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Nothing Broken but My 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.[1][2] 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.[3]

"Nothing Broken but My Heart"
Single by Celine Dion
from the album Celine Dion
B-side"Unison"
Released3 August 1992 (1992-08-03)
StudioRight Track Recording (New York City);
The Plant Recording Studios (Los Angeles)
GenrePop
Length5:55
Label
Songwriter(s)Diane Warren
Producer(s)Walter Afanasieff
Celine Dion singles chronology
"If You Asked Me To"
(1992) 		"Nothing Broken but My Heart"
(1992) 		"Love Can Move Mountains"
(1992)
Music video
"Nothing Broken but My Heart" on YouTube

Critical reception

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Larry Flick from Billboard declared the song as a "melodramatic power ballad", noting that its "booming production values and a tearful vocal will push all the right buttons".[4] Randy Clark from Cashbox felt it is "full of Celine's brilliant power, and sounds like it might be another AC success."[5] Rufer and Fell from the Gavin Report commented, "A Diane Warren song sung by Ms. Dion's velvet hammer voice. An unbeatable combination does it again".[6] In a retrospective review, Christopher Smith of Talk About Pop Music stated that it "throws everything possible in, some electric guitars, Celine’s soaring vocals and a beautiful, long fade out".[7]

Music video

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The accompanying music video for "Nothing Broken but My Heart" was made for the edited version, because the original track lasts almost six minutes. It was released in August 1992 and features actors practicing the Romeo and Juliet play. It was directed by Lyne Charlebois and filmed in Montreal. The video was later published on Dion’s official channel in August 2012 and has amassed over 5.7 million views.[8]

Live performances

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Dion performed the song for the first time on 14 July 1992 during her appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Later, she performed this song at the MuchMusic Canadian Video Awards in September 1992. She also performed it during her Celine Dion in Concert tour in 1992 and 1993. [9]

Track listing

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  • Australian CD and cassette single
  1. "Nothing Broken but My Heart" – 5:55
  2. "Unison" – 4:12
  • Japanese 3", North American 7" and cassette single
  1. "Nothing Broken but My Heart" (Radio Edit) – 4:12
  2. "Unison" (Single Mix) – 4:04

Credits and personnel

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  • Celine Dion – lead and background vocals
  • Diane Warren – songwriting
  • Walter Afanasieff – producer, arranger, keyboards, synthesized bass, drum and rhythm programming
  • Michael Landau – guitars
  • Ren Klyce – akai and synclavier programming
  • Gary Cirimelli – macintosh and synclavier programming, background vocals
  • Dan Shea – additional keyboards, macintosh programming
  • Claytoven Richardson – background vocals
  • Melisa Kary – background vocals
  • Jeanie Tracey – background vocals
  • Vicki Randle – background vocals
  • Kitty Beethoven – background vocals
  • Sandy Griffith – background vocals
  • Dana Jon Chappelle – engineer, mixer
  • Neill King – second engineer
  • Mark Hensley – second engineer
  • Bruce Colder – second engineer
  • Michael Gilbert – second engineer
  • Barbara Stout – production coordinator

Charts

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Release history

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Country Date Format Label
Japan[21] 21 August 1992 Mini CD SMEJ
United States[22] 8 September 1992
  • cassette
  • 7"
 Epic
Australia[1] 25 January 1993
  • CD single
  • cassette

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 25/01/93 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 155)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. ^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
  3. ^ "Billboard 21 May 1994". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media LLC. 21 May 1994. Retrieved 15 February 2014. ascap.
  4. ^ Flick, Larry (15 August 1992). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 82. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. ^ Clark, Randy (25 July 1992). "Music Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Cashbox. p. 5. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  6. ^ Rufer, Diane; Fell, Ron (10 July 1992). "A/C: Reviews" (PDF). Gavin Report. p. 22. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. ^ Smith, Christopher (19 October 2019). "Review: 'Celine Dion' 1992". Talk About Pop Music. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Céline Dion - Nothing Broken but My Heart (Official Video)". YouTube. 24 August 2012.
  9. ^ "INFO: |*| 1992 MuchMusic CANADIAN MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS - Summary".
  10. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 19 September 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1910." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1932." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  13. ^ a b Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
  14. ^ "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Celine Dion Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  16. ^ "Celine Dion Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  17. ^ "Celine Dion Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  18. ^ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56, no. 25. 19 December 1992. p. 8. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  19. ^ "The RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1992". RPM. 19 December 1992. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  20. ^ "The Year in Music: 1992" (PDF). Billboard. 26 December 1992. p. 38. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  21. ^ "セリーヌ・ディオンの作品" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  22. ^ "Celine Dion – Nothing Broken but My Heart". Discogs. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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