Unison Tour

Last updated

Unison Tour
National tour by Céline Dion
LocationNorth America
Associated album Unison
Start date10 October 1990
End date9 October 1991
Legs3
No. of shows75 (31 known)
Céline Dion concert chronology

The Unison Tour was the third concert tour by Celine Dion. The tour was organized to support her ninth studio album Unison (1990). [1] Dion performed her show 75 times in Canada. [2]

Contents

History

The tour had three legs. At first Céline Dion toured Quebec, starting in October 1990 in Drummondville and ending on 6 December 1990 in Quebec City. During one of the shows on 13 October 1990 in Sherbrooke Dion lost her voice for the second time (first time was during the Incognito tournée). [3] Because of laryngitis, Dion had to postpone next three concerts in Montreal, between 16–18 October 1990.[ citation needed ]

On 20 December 1990 it was announced that Dion has postponed the rest of her concert tour for a two-month period. She still suffered the effects of a bout with laryngitis, coupled with exhaustion from a series of performances at Theatre St. Denis. Performances in Quebec City, Sherbrooke, Ottawa and Trois-Rivières, scheduled for January and February, were rescheduled in the spring. Celine wrote on that experience: "I had to begin the Unison tour by doing four shows in a row for my wonderful Quebecois audience. Two in Drum-mondville and two in Sherbrooke. The tragedy happened on the third night. My voice broke all of a sudden. It came apart like wet paper. It was like entering a vacuum, total darkness. I felt as if I were blowing into a punctured balloon. At that moment I believed my voice would never return. Or that it would come back completely undone, changed, unrecognizable. During a guitar solo, I gave a signal to the stage manager that I could not go on. Rene went onstage to tell the audience what had happened and to assure them that I´d come back to the show later, in a few days or weeks, as soon as I could. Then people began to applaud. They stood up to show me their sympathy and support. After that, I dissolved into tears."

Later, she started the tour in the English-speaking Canada, which lasted between February and April 1991.

During the third leg, between 19 May and 9 October 1991 Dion gave 37 concerts in 25 different cities.

She ended her tour in Quebec, performing in Quebec City on 31 August 1991.

Opening acts

Set list

  1. "Love by Another Name"
  2. "If Love Is Out the Question"
  3. "Have a Heart"
  4. "Délivre-moi"
  5. "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour?"
  6. "I Feel Too Much"
  7. "Hello Mégo"
  8. "Can't Live with You, Can't Live Without You"
  9. "Calling You"
  10. "(If There Was) Any Other Way"
  11. "The Last to Know"
  12. "Unison"
  13. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"

Known tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America [4] [ self-published source ] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
10 October 1990 Drummondville Canada Centre Marcel Dionne
11 October 1990
12 October 1990 Sherbrooke Salle Maurice-O'Bready
13 October 1990
19 October 1990 Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis
20 October 1990
22 October 1990
23 October 1990
24 October 1990
7 November 1990
11 November 1990
20 November 1990
23 November 1990
24 November 1990
6 December 1990 Quebec City Grand Théâtre de Québec
12 December 1990MontrealThéâtre Saint-Denis
16 December 1990
5 March 1991 Vancouver 86th Street Music Hall
8 March 1991 St. Albert Arden Theater
9 March 1991 Calgary Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
11 March 1991 Winnipeg Walker Theatre
15 March 1991 Toronto Winter Garden Theatre
4 June 1991Quebec CityGrand Théâtre de Québec
19 June 1991Montreal Montreal Forum
1 August 1991 Longueuil Marie-Victorin Waterfront Park
3 August 1991Quebec CityAgora du Vieux-Port
25 August 1991Toronto The Bandshell
28 August 1991 Sept-Îles Le Cégep de Sept-Îles
29 August 1991 Baie-Comeau Theatre de Baie-Comeau
31 August 1991Quebec CityAgora du Vieux-Port de Québec
9 October 1991 Halifax Cardinal Cushing Auditorium

Broadcasts and recordings

The 1991 show at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada was filmed and aired on MusiMax. Three songs from that concert: "Délivre-moi", "Have a Heart", and "Calling You" were included later on the Unison home video.

