The Best of Celine Dion & David Foster is a compilation album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Columbia Records in selected Asian countries on 19 October 2012. It features songs produced by Grammy Award-winning musician, record producer and songwriter, David Foster, including previously unreleased "If I Can Dream" (duet with Elvis Presley).
| The Best of Celine Dion & David Foster | ||||
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| Released | 19 October 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 74:07 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Content
editThis Asia exclusive release celebrates twenty years of partnership between Celine Dion and David Foster.[1] The album was released in countries like Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea and China. It includes hits like "Because You Loved Me," "The Power of Love," "All by Myself," "Tell Him" (duet with Barbra Streisand) and "To Love You More," and previously unreleased duet with Elvis Presley on "If I Can Dream".[1] The latter track was recorded for Idol Gives Back and Dion performed it with Presley (together on stage with use of rotoscoping) on American Idol on 25 April 2007.[1] The Best of Celine Dion & David Foster also contains duets with Andrea Bocelli, Frank Sinatra, Luciano Pavarotti and Clive Griffin.[1] Three songs included here were featured in films: "Because You Loved Me" in Up Close & Personal, "When I Fall in Love" in Sleepless in Seattle and "The Prayer" in Quest for Camelot.[1] However, the album does not include any song from Unison (1990), where Foster produced five tracks.[1] The cover photo was taken from an exclusive session with Dion and Foster at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in October 2005, made by photographer Jerry Metellus for the NUVO magazine.[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Power of Love" | David Foster | 5:41 | |
| 2. | "All by Myself" (edited single version) | Foster | 4:01 | |
| 3. | "When I Fall in Love" (duet with Clive Griffin) | Foster | 4:19 | |
| 4. | "The Colour of My Love" |
| Foster | 3:24 |
| 5. | "What a Wonderful World" | Foster | 3:47 | |
| 6. | "Because You Loved Me" | Diane Warren | Foster | 4:33 |
| 7. | "The Prayer" (duet with Andrea Bocelli) | 4:27 | ||
| 8. | "To Love You More" |
| Foster | 5:27 |
| 9. | "Tell Him" (duet with Barbra Streisand) |
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| 4:50 |
| 10. | "All the Way" (duet with Frank Sinatra) |
| 3:52 | |
| 11. | "I Surrender" |
| 4:51 | |
| 12. | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Ewan MacColl | Foster | 4:06 |
| 13. | "If I Could" |
| Foster | 4:46 |
| 14. | "I Hate You Then I Love You" (duet with Luciano Pavarotti) |
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| 4:42 |
| 15. | "The Power of the Dream" |
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| 4:30 |
| 16. | "If I Can Dream" (duet with Elvis Presley) | Walter Earl Brown | Foster | 3:11 |
| 17. | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | Foster | 3:40 | |
| Total length: | 74:07 | |||
Notes
Charts
edit| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums (Circle)[3] | 38 |
| South Korean International Albums (Circle)[4] | 9 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia[1] | 19 October 2012 | Columbia | CD | 8 8725-44810-2 7 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "The Best of Celine Dion & David Foster" (in Chinese). Five Music. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ "David Foster: Getting by with a little help from his friends". NUVO. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ "South Korea Circle Album Chart". On the page, select "2012.10.28~2012.11.03" to obtain the corresponding chart. Circle Chart
- ^ "South Korea Circle International Album Chart". On the page, select "2012.10.28~2012.11.03" to obtain the corresponding chart. Circle Chart
External links
edit- The Best of Celine Dion & David Foster at Discogs (list of releases)