Incognito (Celine Dion album)

Incognito is a French studio album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on April 2, 1987. It's her 13th French album. Incognito became available worldwide a few years later, when Dion was an international superstar.

Album information

This album started Céline Dion's new look, new sound, new team of writers and producers and new record company (first release under CBS Records, a company which was purchased by Sony later that year and christened Sony Music Entertainment in 1991).^[1] Most songs were written by Eddy Marnay, with two written by French-Canadian lyricist Luc Plamondon - Dion's later collaborator. One of album's producers, Jean-Alain Roussel has worked with many notable artists including Joan Armatrading, Olivia Newton-John, Cat Stevens and Elkie Brooks. Other tracks were produced by Pierre Bazinet and Aldo Nova. The latter worked with Dion on many future French and English songs.

"Délivre-moi" is a French cover of Elizabeth Daily's "Love in the Shadows." An English version of "Partout je te vois," called "Have a Heart" appeared on Dion's 1990 album Unison.

After releasing Incognito, Dion received another four Félix Awards in 1988. She toured Quebec that year with her Incognito tournée.

The album with different tracklist, came out in France in 1988. It included "Ne partez pas sans moi," which won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 and "Ma chambre." Both tracks appeared as B-sides to the singles released in Canada. Incognito was re-released in France in 1992 with the Canadian tracklist.

"Jours de fièvre" was released as a single in Denmark in 1988.

Chart success

The album was awarded with double platinum certification for 200,000 copies sold in Canada.^[2] Worldwide, Incognito has sold over 500,000 copies^[3]

Quebec saw six top 10 single releases from that longplay: "On traverse un miroir" (number 2), "Incognito" (number 1), "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)" (number 1), "Comme un cœur froid" (number 1), "Délivre-moi" (number 4) and "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour?" (number 1).

In Belgium Wallonia, Incognito peaked at number 65 on November 11, 1995, eight years after its initial release.

Track listing

Original version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Incognito"	Luc Plamondon, Jean-Alain Roussel	4:39
2.	"Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)"	Plamondon, Daniel Lavoie	4:19
3.	"On traverse un miroir"	Isa Minoke, Robert Lafond	4:40
4.	"Partout je te vois"	Eddy Marnay, Aldo Nova	4:09
5.	"Jours de fièvre"	Marnay, Roussel	5:13
6.	"D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour?"	Marnay, Steven Tracey	4:24
7.	"Délivre-moi"	Marnay, Elizabeth Daily, Harold Faltermeyer	4:19
8.	"Comme un cœur froid"	Marnay, Roussel	5:13

1988 French re-release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Incognito"	Plamondon, Roussel	4:39
2.	"Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)"	Plamondon, Lavoie	4:19
3.	"On traverse un miroir"	Minoke, Lafond	4:40
4.	"Ma chambre"	Jean-Pierre Ferland, Daniel Mercure	4:14
5.	"Jours de fièvre"	Marnay, Roussel	5:13
6.	"D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour?"	Marnay, Tracey	4:24
7.	"Ne partez pas sans moi"	Nella Martinetti, Atilla Şereftuğ	3:07
8.	"Comme un cœur froid"	Marnay, Roussel	5:13

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart^[4]	65¹

¹The chart is available only since April 1995.

Certifications

Country	Certifications
Canada	2x Platinum^[2]

Awards

Year	Award show	Award
1988	Félix Awards	Pop Song of the Year – "Incognito"
1988	Félix Awards	Female Vocalist of the Year
1988	Félix Awards	Best Live Performance of the Year
1988	Félix Awards	Quebec Artist Achieveing the Most Success Outside the Province of Quebec
1988	Eurovision Song Contest	Grand Prix – "Ne partez pas sans moi"
1988	MetroStar Awards	Young Artist of the Year Under 25 Years of Age

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Canada	April 2, 1987	CBS, Columbia	CD	WCK 80119
			Record	PFC 80119
			Cassette	WCT 80119
France	1988	Carrere	CD	96600
			Record	66600
			Cassette	76600
France	1992	Sony Music, Columbia	CD	472682 4
			Cassette	472682 2

References

^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
^ ^a ^b "Gold & platinum certification searchable database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
^ "famouspeople.co.uk". Famous Singers > Celine Dion. Retrieved October 18, 2004.
^ Jaspers, Sam (2006). Ultratop 1995-2005. Book & Media Publishing. ISBN 90-5720-232-8.

[1] Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.

[cria-2] "Gold & platinum certification searchable database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2009-01-13.

[3] "famouspeople.co.uk". Famous Singers > Celine Dion. Retrieved October 18, 2004.

[4] Jaspers, Sam (2006). Ultratop 1995-2005. Book & Media Publishing. ISBN 90-5720-232-8.

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