'' is the 1992 eponymous
Album by pop singer
Céline Dion . It's her second English release and seventeenth in total.
Dion's real international breakthrough came when she paired up with influenced
Adult Contemporary ballads with soft instrumentation. Both a critical and commercial smash, the song became her second U.S. top ten hit, and also won the
Academy Award For Best Original Song , the
Grammy Award For Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal , and the
Golden Globe Award For Best Original Song . That song was also the first single from ''Celine Dion'' album which had a soft rock influence that was combined with elements of soul and classical music. Due to the success of the lead-off single, the album was as well received. As with Dion's earlier releases, the album had an overtone of love.
Dion worked with new team of writers and producers. Five songs were written by
Diane Warren . "With This Tear" was a gift from
Prince who wrote the song especially for Céline Dion and offered it to her. Tracks were produced by
Walter Afanasieff ,
Ric Wake and
Guy Roche .
"
Send Me A Lover " was a "leftover" from the recording sessions of the ''Celine Dion'' album. It was released in 1994.
By 1992, '' would make the transition from manager to lover. However, the relationship was kept a secret as both feared that the public would find the twenty-six-year difference between their ages incongruous.
European version of ''Celine Dion'' included "
Where Does My Heart Beat Now " as a bonus track. The album was re-released on
September 7 1992 in Australia with a bonus disc containing four songs from ''
Unison ''.
Dion did the
Celine Dion Tour to support the album.
The ''Celine Dion'' album was an even bigger success than her debut English album, selling six million copies worldwide and reaching number 3 in Canada and 34 on the U.S.
Billboard 200 chart. This is when Dion was starting to shine in the United States. As of January 2006, ''Celine Dion'' has sold 2,981,000 copies in the U.S. alone, making it double platinum, closing in on triple.
Her popularity was also showing in Canada where the album peaked at number 3 and sold over one million copies (a diamond award). In other regions of the world the album gained great review and showed her chart higher than she had before. On her next English album Dion would soar to heights she had never experienced. She also received her first
World Music Award for Best Selling Canadian Female Recording Artist of the Year.
Singles released from the album gave Céline Dion more success. The biggest of which was "
Beauty And The Beast " which charted at number 9 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and sold in excess of 500,000 copies in U.S. alone. Other singles that achieved moderate success included "
If You Asked Me To " (a cover of
Patti LaBelle 's song from the 1989 movie ''
Licence To Kill '') which peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the gospel-tinged "
Love Can Move Mountains ," "
Nothing Broken But My Heart ," "
Water From The Moon ," and "
Did You Give Enough Love ."
''Celine Dion'' is undercertified in one country:
- United States - should be certified 3x Platinum (3,000,000)
Céline Dion was also nominated for three more Grammy Awards:
