Falling into You
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Falling into You is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on March 8, 1996. It is her fourth English-language album and twenty-first overall.
Although it was not well-received by critics, Falling Into You won two Grammy Awards, for Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year in 1997, and become one of the best-selling albums in history, with sales of over 32 million copies worldwide.[1] It was listed by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers in their Definitive 200 Albums of All Time as the 97th most influential and popular album in history.[2]
Let's Talk About Love / Falling into You / A New Day Has Come 3CD set was released in October 2007. Later, it was repacked and released in a reusable gift box on September 29, 2009, titled The Collection.[3] Also on October 2, 2009 Let's Talk About Love / A New Day Has Come 2CD set was released.[4]
Development and music
Falling into You presented Dion at the height of her popularity, and showed a further progression of her music. In an attempt to reach a wider audience, the album combined many elements: ornate orchestral frills and African chanting, and instruments like the violin, Spanish guitar, trombone, the cavaquinho, saxophone and supreme string arrangements by Paul Buckmaster created a new sound. The singles encompassed a variety of musical styles: the title track and "River Deep, Mountain High" (a Tina Turner cover) made prominent use of percussion instruments; "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (a remake of Jim Steinman's song) and a remake of Eric Carmen's "All by Myself" kept their soft-rock atmosphere, but were combined with the classical sound of the piano; and the maudlin ballad, "Because You Loved Me," written by Diane Warren, served as the theme to the 1996 film Up Close & Personal. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1996, as well as four Grammy Awards. Céline Dion performed at both ceremonies. The album included also Carole King's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and Marie Claire D'ubaldo's "Falling into You."
"If That's What It Takes," "I Don't Know," and "Fly" are the English adaptations of songs from the album D'eux.
Promotion
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Dion's status on the world stage was further solidified when she was asked to perform "The Power of the Dream" at the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics. She sang in front of more than 100,000 people around her, in addition to over three and a half billion of TV viewers from their homes. Céline Dion gave away the money she received for the occasion with a little extra to the Canadian team, to support Canadian athletes. The song was included on some limited editions of Falling into You in Asia and Australia. In the United States, the song was included as the B-Side to the single "It's All Coming Back to Me Now." The song was included on Dion's 2000 compilation album The Collector's Series, Volume One, and the greatest hits album My Love: Essential Collection in 2008.
Dion went on the Falling into You Tour to support the album.
In February 1996, Céline Dion announced the launch of her Falling into You Tour in support of a new album. Dion and her band toured Australia, Canada, United States, and many countries in Europe and Asia. In all, the tour lasted more than a year, with 149 shows in 17 different countries.
The sold out tour began on March 18, 1996 in Perth, Australia and continued to major cities around the world. It ended on June 26, 1997 in Zürich, Switzerland. In June 1997, Céline Dion toured the biggest stadiums in Europe and sang before huge crowds ranging from 35,000 to 70,000 people.[5]
Singles
In 1995, Dion released "To Love You More" in Japan, where it reached number one,[6] selling over one million copies.[7] As a result, she became the first non-Japanese artist in twelve years to garner a number-one hit on the Oricon Singles Chart.[8] Released in 1996, Falling into You featured the US chart topping single "Because You Loved Me". Other successful singles from the album included "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" and "All by Myself", which both reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100. [9] Outside of North America and Asia, the title track was released as the first single, before "Because You Loved Me." Four other singles were released from the album.
Reception
Critical response
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B[11] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The New York Times | unfavorable[13] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Yahoo! Music | mixed[15] |
Elysa Gardner of the Los Angeles Times gave the album two out of four stars and commented that Dion "often falls back on her characteristic platform of polite, predictable schmaltz."[12] Stephen Holden of The New York Times criticized the album's "melodrama" and "formulaic romantic bombast".[13] Dan Leroy of Yahoo! Music found that "the results weren't much different than usual."[15]
Although he panned "Declaration of Love" and the cover of Eric Carmen's "All by Myself", Chuck Eddy of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B rating and found "something compellingly eccentric about even the mushiest ballads".[11] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars, writing, "Although the album is formulaic, it's a well-executed, stylish, and catchy formula, accentuating her natural vocal charm [...] Though there are a couple of weak tracks, Falling into You is a remarkably well-crafted set of adult contemporary pop and Dion's best album."[10]
Chart performance
Falling into You was extremely successful worldwide, and still remains one of the best-selling albums in history, with more than 32 million copies sold worldwide.[1]
In the United States, the album debuted at number two with 193,000 copies sold in its first week. It reached the number one position in its 28th week, selling 132,000 copies.[16] The following week the album sold 130,500 copies, staying at number one. In its 31st week, it climbed back to the top with 136,000 copies sold. With this, the album spent three nonconsecutive weeks at the top. Falling into You achievements are notable as it is one of only five albums to remain in the top ten of the Billboard 200 for one full year, spending 59 consecutive weeks in the top ten. Due to its incredible staying power on the chart, it was the third best-selling album of 1996 and 1997, per Billboard's year end charts.[17][18] It was certified diamond, and later 11x platinum by the RIAA, for shipping 11 million copies in the U.S.[19] (10,785,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan).[20]
In Europe, Falling into You topped the European Top 100 Albums chart and after selling nine million copies, it was certified 9x platinum by the IFPI.[21][22] Only two other albums have matched the figure with nine platinum awards, including Dion's Let's Talk About Love and The Beatles' 1.[23]
In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number one, and after selling 2.1 million copies it was certified 7x platinum.[24] In Germany the album sold 1.25 million copies and was certified 5x gold.[25][26] Though it just debuted at number twenty-four, it stayed on the chart for eighty-nine weeks, becoming the longest-running album on the German Albums Chart in her entire career.[27]
The album also sold more than one million copies in Canada, France, Japan and Australia, where Dion became one of only six acts to achieved this feat.[28] Falling into You was awarded diamond status in Canada and France,[29][30] million in Japan,[31] and 12x platinum in Australia.[32] In France, Falling into You was the second best-selling album of 1996, with D'eux being fourth and Live à Paris being tenth. This made Dion the only artist in French history to have three albums hit number one and to have three top ten albums listed on its year-end chart.[33]
Awards
Falling into You won three Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Award for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, as well as various awards all over the world. On April 17, 1997 in Monaco, Dion was the big winning star of the World Music Awards ceremony. She won 3 awards: Best-selling Canadian female singer, Best-selling artist (all categories altogether) and Best-selling Pop artist. They announced sales of 25 million for 1996, which was the second year in a row Céline sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. During the ceremony, she sang "Call the Man" with a 30-voice gospel choir.
Year | Award show | Award |
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1996 | BAMBI Awards | Top International Pop Star of the Year |
1996 | VH1 Awards | Artist of the Year |
1997 | Grammy Awards | Album of the Year – Falling into You |
1997 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Vocal Album – Falling into You |
1997 | Grammy Awards | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (to Diane Warren) – "Because You Loved Me" |
1997 | World Music Awards | World's Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year |
1997 | World Music Awards | World's Overall Best Selling Recording Artist of the Year |
1997 | World Music Awards | World’s Best Selling Canadian Recording Artist of the Year |
1997 | Juno Awards | Female Vocalist of the Year |
1997 | Juno Awards | Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) – Falling into You |
1997 | Juno Awards | International Achievement Award |
1997 | Félix Awards | Female Vocalist of the Year |
1997 | Félix Awards | Most Successful Québécois Artist Outside Quebec |
1997 | Félix Awards | Most Successful Québécois Artist in a Language Other Than French |
1997 | NARM Awards | 1996/1997 Best Seller Award for Artist of the Year |
1997 | NARM Awards | 1996/1997 Best Seller Award for Recording of the Year – Falling into You |
1997 | NARM Awards | 1996/1997 Best Seller Award for Pop Recording – Falling into You |
1997 | IRMA Awards | Best International Female Artist Album – Falling into You |
