C'est pour vivre (album)

C'est pour vivre (English: "it's for living") is a French-language compilation album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America in 1997. It features fourteen rare songs recorded between 1983 and 1987. The album was issued under many different titles, with many different covers, and by various music labels. It reached number thirty-two in Wallonia (Belgium) and number forty-nine in the United Kingdom.

C'est pour vivre
Compilation album by Celine Dion
Released	3 February 1997 (1997-02-03)
Recorded	1983–87
Genre	Pop
Length	54:02
Label	Budde Music BR Music Columbia Dino Music Elap Music Eureka Golden Pony Leader Music Nectar Masters Pony Canyon Sony Universal Zac Music
Producer	Eddy Marnay Romano Musumarra Rudi Pascal
Celine Dion chronology
Live à Paris (1996) C'est pour vivre (1997) The Collection 1982–1988 (1997)

Background and content

After the success of D'eux, which became the best-selling French-language album of all time, various music labels around the world issued compilations with Dion's early and rare recordings from the '80s. After 1995's Gold Vol. 1, a compilation with another fourteen songs was released in 1997. It was issued in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America under many various titles: C'est pour vivre, The French Love Album, Les premières années: The Very Best of the Early Years, Mon ami, Les hits de Céline Dion volume 2 or D'amour française. They were released with many different covers and by various music labels.

Critical reception and commercial performance

Charlotte Dillon of AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars and wrote that even if you can't understand the words, you can "enjoy the sound and feel the emotions during such notable tunes" as "Je ne veux pas", "En amour", "Ne me plaignez pas", and "Les chemins de ma maison". On 3 February 1997, C'est pour vivre was issued in the United Kingdom where it reached number forty-nine in March 1997. In July 1997, it also debuted on the chart in Belgium Wallonia peaking at number thirty-two the next month.

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Eddy Marnay and Rudi Pascal, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Mon ami m'a quittée"	Eddy Marnay Thierry Geoffroy Christian Loigerot	Les chemins de ma maison, 1983	3:00
2.	"La dodo la do"	Marnay Christian Gaubert	Les chemins de ma maison	3:02
3.	"Hymne à l'amitié"	Marnay Sergio Bardotti Dario Baldan Bembo Nini Giacomelli	Les oiseaux du bonheur, 1984	3:59
4.	"Je ne veux pas" (Romano Musumarra)	Marnay Romano Musumarra		4:02
5.	"C'est pour vivre"	Marnay André Popp	C'est pour toi, 1985	4:02
6.	"En amour" (Marnay)	Marnay Geoffroy Loigerot		3:14
7.	"Ne me plaignez pas"	Marnay Steve Thompson	Les chemins de ma maison	3:41
8.	"Les chemins de ma maison"	Marnay Alain Bernard Patrick Lemaitre	Les chemins de ma maison	4:14
9.	"Hello mister Sam"	Marnay Geoffroy Loigerot	Les chemins de ma maison	4:12
10.	"Trois heures vingt"	Marnay Lemaitre	Mélanie, 1984	3:37
11.	"Trop jeune à dix-sept ans"	Marnay Paul Greedus Barry Blue	Mélanie	4:50
12.	"Paul et Virginie"	Marnay Geoffroy Loigerot	Les oiseaux du bonheur	3:50
13.	"La voix du bon Dieu" (re-recording)	Marnay Suzanne-Mia Dumont	Les oiseaux du bonheur	3:14
14.	"Benjamin"	Marnay Pierre Papadiamandis	Mélanie	4:36
Total length:				54:02

Charts

Weekly chart performance for C'est pour vivre

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	32
Scottish Albums (OCC)	67
UK Albums (OCC)	49

Release history

Release history for C'est pour vivre

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	3 February 1997	Nectar Masters	CD	NTRCD076

External links

• C'est pour vivre at Discogs (list of releases)