Mélanie (album)
Mélanie | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 22 August 1984 | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 37:23 | |||
Label | TBS | |||
Producer |
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Celine Dion chronology | ||||
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Singles from Mélanie | ||||
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Mélanie (English: "Melanie") is the sixth French-language
Content
The album includes ten songs co-written mainly by
In 2016, "Trois heures vingt" was played as the opening processional during the funeral services of her husband and manager, René Angélil. It was also included on Dion's 2016 album, Encore un soir.
Commercial performance
The album became another commercial success, reaching Gold in Canada.[2] It topped the chart in Quebec for ten weeks.[3] "Une colombe" was also certified Gold.[4] Mélanie produced two top ten Quebec singles in "Une colombe" and "Mon rêve de toujours", which peaked at number two and four, respectively. The third single, "Un amour pour moi" was also considerably successful and peaked at number twelve.
Accolades
The next year, Dion won five
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mélanie" | René Angélil | 3:43 | |
2. | "Chante-moi" |
| Angélil | 3:21 |
3. | "Un amour pour moi" |
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| 3:20 |
4. | "Trop jeune à dix-sept ans" |
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| 4:40 |
5. | "Mon rêve de toujours" |
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| 4:17 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Va où s'en va l'amour" |
| Angélil | 3:20 |
2. | "Comme on disait avant" |
| Angélil | 3:30 |
3. | "Benjamin" |
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| 4:30 |
4. | "Trois heures vingt" |
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| 3:34 |
5. | "Une colombe" |
| 3:08 | |
Total length: | 37:23 |
Charts
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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Quebec Albums (ADISQ)[5] | 1 |
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[2] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Canada | 22 August 1984 | TBS | LP | TBS 501 |
Cassette | TBS 4501 |
References
- ^ "Mélanie". Epic Rights, Inc. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Canadian album certifications – Celine Dion – Melanie". Music Canada. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Compilation des ventes d'albums par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
- ^ "Palmarès des ventes d'albums au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Retrieved 12 March 2019.