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À l'Olympia (meaning At the Olympia) is a live album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on November 14, 1994. It's her 2nd live album, 16th French album and 19th in total.

Content

J'attendais ce moment depuis longtemps, depuis 10 ans en fait... quand j'avais 16 ans j'étais venue chanter trois chansons en première partie sur cette scène; c'était mon rêve qui enfin est devenu réalité.

— Celine Dion, on performing at the Paris Olympia for the first time [1]

The album was recorded on September 28 and 29, 1994, during two sold-out concerts at the Paris Olympia. Among songs from singer's previous French album Dion chante Plamondon, Dion performed also "Calling You," (Academy Award nominated song from Bagdad Café), "Quand on n'a que l'amour" (originally by Jacques Brel), and a medley of songs from the Starmania musical, including two songs unavailable on Dion previous releases: "Quand on arrive en ville" and "Naziland, ce soir on danse" (full English version of that song called "Tonight We Dance (Extravagance!)" was recorded by Dion and included on the Tycoon compilation in 1992).

Although À l'Olympia was unavailable in most important music markets (United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia), the B-sides of English singles released there in 1995 and 1996 included tracks from that album.

The video with this concert was never released.

"Quand on n'a que l'amour," "Elle" and "Medley Starmania" were included on Dion's 2005 French compilation On ne change pas.

Shows at the Olympia were a part of The Colour of My Love Tour.

Critical reception

AllMusic said that "the material sounds great live" and Dion's "voice as always a technical marvel."[2]

Chart performance

The album has sold 1 million copies in Europe alone and was certified Platinum by the IFPI.[3] À l'Olympia has sold 200,000 copies in Canada[4] and was certified Platinum.[5] It was also certified Platinum in France.[6] The album peaked at number 10 in France and number 31 in Canada, as Quebec sales did not factor into the Canadian Albums chart at that time. On the Belgian Wallonia chart, which is available only since April 1995, À l'Olympia reached number 19.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Des mots qui sonnent"
4:15
2."Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
8:16
3."L'amour existe encore"
4:18
4."Je danse dans ma tête"
  • Plamondon
  • Romano Musumarra
4:27
5."Calling You"Bob Telson6:41
6."Elle"
3:12
7."Medley Starmania" ("Quand on arrive en ville/Les uns contre les autres/Le monde est stone/Naziland, ce soir on danse")
6:33
8."Le blues du businessman"
  • Plamondon
  • Berger
7:04
9."Le fils de Superman"
  • Plamondon
  • Germain Gauthier
4:28
10."Love Can Move Mountains"Diane Warren5:25
11."Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)"
  • Plamondon
  • Berger
3:19
12."The Power of Love"
6:08
13."Quand on n'a que l'amour"Jacques Brel4:07

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Platinum 200,000[4]
France (SNEP)[6] Platinum 300,000*
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[16] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
France November 14, 1994 Sony Music, Columbia CD COL 4781612 + COL 478261 2 (édition 2007)
Canada November 15, 1994 80212

References

  1. ^ À l'Olympia, Celine Dion.
  2. ^ À l'Olympia review
  3. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 2004". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 1, 2004.
  4. ^ a b Larry Leblanc (January 21, 1995). "Youletide Cheer for Canadian Retailers". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  5. ^ "Gold & platinum certification searchable database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
  6. ^ a b "Certifications Albums Platine - année 1996" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  7. ^ Jaspers, Sam (2006). Ultratop 1995-2005. Book & Media Publishing. ISBN 90-5720-232-8.
  8. ^ "Céline Dion - À l'Olympia" (in French). Ultratop & Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  9. ^ Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
  10. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 60, No. 21, December 12 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  11. ^ "The European Album Top 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 24, 1994. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  12. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 24, 1994. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  13. ^ "Rapports annueles 1995" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  14. ^ "Classement Albums - année 1995" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  15. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Celine Dion – À l'Olympia". Music Canada.
  16. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2004". IFPI. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
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