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
Released3 February 1997 (1997-02-03)
Recorded1983–87
GenrePop
Length54:02
Label
Producer
Celine Dion chronology
Live à Paris
(1996)
C'est pour vivre
(1997)
The Collection 1982–1988
(1997)

Background and content

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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

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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".[1] 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

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Mon ami m'a quittée"
Les chemins de ma maison, 19833:00
2."La dodo la do"
  • Marnay
  • Christian Gaubert
Les chemins de ma maison3:02
3."Hymne à l'amitié"
Les oiseaux du bonheur, 19843:59
4."Je ne veux pas" (Romano Musumarra) 4:02
5."C'est pour vivre"C'est pour toi, 19854:02
6."En amour" (Marnay)
  • Marnay
  • Geoffroy
  • Loigerot
 3:14
7."Ne me plaignez pas"Les chemins de ma maison3:41
8."Les chemins de ma maison"
  • Marnay
  • Alain Bernard
  • Patrick Lemaitre
Les chemins de ma maison4:14
9."Hello mister Sam"
  • Marnay
  • Geoffroy
  • Loigerot
Les chemins de ma maison4:12
10."Trois heures vingt"
  • Marnay
  • Lemaitre
Mélanie, 19843:37
11."Trop jeune à dix-sept ans"
Mélanie4:50
12."Paul et Virginie"
  • Marnay
  • Geoffroy
  • Loigerot
Les oiseaux du bonheur3:50
13."La voix du bon Dieu" (re-recording)
  • Marnay
  • Suzanne-Mia Dumont
Les oiseaux du bonheur3:14
14."Benjamin"Mélanie4:36
Total length:54:02

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for C'est pour vivre
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[2] 32
Scottish Albums (OCC)[3] 67
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 49

Release history

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Release history for C'est pour vivre
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 3 February 1997 Nectar Masters CD NTRCD076

References

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  1. ^ Charlotte Dillon. "Review by Charlotte Dillon". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – Céline Dion – C'est pour vivre" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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