1997 | Malta Music Awards | Best Selling Female International Artist |
1998 | South African Music Awards | Best Selling International Album – Falling into You |
1997 | International Achievement in Arts Awards | Entertainer of the Year for Distinguished Achievement in Music |
1997 | Greek Pop Corn Music Award | Best International Album of the Year – Falling into You |
1997 | Greek Pop Corn Music Award | Best International Female Singer of the Year |
1997 | Coca-Cola Full Blast Music Awards | Most Popular International Artist of 1996 |
1997 | FM Select Diamond Awards | Top Female International Artist |
1997 | AMIGO Awards | Best International Female Artist |
1997 | National TV2 Awards | Best International Female Artist |
1998 | BMI Pop Awards | Song of the Year – "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" |
Céline Dion was also nominated for one Academy Award:
- Best Original Song (to Diane Warren) – "Because You Loved Me" (1997)
Céline Dion was also nominated for three more Grammy Awards:
- Record of the Year – "Because You Loved Me" (1997)
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance – "Because You Loved Me" (1997)
- Song of the Year (to Diane Warren) – "Because You Loved Me" (1997)
Céline Dion was also nominated for two American Music Awards:
- Favorite Female Artist Rock/Pop (1997)
- Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist (1997)
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" | Jim Steinman | Jim Steinman, Steven Rinkoff, Roy Bittan | 7:37 |
2. | "Because You Loved Me" | Diane Warren | David Foster | 4:33 |
3. | "Falling into You" | Billy Steinberg, Rick Nowels, Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo | Steinberg, Nowels | 4:18 |
4. | "Make You Happy" | Andy Marvel | Ric Wake | 4:31 |
5. | "Seduces Me" | Dan Hill, John Sheard | Hill, Jones, Rick Hahn | 3:46 |
6. | "All by Myself" | Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Don Henley, Glenn Frey | Foster, John Fields | 5:12 |
7. | "Declaration of Love" | Michel Jay, Claude Gaudette | Wake | 4:20 |
8. | "Dreamin' of You" | Aldo Nova, Peter Barbeau | Nova | 5:07 |
9. | "I Love You" | Nova | Humberto Gatica, Jean-Jacques Goldman | 5:30 |
10. | "If That's What It Takes" | Phil Galdston, Goldman | Gatica, Goldman | 4:12 |
11. | "I Don't Know" | Galdston, Goldman, J. Kapler | Steinman, Rinkoff | 4:38 |
12. | "River Deep – Mountain High" | Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich | Steinman | 4:10 |
13. | "Call the Man" | Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield | Steinman, Rinkoff, Bova | 6:08 |
14. | "Fly" | Galdston, Goldman | Gatica, Goldman | 2:58 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" | Jerry Wexler, Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 3:40 |
16. | "To Love You More" | David Foster, Junior Miles | 5:28 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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8. | "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" | Wexler, Goffin, King | 3:40 |
14. | "Your Light" | Nova | 5:12 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Your Light" | Nova | 5:12 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Your Light" | Nova | 5:12 |
16. | "To Love You More" | Foster, Miles | 5:28 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" | Wexler, Goffin, King | 3:40 |
16. | "Sola Otra Vez" | Carmen, Rachmaninoff, Manny Benito | 5:12 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Power of the Dream" | Foster, Kenneth Edmonds, Linda Thompson | 4:31 |
2. | "Your Light" | Nova | 5:12 |
3. | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (Classic Paradise mix) | Steinman | 8:15 |
4. | "The Power of Love" (live) | Candy DeRouge, Gunther Mende, Mary Susan Applegate, Jennifer Rush | 4:45 |
5. | "River Deep – Mountain High" (live) | Spector, Barry, Greenwich | 3:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Because You Loved Me" | Warren | 4:33 |
2. | "I Don't Know" | Galdston, Goldman | 4:38 |
3. | "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" | Goldman | 4:14 |
4. | "Le ballet" | Goldman | 4:25 |
5. | "The Power of the Dream" | Foster, Edmonds, Thompson | 4:31 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down" (live) | Arnie Roman, Desalvo | 4:01 |
2. | "Love Can Move Mountains" (live) | Warren | 4:53 |
3. | "If You Asked Me To" (live) | Warren | 3:55 |
4. | "Only One Road" (live) | Peter Zizzo | 4:49 |
5. | "Think Twice" (live) | Hill, Sinfield | 4:47 |
6. | "The Power of Love" (live) | DeRouge, Mende, Applegate, Rush | 5:43 |
Charts and certifications
1The chart is available only since January 1997.
2Most certifications are under old criteria, with higher certifications levels than the current ones.
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Australia | March 8, 1996 | Sony Music, Epic, 550 | CD | 4837922 |
Europe | March 11, 1996 | Sony Music, Columbia | ||
United States | March 12, 1996 | Epic, 550 | 67541 | |
Canada | Sony Music, Columbia | |||
Japan | March 14, 1996 | Sony Music Japan, Epic, 550 | ESCA-6410 | |
Australia | January 20, 1997 | Sony Music, Epic, 550 | 2CD | 6629669 |
South Korea | Sony Music, Columbia | CP2K-1784 | ||
Europe | October 2, 2009 | 88697593672 |
See also
- List of best-selling albums worldwide
- List of best-selling albums in the United States
- List of best-selling albums in Australia
- Best-selling albums in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began
- List of BMG Music Club's top selling albums in the United States
- List of best-selling CDs (Brazil)
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