Complete Best (Celine Dion album)
| Complete Best | ||||
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| Released | 27 February 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 76:23 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | |||
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| Celine Dion chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Complete Best | ||||
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Complete Best is the second English‑language greatest hits album by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It was released exclusively in Japan on 27 February 2008. The album reached number three on the Oricon Albums Chart, was certified gold by the RIAJ, and sold 173,100 copies in Japan in 2008.
Background
Complete Best was released a few days before Dion's sold-out concerts in Japan, which were part of the Taking Chances World Tour.[1][2] The compilation includes "To Love You More", originally released in October 1995, which became Dion's biggest hit in Japan, topping the singles chart for four weeks and selling 1.5 million copies. It also includes two other singles exclusive to Japan: "The Power of the Dream" and "Be the Man", as well as many of Dion's other hits.
The new single, "A World to Believe In" (U.S.A. mix), was included as the first track of the compilation. Recorded as an English-Japanese duet with Yuna Ito, the song was released in January 2008 and peaked at number eight on the Oricon Singles Chart.[3] It was Dion's first appearance on the chart since "To Love You More" (dance mixes) entered it in April 1999. The duet was not included on Dion's previous album, Taking Chances, which contains the original English solo version of the song.
In October 2008, another greatest hits album was released internationally, titled My Love: Essential Collection. Because Complete Best had been released recently, this compilation was not issued in Japan. However, new unreleased tracks from My Love: Essential Collection were included on the CD single A World to Believe In: Himiko Fantasia, released in Japan at the same time. On 22 July 2009, the album was reissued in Blu-spec CD format in Japan.[4]
Commercial performance
Complete Best debuted at number three on the Oricon Albums Chart, selling 34,223 copies.[5] In its second week, it fell to number six, selling 27,281 units.[5] The following week, shortly after the Japanese leg of the Taking Chances World Tour, Complete Best rose to number four with sales of 34,724 copies.[5] In the fourth week, the album dropped to number six and sold 16,304 units.[5] It later went down to number 12 (11,040 copies) and 16 (7,956 copies).[5] During these six consecutive weeks, Complete Best held the top position on the Oricon International Albums Chart.[5] Shortly after its release, Complete Best was certified gold by the RIAJ.[6] It sold 173,100 copies in Japan in 2008.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "あなたがいる限り 〜A World to Believe In〜" (with Yuna Ito) (U.S.A. mix) |
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| 4:11 |
| 2. | "My Heart Will Go On" |
| 4:41 | |
| 3. | "To Love You More" (radio edit) | Foster | 4:49 | |
| 4. | "The Power of Love" (radio edit) | Foster | 4:46 | |
| 5. | "Beauty and the Beast" (with Peabo Bryson) | Afanasieff | 4:05 | |
| 6. | "Because You Loved Me" | Diane Warren | Foster | 4:35 |
| 7. | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (radio edit) | Jim Steinman |
| 5:32 |
| 8. | "Be the Man (On This Night)" |
| Foster | 4:41 |
| 9. | "I'm Your Angel" (with R. Kelly) | Kelly | Kelly | 5:31 |
| 10. | "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" | Christopher Neil | 4:35 | |
| 11. | "The Power of the Dream" |
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| 4:32 |
| 12. | "When I Fall in Love" (with Clive Griffin) | Foster | 4:23 | |
| 13. | "That's the Way It Is" |
| 4:04 | |
| 14. | "A New Day Has Come" (radio remix) | 4:21 | ||
| 15. | "I'm Alive" |
| 3:32 | |
| 16. | "I Drove All Night" | 4:02 | ||
| 17. | "Taking Chances" | Shanks | 4:03 | |
| Total length: | 76:23 | |||
Notes
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[11] | Gold | 173,100[7] |
Ultimate Box
On 27 February 2008, Sony Music Entertainment Japan released Ultimate Box as a limited edition.[12] The five‑disc box set includes two CD albums (Taking Chances and Complete Best) and three DVDs: Live in Las Vegas: A New Day..., All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video (expanded with six additional music videos), and Taking Chances Recording Sessions, which contains 12 songs. Ultimate Box peaked at number 109 on the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan in March 2008, and at number 27 on the International Oricon Albums Chart.[5]
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan[13][14] | 27 February 2008 | SMEJ | CD | EICP-953 |
| 22 July 2009 | Blu-spec CD | EICP-20055 |
References
- ^ "Celine Dion - Complete Best". Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2008.
- ^ "Concert Dates". Archived from the original on 11 May 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
- ^ "Oricon Style Weekly Ranking". Retrieved 22 January 2008.
- ^ "Blue-spec CD Complete Best". Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i セリーヌ・ディオンのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications". RIAJ. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Physical Unit Sales for the Top 5 Best-Selling Albums in Japan by International Acts During 2008" (PDF). Billboard. 4 April 2009. p. 13. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Top Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "2008年 アルバム年間TOP100" [Oricon Year-end Albums Chart of 2008] (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Top Albums Year End". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – Celine Dion – Complete Best" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 28 July 2014. Select 2008年3月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ Ultimate Box. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "コンプリート・ベスト" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "コンプリート・ベスト【完全生産限定盤/Blu-spec CD】" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
External links
- Complete Best at Discogs (list of releases)
- Ultimate Box at Discogs (list of releases)