Tellement j'ai d'amour... (meaning I Have So Much Love...) is a French studio album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on September 7, 1982. It's her 3rd French album.
Album information
The album became Dion's first commercial success. It was certified platinum in Canada[1] and has sold 150,000 copies.[2] Thanks to Tellement j'ai d'amour..., Céline Dion won her first four Félix Awards, including Best Pop Album of the Year. With the first single "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" (number 3 in Quebec), Dion won a Gold Medal for the Best Song at the Yamaha Music Festival in Tokyo, Japan. The second single "D'amour ou d'amitié" was a hit, reaching number 1 in Quebec and receiving gold certification for the sales of 50,000 copies.
Tellement j'ai d'amour... includes also "Le piano fantôme" written by Luc Plamondon (Dion's later collaborator) and "La voix du bon Dieu" - the title track from her debut album, recorded this time with the entire Dion family on background vocals.
Thanks to "D'amour ou d'amitié" success in France, where it also received gold certification and has sold 700,000 copies (Céline Dion was the first Canadian artist to accomplish that),[3] Dion could finally release her first album in this country. It was named Du soleil au cœur and contained three songs from Tellement j'ai d'amour... ("D'amour ou d'amitié," "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" and "Le vieux monsieur de la rue Royale").
Track listing
"D'amour ou d'amitié" (Eddy Marnay, Jean Pierre Lang, Roland Vincent) – 4:05
"Le piano fantôme" (Luc Plamondon, François Cousineau) – 3:40
^Beaunoyer, Jean; Beaulne; (2004). Don Wilson (ed.). Rene Angelil: The Making of Céline Dion: The Unauthorized Biography. Dundurn Group. pp. p. 155. ISBN1-55002-489-2. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
