C'est pour toi

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C'est pour toi
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Studio album by
Released27 August 1985 (1985-08-27)
Recorded1984–1985
Genre Pop
Length33:23
Label TBS
Producer
Celine Dion chronology
Les oiseaux du bonheur
(1984)
C'est pour toi
(1985)
Céline Dion en concert
(1985)
Singles from C'est pour toi
  1. "C'est pour toi"
    Released: 9 September 1985
  2. "C'est pour vivre"
    Released: October 1985

C'est pour toi (meaning It's For You) is the seventh French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on 27 August 1985. [1] It topped the chart in Quebec for 12 weeks. The title track, released as the lead single, reached number three in Quebec.

Contents

Content

The album includes ten songs co-written and co-produced by Eddy Marnay. One of the tracks, "Virginie... Roman d'amour" had previously been released in France on the album Les oiseaux du bonheur , under the title "Paul et Virginie". A song called "Elle", appeared on Dion's 1994 live album À l'Olympia . This live version of "Elle" was also included on the long box edition of her French greatest hits compilation, On ne change pas (2005).

Commercial performance

The album reached number one in Quebec and stayed at the top for twelve weeks. [2] The title track, released as the first single, reached number three on the Quebec chart. "C'est pour vivre" was issued as the second single (it was released in France as well). [3]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."C'est pour toi"
  • Marnay
  • Rudi Pascal
3:56
2."Tu es là"
  • Marnay
  • Baillargeon
2:43
3."Dis-moi si je t'aime"
  • Marnay
  • Baillargeon
Baillargeon2:49
4."Elle"
  • Marnay
  • Baillargeon
  • Marnay
  • Baillargeon
2:45
5."Pour vous"
  • Marnay
  • Peter Sipos
  • Marnay
  • Baillargeon
3:12
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Les oiseaux du bonheur"
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:33
2."Avec toi"
  • Marnay
  • Christian Loigerot
  • Thierry Geoffroy
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:23
3."Amoureuse"
  • Marnay
  • Baillargeon
Baillargeon3:14
4."Virginie... Roman d'amour"
  • Marnay
  • Loigerot
  • Geoffroy
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:46
5."C'est pour vivre" (with the V'là l'bon vent choir)
  • Marnay
  • Popp
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
4:02
Total length:33:23

Charts

Chart performance for C'est pour toi
Chart (1985)Peak
position
Quebec Albums (ADISQ) [4] 1

Release history

Release dates and formats for C'est pour toi
RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Canada27 August 1985TBS LP TBS 503
Cassette TBS 4503

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