All the Way... A Decade of Song is the first English-language greatest hits album by Canadian singer Celine Dion. Released by Sony Music on 12 November 1999,it features nine previously released songs on most editions and seven new recordings on all editions. Dion worked on new tracks mainly with David Foster. Other producers include Max Martin,Kristian Lundin,Robert John "Mutt" Lange,James Horner,and Matt Serletic. It is the best-selling greatest hits album in the US during the Nielsen SoundScan era. All the Way... A Decade of Song has sold over 22 million copies worldwide,including over nine million in the United States,five million in Europe,two million in Japan and one million units in Canada.
"My Heart Will Go On" is a song recorded by the Canadian singer Celine Dion as the theme for the 1997 film Titanic. It was composed by James Horner,with lyrics by Will Jennings,and produced by Horner,Walter Afanasieff and Simon Franglen. "My Heart Will Go On" was released as a single internationally by Columbia and Epic on November 24,1997,and was included on Dion's fifth English-language album,Let's Talk About Love (1997),and the Titanic soundtrack.
"I'm Your Angel" is a duet by Celine Dion and R. Kelly from Dion's These Are Special Times album and Kelly's R. album. It was released on 13 October 1998. The song was written and produced by R. Kelly. The single was very successful,reaching number one in the United States and was certified platinum by the RIAA. The single also reached the top five in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
"All by Myself" is a song by American singer-songwriter Eric Carmen,released by Arista in December 1975 as the first single from Carmen's debut album,Eric Carmen (1975). The verse is based on the second movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff's 1900–1901 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor,Opus 18. The chorus was taken from the song "Let's Pretend",which Carmen wrote and recorded with the Raspberries in 1972. The slide guitar solo was performed by studio guitarist Hugh McCracken.
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.
Celine Dion is the eleventh studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion,and her second English-language album. It was originally released by Sony Music on 30 March 1992,and features the Grammy and Academy Award-winning song "Beauty and the Beast",and other hits like "If You Asked Me To" and "Love Can Move Mountains". The album was produced by Walter Afanasieff,Ric Wake,Guy Roche and Humberto Gatica. It reached number one in Quebec,number three in Canada and was certified Diamond there,denoting shipments of over one million copies in this country. At the 35th Annual Grammy Awards,Celine Dion was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The album has sold over five million copies worldwide. To support it,Dion toured as the opening act for Michael Bolton on his "Time,Love and Tenderness Tour" in the summer of 1992 through the United States. From August 1992 till March 1993,she toured Canada with her Celine Dion in Concert tour.
"The Power of Love" is a song co-written and originally recorded by American singer-songwriter Jennifer Rush in 1984. It was released as the fifth single from her debut album,Jennifer Rush (1984),and has since been covered by Air Supply,Laura Branigan,and Celine Dion.
"Because You Loved Me" is a song performed by Canadian singer Celine Dion on her fourth English-language studio album,Falling into You (1996). It was released on 19 February 1996 as the first single in North America,and as the second single in the United Kingdom on 20 May 1996. "Because You Loved Me" was written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster,and served as the theme song from the 1996 film Up Close &Personal,starring Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer. Billboard ranked it as the 14th "Top Love Song of All Time".
"If You Asked Me To" is a song written by American songwriter Diane Warren and produced by Stewart Levine and Aaron Zigman. It was originally recorded by American singer Patti LaBelle for her ninth studio album,Be Yourself (1989),and also for the soundtrack to the James Bond film Licence to Kill. The song was released as the soundtrack's second single on June 12,1989 by MCA Records. The lyrics are from the point of view of a woman who pleads to her significant other:"If you asked me to,I just might change my mind,and let you in my life forever". Three years later,Canadian singer Celine Dion covered the song for her 1992 self-titled second English-language studio album. Released as the album's second single,Dion's version topped the Canadian charts and peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Alone" is a song composed by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly,who recorded it under the name i-Ten on their 1983 album Taking a Cold Look.
"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" is a power ballad written by Jim Steinman. According to Steinman,the song was inspired by Wuthering Heights,and was an attempt to write "the most passionate,romantic song" he could ever create. The Sunday Times posits that "Steinman protects his songs as if they were his children". Meat Loaf,who had collaborated with Steinman on most of his hit songs,had wanted to record the song for years,but Steinman refused,saying he saw it as a "woman's song". Steinman won a court case,which prevented Meat Loaf from recording it. Girl group Pandora's Box went on to record it,and it was subsequently made famous through a cover by Celine Dion,which upset Meat Loaf because he was going to use it for a planned album with the working title Bat Out of Hell III.
"(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.
"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.
"The Last to Know" is a song by Scottish singer Sheena Easton,inluded on her 1987 album,No Sound But a Heart. It was written by Brock Walsh and Phil Galdston,and produced by Nick Martinelli. Easton's album was not commercially successful and songs from No Sound But a Heart were covered by other artists. "The Last to Know" was recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for her 1990 English-language debut album,Unison.
"Just Have a Heart" is a song by American R&B singer Angela Clemmons from her second studio album,This Is Love (1987). It was written by Aldo Nova,Billy Steinberg and Ralph McCarthy,and produced by Nova. Canadian singer Celine Dion recorded a French-language version of the song,"Partout je te vois" for her 1987 album,Incognito. In 1990,Dion covered the English version for her first English-language album,Unison,and titled it "Have a Heart".
"Nothing Broken but My Heart" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion,recorded for her second English-language album,Celine Dion (1992). It was released as the third single in Canada,United States and Japan in August 1992,and fourth in Australia in January 1993. Written by Diane Warren and produced by Walter Afanasieff,it topped the adult contemporary charts in both the United States and Canada. The song was the second Dion's single which reached number-one position on the US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. It peaked at number three in Canada and number 29 in the United States. In 1994,"Nothing Broken but My Heart" won an ASCAP Pop Award for most performed song in the United States.
"Think Twice" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion,released as the third single from her third English-language album,The Colour of My Love (1993) in North America in July 1994,in the United Kingdom,Australia and Japan in October 1994,and in other European countries in 1995. It was written by Andy Hill and Peter Sinfield,and produced by Christopher Neil and Aldo Nova. In this rock-influenced song with a guitar solo,the protagonist is telling her lover to "think twice" before leaving her. The song became one of Dion's most successful hits in Europe and Australia,topping multiple charts,including those of Flemish Belgium,Ireland,the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,and the United Kingdom. Remaining at the top of the UK Singles Chart for seven weeks,it eventually became the fourth single by a female artist to sell in excess of one million copies in the UK.
"Only One Road" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion,taken from her third English-language studio album,The Colour of My Love (1993). It was written by Peter Zizzo and produced by Ric Wake. "Only One Road" was released as the fourth single from the album in October 1994 in North America,in May 1995 in the United Kingdom and Australia,and in July 1995 in selected European countries. The black and white music video for the song,directed by Greg Masuak,was released in 1995. "Only One Road" topped the Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart and reached top ten in the United Kingdom and Ireland,peaking at number eight in both countries. It was later included on Dion's greatest hits albums,The Collector's Series,Volume One (2000) and My Love:Ultimate Essential Collection (2008).
Canadian singer Celine Dion has released 137 singles in both English and French discography as a lead artist. According to Billboard magazine,Dion is the world's best-selling contemporary female artist of all time. As of 2021,she has reportedly sold around 200 to 250 million records worldwide. Referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads",Dion has released a string of worldwide hits,with "My Heart Will Go On" being her career's biggest hit,with estimated physical sales of over 18 million worldwide,making it the 2nd best-selling physical single by a woman in history. It reached over 117 million radio impressions during its peak,becoming the most-played radio hit in history and became the best-selling single of 1998 worldwide. "Because You Loved Me" is her biggest hit on the US Billboard Hot 100,spending six weeks atop the chart and selling six million copies in its first six months of availability worldwide. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" was the 4th biggest hit of the 1990s in France and has sold over four million copies worldwide.
"Tell Him" is a song written by Linda Thompson and producers Walter Afanasieff and David Foster. It was recorded as a duet between American singer Barbra Streisand and Canadian singer Celine Dion for their 1997 albums,Higher Ground and Let's Talk About Love,and released as the lead single from these albums on November 3,1997.
