Gold Vol. 1 is a compilation of Céline Dion's early French recordings. It was released on October 16, 1995 in France and February 1996 in other selected countries.
Album information
The Gold rush, it's simply the demand created by the D'eux album in France and by The Colour of My Love in the rest of the world. We can re-discover other songs from her first albums. The CD format made available songs that previously existed in the vinyl format which was almost exclusively reserved to the collectors. This album has the record in the worldwide re-edition. It was distributed in many countries, under many different titles with many different covers, and by many various music labels.
Other titles:
Classique - A Love Collection
For You
Ne partez pas sans moi
Les premières années
Les premières chansons vol. 1
La romance
Chart success
The compilation was certified 2x gold in France for selling over 200,000 copies. It reached #32 in Belgium. Gold Vol. 1 also charted in Japan and the United Kingdom, peaking at #64 and #138 respectively. The album wasn't promoted in any way. Still, it managed to sell over 400,000 copies worldwide.
