Céline Dion en concert

Céline Dion en concert
Live album by
Released20 December 1985 (1985-12-20)
Recorded31 May 1985
VenuePlace des Arts (Montreal)
GenrePop
Length48:49
Language
  • French
  • English
LabelTBS
Celine Dion chronology
C'est pour toi
(1985)
Céline Dion en concert
(1985)
Les chansons en or
(1986)

Céline Dion en concert (transl. "Celine Dion in concert") is the first live album by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It was released in Quebec, Canada on 20 December 1985, through TBS and distributed by Trans-Canada Disques. In addition to French songs, the album also includes covers of "Up Where We Belong", "What a Feeling", and "Over the Rainbow". Céline Dion en concert reached number 19 on the chart in Quebec.

Background and conception

In 1985, Dion toured 50 cities in Canada.[1] On 31 May 1985, she recorded a concert at Place des Arts in Montreal, and released it on cassette and vinyl LP on 20 December 1985.[1] The album includes several of Dion's hits ("D'amour ou d'amitié", "Mon ami m'a quittée", "Une colombe", "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi") as well as interpretation of famous English-language songs ("Up Where We Belong", "What a Feeling", "Over the Rainbow").[2] Dion also paid tribute to two major artists, Félix Leclerc and Michel Legrand, and sang an aria from Georges Bizet's opera, Carmen.[1] Her tour was nominated for Show of the Year at the Félix Awards in 1985 and Harvey Robitaille, who worked on the tour, won the award for Sound Engineer of the Year.[3]

Track listing

Céline Dion en concert track listing[4]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Ouverture (La première fois)"Eddy MarnayPaul Baillargeon4:14
2."Mon ami m'a quittée"Marnay
  • Christian Loigerot
  • Thierry Geoffroy
3:05
3."Hommage à Félix Leclerc"
  • "Bozo"
  • "Le p'tit bonheur"
  • "Moi, mes souliers"
  • "Attends-moi "ti-gars""
  • "Le train du nord"
LeclercLeclerc5:05
4."Up Where We Belong" (duet with Paul Baillargeon)Will Jennings3:12
5."Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi"MarnayHubert Giraud3:00
6."D'amour ou d'amitié"Marnay
  • Jean-Pierre Lang
  • Roland Vincent
3:30
7."Over the Rainbow"Yip HarburgHarold Arlen3:33
8."Hommage à Michel Legrand"
  • "Quand on s'aime"
  • "Brûle pas tes doigts"
  • "La valse du lilas"
  • "Quand ça balance"
  • "Les moulins de mon cœur"
  • MarnayLegrand6:05
    9."Carmen (L'amour est enfant de bohême)"Georges BizetBizet3:40
    10."What a Feeling"Giorgio Moroder4:10
    11."Une colombe"Marcel LefebvreBaillargeon3:15
    12."Les chemins de ma maison"Marnay
    • Patrick Lemaitre
    • Alain Bernard
    3:50
    13."Finale (La première fois)"MarnayBaillargeon2:10
    Total length:48:49

    Charts

    Chart (1985) Peak
    position
    Quebec Albums (ADISQ)[5] 19

    Release history

    Region Date Label Format Catalog Ref.
    Canada 20 December 1985 TBS
    • TBS4-504
    • TBS 504
    [1]

    References

    1. ^ a b c d "Music: Céline Dion en concert". Feeling Productions Inc. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
    2. ^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
    3. ^ "Gala de l'ADISQ - 1985" (in French). ADISQ. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
    4. ^ Céline Dion en concert (booklet). Celine Dion. TBS. 1985. TBS 504.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
    5. ^ "Palmarès des ventes d'albums au Québec" (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2019.