All the Way... A Decade of Song (TV program)

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All the Way... A Decade of Song
Starring Celine Dion
Gloria Estefan
NSYNC
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes1
Production
Running time44 mins (w/o commercial breaks)
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseNovember 24, 1999 (1999-11-24)

All the Way... A Decade of Song is the second one-off American television special by Canadian singer Celine Dion that was broadcast by CBS on November 24, 1999. The special was a promotion for her first English-language greatest hits album of the same name, All the Way... A Decade of Song . The special was filmed on October 7, 1999 at the reopening of Radio City Music Hall in New York City. It featured Dion (backed by her touring band) performing some of her greatest hits and new songs. She was also joined by special guests Grammy winning Latin singing sensation Gloria Estefan and Pop Boyband NSYNC (who previously recorded their Oscar nominated duet "Music of My Heart"). The television special was the second-most-watched program in its time slot, with an 8.3 rating and a 14 share. [1] It also marked Dion's final concert special for CBS before taking a 2-year break from the music industry. [2]

Set list

  1. "Love Can Move Mountains"
  2. "To Love You More" (with violinist Taro Hakase)
  3. "That's The Way It Is" (with NSYNC)
  4. "All The Way" (Virtual Duet with Frank Sinatra)
  5. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
  6. "Music of My Heart" (Performed by Gloria Estefan and N'Sync)
  7. Medley: "Here We Are" / "Because You Loved Me" / "Conga" (with Gloria Estefan)
  8. "That's The Way It Is" (Reprise) (with Gloria Estefan and NSYNC)

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References

  1. "Between the Bullets". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 11 December 1999. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  2. "CBS Special - All the Way... A Decade of Song Taping (USA))". Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)