"D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour" | ||||
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Single by Celine Dion | ||||
from the album Incognito | ||||
Released | October 1988 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:23 | |||
Label | CBS | |||
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Producer(s) | Aldo Nova | |||
Celine Dion singles chronology | ||||
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"D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour" (meaning "At First, What's Love?") is the sixth single from Celine Dion's album Incognito , released in October 1988 in Quebec, Canada. [1]
"D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour" topped the Quebec chart for two weeks. It entered the chart on 17 October 1988 and stayed there twenty four weeks. The B-side of the single included the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest winner - "Ne partez pas sans moi", an unreleased track in Canada.
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Quebec (ADISQ) [3] | 1 |
Unison is the ninth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion and her first English-language album. Released on 2 April 1990 by Columbia Records and Epic Records, it features a mix of dance songs and ballads influenced by 1980s soft rock. The album was produced by David Foster, Christopher Neil, Andy Goldmark and Tom Keane. Upon its release, Unison received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented Dion's voice and technique, as well as the album's content.
"Ne partez pas sans moi" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion. The song was written by Atilla Şereftuğ and Nella Martinetti. It is best known as the Swiss winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, held in Dublin. To date, it is the last French language song to win the contest.
Incognito is the eighth French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, and her first album on a major record label. It was released by CBS Records on 2 April 1987 in Quebec, Canada. The album features eight songs produced by Jean Roussel, Aldo Nova and Pierre Bazinet. Six songs were released as singles in Quebec and all of them reached the top five on the Quebec Airplay Chart, including four number ones: "Incognito", "Lolita ", "Comme un cœur froid" and "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour". Incognito was certified two-times Platinum in Canada and has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. It topped the chart in Quebec for five weeks.
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"D'amour ou d'amitié" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her French-language album, Tellement j'ai d'amour... (1982). It was written by lyricist Eddy Marnay and French composers Jean Pierre Lang and Roland Vincent. "D'amour ou d'amitié" was released as a single in France in December 1982 and in Quebec, Canada in May 1983. The song became a commercial success, topping the chart in Quebec and reaching top ten in France. It was also certified Gold in both countries, making Dion the first Canadian artist to receive a Gold certification in France. In 2005, "D'amour ou d'amitié" was included on Dion's greatest hits album, On ne change pas.
"Mon ami m'a quittée" is the first single from Celine Dion's album Les chemins de ma maison. It was released in October 1983 in Quebec, Canada and in November 1983 in France. The song was very successful in Quebec. On 8 October 1983 it entered the singles chart and became number 1 for nine weeks. It spent twenty four weeks on the chart in total. Dion received also 2 Félix Awards the next year. "Mon ami m'a quittée" was released later as a single in France to promote Dion's first album in that country, Du soleil au cœur. A music video was made in 1984, for the Sur les chemins de ma maison TV special. Dion recorded also a German version of this song called "Mon ami, geh nicht fort". It was included as B-side on "Was bedeute ich dir" single, released in Germany in 1984.
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"Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)" (meaning "Lolita (Too Young to Love)") is the third single from Celine Dion's album Incognito, released in October 1987 in Quebec, Canada. The song was composed and produced by Jean Roussel and the lyrics were written by Luc Plamondon.
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