On 19 June 1991 Céline Dion gave a special, sold out one night "Ten Year Career Concert" at the Montreal Forum (16,000 spectators), where she was accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.

Personnel

Production

Band

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Celine Dion</span> Canadian singer (born 1968)

Céline Marie Claudette Dion is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads", she is noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals. Her music has incorporated genres such as pop, rock, R&B, chanson, and classical music. Her recordings have been mainly in English and French, although she has also sung in several other languages including Japanese, Italian, German, Mandarin, Spanish and Neapolitan.

<i>Unison</i> (Celine Dion album) 1990 studio album by Celine Dion

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, Tom Keane and Andy Goldmark. 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.

<i>Incognito</i> (Celine Dion album) 1987 studio album by Celine Dion

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Love in the Shadows (E. G. Daily song)</span> 1986 song recorded by E. G. Daily

"Love in the Shadows" is a song recorded by American singer E. G. Daily. It was written by Daily and Harold Faltermeyer, and produced by Faltermeyer. "Love in the Shadows" was first recorded in 1984 for the soundtrack to the movie Thief of Hearts. In 1985, it was re-recorded for Daily's Wild Child debut album, and released as a single in 1986. The song was covered in 1987 by Canadian singer Celine Dion in French, titled "Délivre-moi".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">(If There Was) Any Other Way</span> 1990 single by Celine Dion

"(If There Was) Any Other Way" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It was included on her first English-language album, Unison (1990). "(If There Was) Any Other Way" was released by Columbia Records as the album's lead single in Canada on 26 March 1990. The next year, it was issued as the second single in other countries. The song was written by Paul Bliss, while production was handled by Christopher Neil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Unison (song)</span> 1983 song by Junior

"Unison" is a song written by Bruce Roberts and Andy Goldmark, and first recorded by the English singer Junior in 1983 for the Tom Cruise-starred movie All the Right Moves. A minor hit, the song would attract a good deal of attention in 1990, when three female singers each covered the song and placed it on their respective albums of that year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Where Does My Heart Beat Now</span> 1990 single by Celine Dion

"Where Does My Heart Beat Now" is a song performed by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion for her ninth studio album and debut English-language album, Unison (1990). It was released by Columbia Records as the third single from Unison in Canada on 1 October 1990. It was also issued as the lead single in the United States in late 1990, and in other parts of the world in early 1991. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" was written by Robert White Johnson and Taylor Rhodes in 1988, and recorded by Dion one year later. The song was produced by Christopher Neil. Dion premiered the song at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Switzerland, where she performed it along with her 1988 winning song, "Ne partez pas sans moi".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Falling into You: Around the World</span> 1996–97 concert tour by Celine Dion

Falling into You: Around the World was the seventh world concert tour by Canadian pop singer Celine Dion. It was organized to support one of the best-selling albums of all time, her fourth English-language and fourteenth studio album, Falling into You (1996). The album has sold over 32 million copies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Let's Talk About Love World Tour</span> 1998–99 concert tour by Celine Dion

The Let's Talk About Love World Tour was the eighth concert tour by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion. Visiting North America, Asia and Europe; the trek supported Dion's fifth English and fifteenth studio album Let's Talk About Love (1997). and her eleventh French and sixteenth studio album, S'il suffisait d'aimer (1998). The tour marks Dion's last worldwide tour until her Taking Chances World Tour in 2008–2009. Initially planned for 1998, the success of the tour continued into 1999. In 1998, the tour earned nearly $30 million from its concerts in North America alone. In Japan, tickets were immediately sold out on the first day of public sale. It was also nominated for "Major Tour of the Year" and "Most Creative Stage Production" at the Pollstar Industry Awards. According to Pollstar, the tour grossed about $91.2 million from 69 reported shows. The total gross for its overall 97 dates is estimated at $133 million, making it the highest-grossing female tour of the 1990s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Colour of My Love Tour</span> 1994–95 concert tour by Celine Dion

The Colour of My Love Tour was the fifth concert tour by Celine Dion. The tour was organized to support her third English-language and twelfth studio album The Colour of My Love (1993).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">D'eux Tour</span> 1995–96 concert tour by Céline Dion

The D'eux Tour was the sixth concert tour by Celine Dion. The tour was organized to support the highly successful tenth French language and thirteenth studio album D'eux (1995).

