DioGuardi (this time co-written by Martin Harrington and Ash Howes). It was produced by Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou and DioGuardi.[5]
  • "This Time" was written by David Hodges, Ben Moody and Steven McMorran, and produced by Moody and Hodges.[6] [7] The song is about an abused woman breaking free.
  • "New Dawn" is a gospel track written and produced by Linda Perry. It was originally recorded by Perry on her After Hours album in 1999.
  • "A Song for You" is a piano-heavy ballad written by Anders Bagge, Aldo Nova and Robert Wells, and produced by Bagge.[8]
  • "A World to Believe In" is another track produced by John Shanks, written by Tino Izzo and Rosanna Ciciola. The new version, which is a duet with Yuna Ito, will be released as the second single in Japan, on January 16 2008.[9]
  • "Can't Fight the Feelin'" is one of five tracks written by Aldo Nova for this album. It was co-produced by John Shanks and Nova.
  • "I Got Nothin' Left" was co-written by American singer Ne-Yo and Charles Harmon, and produced by Chuck Harmony and Ne-Yo. The latter wrote also Beyoncé Knowles' hit song "Irreplaceable" among others.
  • "Right Next to the Right One" was originally written and recorded by Tim Christensen in 2002 and became a hit in Denmark. Dion's version was produced by Christopher Neil. Although not released as a single, it entered the Danish Singles Chart on November 23 2007 at #13, due to digital downloads.
  • "Fade Away" was written by Peer Astrom, David Stenmarck and Aldo Nova, and produced by Astrom.
  • "That's Just the Woman in Me" is a blues-flavoured track written by Kimberly Rew, and recorded by Katrina and the Waves in the 80s, which remained unreleased until 2003. Dion's version was produced by John Shanks.
  • "Skies of L.A." was co-written by Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart, The-Dream and Thaddis Harrell, and produced by 'Tricky' and Kuk Harrell. The-Dream and 'Tricky' are responsible for Rihanna's 2007 hit "Umbrella" among others.[10]
  • "Map to My Heart" was written by Guy Roche and Shelly Peiken, and produced by Roche. It was featured on the "Taking Chances" CD single and the Japanese version of the album. It's also the iTunes bonus track.
  • "The Reason I Go On" was included on the Japanese version of Taking Chances. It was written by Christian Leuzzi, Aldo Nova, A. Borgius, and produced by Ben Moody and David Hodges. It was also the iTunes pre-order only bonus track.
  • "Let Me Be Your Soldier" is a leftover from the recording sessions.
  • Fragments from the Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... DVD (released on December 7 2007) were included on the special editions of Taking Chances.

Promotion

In October and November 2007, Céline Dion was promoting Taking Chances in Europe (United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany)[11] and North America. She will visit France again in January 2008. Dion will start her worldwide Taking Chances Tour on February 14 2008 in South Africa. After visiting 5 continents, the tour will end on January 30 2009 in the United States.[12]

Release formats

Physical releases:
  • 16-track CD edition.[13]
  • 18-track CD edition (Japan only).[14]
  • CD/DVD deluxe edition - includes 16-track CD and DVD with the highlights from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... and an exclusive sneak preview from the show.[15]
  • Taiwanese CD/DVD deluxe edition - includes 16-track CD and DVD with the highlights from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... and an exclusive sneak preview from the show. It also includes five postcards with Dion's photos.
  • CD/DVD/Perfume collector's edition - includes 16-track CD and DVD with the highlights from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... and an exclusive sneak preview from the show. All in special, one of a kind packaging, which also includes 16 panel photo album and Céline Dion Parfums Enchanting fragrance bottle. It was released on December 11 2007 in North America.[16]
  • CD/DVD Wal-Mart exclusive 2-pack - includes 16-track CD and DVD Taking Chances: The Sessions with behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album.[17]
  • 2CD Costco exclusive longbox - includes 16-track CD and bonus CD with 8 of Dion's biggest hits.[18]
Digital releases:
  • iTunes standard version - includes 16 audio tracks.
  • iTunes bonus track version - includes 17 audio tracks (with "Map to My Heart") and a digital booklet. "The Reason I Go On" was available as a pre-order bonus track only.
  • iTunes deluxe version - includes 17 audio tracks (with "Map to My Heart"), 4 videos from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... and a digital booklet. "The Reason I Go On" was available as a pre-order bonus track only.

Track listing

# Title Writers Length
1. "Taking Chances" K. DioGuardi, D. Stewart 04:07
2. "Alone" B. Steinberg, T. Kelly 03:23
3. "Eyes on Me" K. Lundin, S. Kotecha, D. Goodrem 03:53
4. "My Love" L. Perry 04:08
5. "Shadow of Love" A. Bagge, A. Nova, P. Sjöström 04:10
6. "Surprise Surprise" K. DioGuardi, M. Harrington, A. Howes 05:14
7. "This Time" D. Hodges, B. Moody, S. McMorran 03:47
8. "New Dawn" L. Perry 04:45
9. "A Song for You" A. Bagge, A. Nova, R. Wells 03:27
10. "A World to Believe In" T. Izzo, R. Ciciola 04:08
11. "Can't Fight the Feelin'" A. Nova 03:51
12. "I Got Nothin' Left" Ne-Yo, C. Harmon 04:20
13. "Right Next to the Right One" T. Christensen 04:10
14. "Fade Away" P. Astrom, D. Stenmarck, A. Nova 03:17
15. "That's Just the Woman in Me" K. Rew 04:33
16. "Skies of L.A." C. Stewart, The-Dream, T. Harrell 04:24
Japanese bonus tracks / iTunes bonus tracks
17. "Map to My Heart" G. Roche, S. Peiken 04:15
18. "The Reason I Go On" C. Leuzzi, A. Nova, A. Borgius 03:42
DVD (deluxe edition)
1. Exclusive sneak preview from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... S. Laporte 07:24
2. "The Power of Love" from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... C. Rouge, G. Mende, M.S. Applegate, J. Rush 03:38
3. "I Drove All Night" from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... B. Steinberg, T. Kelly 04:29
4. "I Surrender" from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... L. Biancaniello, S. Watters 05:15
5. "I Wish" from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... S. Wonder 04:16
DVD (Wal-Mart exclusive 2-pack)
1. "That's Just the Woman in Me" (recording session) K. Rew 03:30
2. "Alone" (recording session) B. Steinberg, T. Kelly 08:12
3. "Eyes On Me" (recording session) K. Lundin, S. Kotecha, D. Goodrem 08:27
4. "A Song for You" (recording session) A. Bagge, A. Nova, R. Wells 08:49
5. "Surprise Surprise" (recording session) K. DioGuardi, M. Harrington, A. Howes 05:44
6. "A World to Believe In" (recording session) T. Izzo, R. Ciciola 06:18
Costco bonus CD
1. "If You Asked Me To" D. Warren 3:55
2. "The Power of Love" C. Rouge, G. Mende, M.S. Applegate, J. Rush 5:43
3. "Because You Loved Me" D. Warren 4:35
4. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" J. Steinman 7:37
5. "All by Myself" E. Carmen, S. Rachmaninoff 5:12
6. "My Heart Will Go On" J. Horner, W. Jennings 4:41
7 "That's the Way It Is" K. Lundin, M. Martin, A. Carlsson 4:03
8 "I Drove All Night" B. Steinberg, T. Kelly 4:00

Chart performance

Country Peak
position 		Certification Sales
Argentina[19] 7
Australia[20] 12 Gold 35,000[21]
Austria[22] 3 Gold 10,000[23]
Belgium Flandres[24] 7 Gold 15,000[25]
Belgium Wallonie[26] 3 Gold 15,000[27]
Brazil[28] 25 15,000[29]
Canada[30] 1 (3w) 3× Platinum*
 300,354[31]
Czech Republic[32] 45
Denmark[33] 2
Estonia[34] 19
Europe[35] 1 (2w)
Finland[36] 13
France[37] 2 Gold*
 87,488[38]
Germany[39] 5
Greece[40] 2
Hungary[41] 38
Ireland[42] 6
Italy[43] 5 Gold*
 69,681[44]
Japan[45] 6 74,644[46]
Mexico[47] 40
Netherlands[48] 4
New Zealand[49] 4 Gold 7,500[50]
Norway[51] 7
Poland[52] 21
Portugal[53] 9
South Africa[54] 2 2× Platinum 80,000[55]
Spain[56] 8
Sweden[57] 8 Gold 20,000[58]
Switzerland[59] 1 (1w) Platinum 30,000[60]
United Kingdom[61] 5 Platinum*
 295,451[62]
United States[63] 3 Gold*
 800,000[64]
United World Chart[65] 2 2,196,225[66]

* Not certified yet.

References

  1. ^ 'Taking Chances' - Celine's New English Album. Retrieved August 24, 2007.
  2. ^ Céline se confie à Jocelyne Cazin. Retrieved June 22, 2007.
  3. ^ Celine Dion debuts new single, "Takin Chances"... new album and worldwide tour, to come!. Retrieved September 12, 2007.
  4. ^ APRA website. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
  5. ^ News - August 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
  6. ^ Celine Ready To Take Chances On New Album. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  7. ^ BMI Repertoire: This Time. Retrieved October 4, 2007.
  8. ^ Gör låt med Celine Dion. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
  9. ^ A WORLD TO BELIEVE IN (TBC) (JAPANESE EXCLUSIVE). Retrieved November 17, 2007.
  10. ^ UBG Speaks to The Dream!. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
  11. ^ Céline Dion chantera pour la fondation Mandela. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
  12. ^ Concert Dates. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  13. ^ Taking Chances. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  14. ^ Taking Chances. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  15. ^ Taking Chances (CD/DVD) [ENHANCED]. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  16. ^ Taking Chances (CD/DVD Expanded Special Packaging) [ENHANCED]. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  17. ^ CD: Taking Chances (with Exclusive Bonus DVD) (Digi-Pak). Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  18. ^ Celine Dion - Taking Chances - LONGBOX COLLECTOR ITEM. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
  19. ^ Argentinian Albums Chart
  20. ^ Australian Albums Chart
  21. ^ Australian Albums Chart
  22. ^ Austrian Albums Chart
  23. ^ Gold & Platin Datenbank
  24. ^ Flandres Albums Chart
  25. ^ Flandres Albums Chart
  26. ^ Wallonie Albums Chart
  27. ^ Wallonia Charts as of 1.5.08
  28. ^ Brazilian Albums Chart
  29. ^ Official Sales Database :: Brasil
  30. ^ Canadian Albums Chart
  31. ^ Canadian sales
  32. ^ Czech Albums Chart
  33. ^ Danish Albums Chart
  34. ^ Estonian Albums Chart
  35. ^ European Albums Chart
  36. ^ Finnish Albums Chart
  37. ^ French Albums Chart
  38. ^ Johnny Hallyday, nouveau n°1 du Top Albums. Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  39. ^ German Albums Chart
  40. ^ Greek Albums Chart
  41. ^ Hungarian Albums Chart
  42. ^ Irish Albums Chart
  43. ^ Italian Albums Chart
  44. ^ New Italian certification
  45. ^ Oricon Albums Chart
  46. ^ Oricon International Album Chart 2007/11/19. Retrieved November 18, 2007.
  47. ^ Mexican Albums Chart
  48. ^ Dutch Albums Chart
  49. ^ New Zealand Albums Chart
  50. ^ New Zealand Albums Chart
  51. ^ Norwegian Albums Chart
  52. ^ Polish Albums Chart
  53. ^ Portuguese Albums Chart
  54. ^ South Africa Albums Chart
  55. ^ Celine breaks showbiz records in SA
  56. ^ Spanish Albums Chart
  57. ^ Swedish Albums Chart
  58. ^ Swedish Albums Chart
  59. ^ Swiss Albums Chart
  60. ^ Endelmetall 2007
  61. ^ UK Albums Chart
  62. ^ Music Week. Retrieved December 31st, 2007.
  63. ^ U.S. Albums Chart
  64. ^ Celine Dion - Taking Chances. Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  65. ^ United World Chart
  66. ^ United World Chart. Retrieved week 51, 2007.
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