Celine Dion in Concert was the fourth concert tour by Celine Dion. The tour consisted of 51 shows held between 13 July 1992 and 13 May 1993. It was organized to support her eleventh studio album Celine Dion (1992).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Incognito Tour</span> 1988 concert tour by Celine Dion

Incognito Tour was the second concert tour by the Canadian singer Celine Dion, who embarked on it to support her eighth studio album, Incognito (1987). The tour began on 11 January 1988 in Rouyn-Noranda, Canada, and concluded on 11 July 1989, in Quebec City, Canada. It encompassed over 80 shows and visited 27 cities in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario in Canada.A special date was held in Lausanne, Switzerland during the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 week.

<i>Unison</i> (video) 1991 video by Celine Dion

Unison is the first home video by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on VHS on 2 July 1991. It includes the music videos from her English debut album, Unison (1990).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taking Chances World Tour</span> 2008–09 concert tour by Celine Dion

The Taking Chances World Tour was the ninth concert tour by French Canadian singer Celine Dion, in-support of her thirteenth French-language and 22nd studio album, D'elles (2007), as well as her tenth English-language and 23rd studio album, Taking Chances (2007). The tour marked Dion’s return to performing on a global scale, after five successful years with her groundbreaking Las Vegas residency, A New Day.... It was also her first concert tour in nine years, following her Let's Talk About Love World Tour (1998/99).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tournée Européenne 2013</span> 2013 concert tour by Celine Dion

Tournée Européenne 2013 was the tenth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion. The tour was organized to support the highly successful fourteenth French-language and twenty-fourth studio album Sans attendre (2012), which has sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide. It also served as initial promotion for Dion's then recently-released English album Loved Me Back to Life (2013), since she incorporated a few songs from this album to the concert's setlist. It was Dion's first dedicated Francophone tour since the D'eux Tour in 1995–1996. With only ten concerts performed, it was also the shortest tour of Dion's career. Overall, the tour grossed an estimated $20 million from nine shows in Europe. The tour would also mark as the final concert tour for the majority of Dion's longtime touring band members consisting of musical director Claude "Mego" Lemay, guitarist André Coutu, keyboardist Yves Frulla, bassist Marc Langais, and violinist Jean-Seb Carré.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Summer Tour 2016</span> 2016 concert tour by Celine Dion

The Summer Tour 2016 was the eleventh concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It was organized to support Dion's fifteenth French-language and twenty-sixth studio album, Encore un soir (2016), released on 26 August 2016. It was Dion's first tour since the Sans attendre Tour in 2013. With 28 shows, it was also her biggest Francophone tour since the D'eux Tour in 1995–96. The show began in Antwerp, Belgium on 20 June 2016 and concluded on 31 August 2016 in Trois-Rivières, Québec. The Summer Tour 2016 grossed $56 million.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Courage World Tour</span> 2019–20 concert tour by Celine Dion

The Courage World Tour was the fourteenth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion, in support of her English-language studio album Courage (2019). It was her first world tour in over a decade, since her Taking Chances World Tour. The tour began in Quebec City, Canada, on 18 September 2019 and concluded in Newark, New Jersey on 8 March 2020.

References

  1. Where Céline Has Performed. Retrieved 31 January 1996.
  2. 1 2 Chronologie
  3. Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps . Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN   0-7407-5559-5.
  4. Beauregard, Sylvain (2002). Passion Celine Dion: The Book. Trafford Publishing. ISBN   1-55369-212-8.
  5. The Press-Republican 8 November 1990 Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Performance History Arden Theatre Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Canadian Entertainment Mogul Donald K Tarlton to Receive 2007 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
  8. Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand Performers From 1948-1994
  9. Celine-Related Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine