The Colour of My Love

The Colour of My Love
Studio album by
Released9 November 1993 (1993-11-09)
Recorded1993
Studio
GenrePop
Length65:39
Label
Producer
Celine Dion chronology
Celine Dion
(1992)
The Colour of My Love
(1993)
À l'Olympia
(1994)
Singles from The Colour of My Love
  1. "When I Fall in Love"
    Released: 12 July 1993
  2. "The Power of Love"
    Released: 8 November 1993
  3. "Misled"
    Released: 11 April 1994
  4. "Think Twice"
    Released: 18 July 1994
  5. "Only One Road"
    Released: 24 October 1994
  6. "Next Plane Out"
    Released: 9 October 1995

The Colour of My Love is the twelfth studio album and third English‑language release by Canadian singer Celine Dion. Issued on 9 November 1993 by Columbia Records and Epic Records, the album marked a step in Dion's move from a rising international vocalist to a widely recognised pop act. Its production was led primarily by David Foster, Ric Wake, Walter Afanasieff, Christopher Neil, and Guy Roche, while four tracks were written by songwriter Diane Warren. The album also includes Dion's recordings of "The Power of Love" and "When I Fall in Love".

Critical reception was generally positive, with reviewers often noting Dion's vocal performance and the album's mix of contemporary pop and ballads. The Colour of My Love became a major commercial success, topping the charts in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and several other European territories, and reaching number four on the Billboard 200 in the United States. With worldwide sales exceeding 20 million copies,[1] the album ranks among the best‑selling albums of all time. It has sold over six million units in the United States, more than 1.8 million in the United Kingdom, 1.5 million in Canada, and upwards of one million in Japan.

The album generated several internationally successful singles. "The Power of Love" became Dion's first number‑one hit in the United States, while "Think Twice" topped the UK Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks and became one of the decade's best‑selling singles in the region. "To Love You More", included on the 1995 Japanese reissue of the album, reached number one in Japan and became one of Dion's most successful singles in the country. Each of these tracks sold more than one million copies in their respective markets.

The Colour of My Love earned Dion multiple awards and industry distinctions. At the Juno Awards of 1995, it won both Album of the Year and Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic). It also received the IRMA Award for Best International Female Artist Album. "Think Twice" received the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically, while "To Love You More" won the International Single Grand Prix at the Japan Gold Disc Award. Dion's duet "When I Fall in Love" earned the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1994. "The Power of Love" was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1995.

Background and release

Following the release of her first two English‑language studio albums, Unison (1990) and Celine Dion (1992), and after recording the Academy Award‑ and Grammy Award‑winning duet "Beauty and the Beast", Dion began work on her third English‑language album, The Colour of My Love. By this point, she had already achieved three top‑10 entries on the Billboard Hot 100—"Where Does My Heart Beat Now", "Beauty and the Beast", and "If You Asked Me To"—which helped establish her presence in the North American pop market.

In September 1993, Dion performed two concerts at the Capitole de Québec in Quebec City, Canada, recorded for later television broadcast. The shows introduced several previously unheard songs from the forthcoming album, including "Refuse to Dance", "Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down", "The Colour of My Love", "The Power of Love", "Misled", "Think Twice", and "Only One Road". The performance was later released as the home video The Colour of My Love Concert in 1995.

The Colour of My Love was issued in North America in November 1993, followed by releases in Japan in December 1993, Europe in February 1994, and Australia in March 1994.

The album's liner notes marked the first time Dion publicly acknowledged her romantic relationship with her manager, René Angélil. During the album's launch event at Montreal's Metropolis, she announced that the couple were engaged to be married.[2][3]

Content

The Colour of My Love was issued with 14 tracks in the United States and 15 in most international markets, where it included the additional song "Just Walk Away". The album's production was led primarily by David Foster, Ric Wake, Guy Roche, Walter Afanasieff, and Christopher Neil, resulting in a polished mix of adult contemporary ballads and mainstream pop. Songwriter Diane Warren contributed four compositions—"Next Plane Out", "Real Emotion", "No Living Without Loving You", and "Lovin' Proof"—which added to the album's focus on melody‑driven material.

The tracklist includes a duet with British singer Clive Griffin on "When I Fall in Love", originally recorded for the soundtrack of Sleepless in Seattle. It also includes Dion's recording of Jennifer Rush's 1984 hit "The Power of Love", which became one of her most widely recognised songs.

In October 1995, The Colour of My Love was reissued in Japan with the addition of "To Love You More", a new track written and produced by David Foster. The song became a major commercial success in Japan and contributed to the album's long‑term popularity in the region.

Singles

Following the success of the duet "When I Fall in Love", originally featured on the Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack, "The Power of Love" was released as the first major single from The Colour of My Love. The song became one of Dion's most commercially successful recordings, reaching number one in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and entering the top 10 in several additional territories, including the United Kingdom and France. With more than 1.1 million copies sold in the United States and a platinum certification in 1994, it is regarded as a key hit of her early English‑language career.[4][5]

The second single, "Misled", continued the album's strong performance, becoming a top‑ten hit in Canada and reaching number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart. It was followed by "Think Twice", which became one of Dion's most notable international successes. The ballad topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands, and entered the top 10 in Australia, Spain, and Switzerland. With sales exceeding 1.3 million copies in the United Kingdom and a platinum certification in 1995 (later qualifying for double platinum), "Think Twice" became one of the decade's most widely recognised power ballads.[6][7]

The album's fourth single, "Only One Road", also achieved international success, reaching the top 10 in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Ireland. In 1995, "Next Plane Out" was released as a single in Australia, while "Just Walk Away" was issued as a promotional single in Spain, further extending the album's global reach.

In October 1995, The Colour of My Love was reissued in Japan with the addition of "To Love You More", which was released simultaneously as a single. The song became a major hit, reaching number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and selling approximately 1.5 million copies in Japan.[8][9][10] It was certified million by the RIAJ, becoming one of Dion's most successful singles in the Japanese market.[11]

Promotion

Dion promoted The Colour of My Love extensively in North America throughout late 1993 and early 1994, appearing on a range of television programs and award shows. Her concert special, The Colour of My Love Concert, was broadcast in Canada in December 1993 and in the United States in February 1994, helping maintain the album's visibility. She also embarked on the The Colour of My Love Tour, performing in the United States in February 1994 and across Canada through May 1994.

Following the international success of "Think Twice", Dion expanded promotional activities to Europe in 1995, including several high‑profile appearances in the United Kingdom. Notable performances during the album's promotional cycle included "The Power of Love" at the Juno Awards of 1994 and the American Music Awards of 1995, "Think Twice" at the Edison Awards in 1994 and the World Music Awards in 1995, and "The Colour of My Love" at the Juno Awards of 1995.

Dion also performed three songs from the album on the United Kingdom's Top of the Pops: "The Power of Love" (1994), "Think Twice" (1995), and "Only One Road" (1995), each aligning with the singles' chart success in the region.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
The Baltimore Sunmixed[13]
Billboard (editorial)positive[14]
Billboard (Larry Flick)positive[15]
Chicago Tribune[16]
Music & Mediapositive[17]
Music Week[18]

Upon release, The Colour of My Love received generally positive attention from music critics, many of whom praised Dion's vocal ability while offering differing views on the album's material and stylistic choices. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic awarded the album three out of five stars, writing that it builds on the template of Dion's self‑titled breakthrough. Although he found the songwriting uneven in places, he noted that the album remains effective thanks to its polished production, key ballads—particularly "When I Fall in Love", "The Power of Love", and "Think Twice"—and Dion's expressive performances.[12]

Brad Webber of the Chicago Tribune gave the album two out of four stars, describing several tracks as "sickly sweet, by‑the‑books standards".[16] While he felt some stylistic elements were derivative—such as the "Janet Jackson‑styled" approach of "Misled" and "Think Twice"—he singled out "Refuse to Dance" for its "exotic thrill" and welcomed its distinctive, atmospheric production.[16]

Billboard offered a strongly positive assessment, calling The Colour of My Love a "big‑league affair" positioned to elevate Dion to "new realms of pop stardom".[14] The magazine praised her growing artistic confidence and vocal command, noting "The Power of Love", "Misled", and "Only One Road" as standout tracks.[14] Reviewer Larry Flick wrote that while the album retains the "grand pop balladry" associated with Dion's earlier work, it also adopts greater rhythmic variety, citing the "jack‑swinging" "Misled" and the "haunting but spine‑crawling" "Refuse to Dance" as examples of her expanding stylistic range.[15]

Commercial performance

The Colour of My Love became one of the world's best‑selling albums of all time, marking a major commercial milestone in Dion's career. It ranked as the second top‑selling album of 1994 in Canada, the third best‑selling album of 1994 by a female artist in the United States, and the third best‑selling album of 1995 in the United Kingdom. With global sales exceeding 20 million copies, it stands among the twenty best‑selling albums by a female artist in history.[19]

Canada

In Canada, The Colour of My Love debuted at number five on the RPM Albums Chart and rose to number one in its fifth week.[20] It remained at the summit for 12 consecutive weeks and spent 80 weeks on the chart.[20] In December 1994, the album was certified diamond by the CRIA for shipments of one million copies.[21] It finished 1994 as the country's second best‑selling album, behind Ace of Base's The Sign.[22] By the end of 1995, Billboard reported worldwide sales of 10 million copies, including 1.4 million in Canada.[23] In November 1996, Billboard noted that Canadian sales had reached 1.5 million units.[10] The album also topped the Quebec chart for 20 weeks.[24]

United States

In the United States, The Colour of My Love debuted at number 88 on the Billboard 200 with first‑week sales of 16,000 copies.[25] It peaked at number four in March 1994 and spent 149 weeks on the chart.[26] It became the 20th best‑selling album of 1994 (and the third best‑selling by a female artist), with 2.1 million copies sold that year.[27] According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album has sold 4.6 million copies, and in November 1999 it was certified six times platinum by the RIAA for shipments of six million units.[28][29][30]

Europe

In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 10 in March 1994.[31] Following the success of "Think Twice", it reached number one in January 1995 and spent seven weeks at the top.[32][33] For five consecutive weeks, both The Colour of My Love and "Think Twice" topped the UK album and singles charts—an achievement not seen since 1965 during the peak of The Beatles.[34] In December 1995, the album was certified five times platinum by the BPI for sales of 1.5 million copies.[7] It finished 1995 as the UK's third best‑selling album, behind Robson & Jerome and (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis.[35] In 2006, the Official Charts Company listed it as the 77th best‑selling album in UK history, with 1,816,915 copies sold (eligible for six times platinum certification).[36]

Across Europe, the album reached number one in Ireland, Norway, Belgium's Flanders, and Denmark, and entered the top 10 in France, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Portugal, and the Netherlands. It received multi‑platinum, platinum, and gold certifications across the continent. In 1996, the IFPI awarded it four times platinum for sales of four million copies in Europe.[37]

Japan

In Japan, the album originally peaked at number 65 in February 1994 and was certified gold for sales of 200,000 units.[38][39][40] Following the success of "To Love You More", The Colour of My Love was reissued in October 1995 and climbed to number seven on the Oricon Albums Chart.[38] The reissue sold 650,000 copies in 1995 alone,[40] and a combined 813,450 copies while charting in 1995–1996.[41][42] In January 1996, it was certified three times platinum by the RIAJ, and later that year became Dion's first million‑selling album in Japan when combining sales of both editions.[43][40][41][42] As of May 1996, the album had sold more than 1.5 million copies across Southeast Asia.[44]

Australia

In Australia, the album debuted at number nine in March 1994.[45] Boosted by the success of "Think Twice", it reached number one in mid‑1995 and spent eight weeks at the top—the longest run for any album that year.[45] It became the second best‑selling album of 1995 in Australia, behind Tina Arena's Don't Ask.[46] The Colour of My Love was certified nine times platinum by the ARIA for shipments of 630,000 copies.[47] With worldwide sales of approximately 20 million copies, it remains one of Dion's most commercially successful albums.[19][48]

Accolades

The Colour of My Love earned a wide range of awards and nominations, reflecting both its commercial success and the international reach of its singles. At the Juno Awards of 1995, the album won Album of the Year and Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic).[49] Internationally, it received the IRMA Award for Best International Female Artist Album in 1996 and was nominated for the Edison Award for Best Album in 1995.[50][51]

Several singles from the album also received major international recognition. "Think Twice" won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically, while "To Love You More" earned the International Single Grand Prix at the Japan Gold Disc Award.[52]

The duet "When I Fall in Love" received the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[53] It also received two ASCAP Pop Awards for Most Performed Songs and a nomination for Best Song from a Movie at the MTV Movie Awards.[54][55][56]

"The Power of Love" also received significant recognition, earning nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, the American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single, the Juno Award for Single of the Year, and two Billboard Music Awards (Hot 100 Single of the Year and Adult Contemporary Single of the Year).[57][58][49][59] It also won an ASCAP Pop Award for Most Performed Songs, while "Misled" received a BMI Pop Award in the same category.[55][60]

The album's success contributed to Dion receiving multiple international honors, including two World Music Awards (Best Selling Canadian Female Artist of the Year and Best Selling Canadian Artist of the Year), the Juno Award for Female Vocalist of the Year, and two Félix Awards (Artist of the Year Achieving the Most Success Outside Quebec and Artist of the Year Achieving the Most Success in a Language Other Than French).[50][49][61]

Dion also earned her first nomination for a Brit Award in the category Best International Female, along with additional nominations at the Billboard Music Awards and Juno Awards.[62][59][49] The concert special The Colour of My Love Concert also received recognition, earning a nomination for a Gemini Award in 1995.[63]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Power of Love"David Foster5:42
2."Misled"Ric Wake3:30
3."Think Twice"4:47
4."Only One Road"ZizzoWake4:48
5."Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down"
Wake4:01
6."Next Plane Out"Diane WarrenGuy Roche4:57
7."Real Emotion"WarrenWake4:26
8."When I Fall in Love" (with Clive Griffin)Foster4:20
9."Love Doesn't Ask Why"Walter Afanasieff4:08
10."Refuse to Dance"
Neil4:22
11."I Remember L.A."
  • Tony Colton
  • Richard Wold
Neil4:12
12."No Living Without Loving You"WarrenRoche4:22
13."Lovin' Proof"WarrenWake4:11
14."Just Walk Away"
4:58
15."The Colour of My Love"Foster3:25
Total length:65:39

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • The US edition omits "Just Walk Away".
  • The 1995 Japanese edition includes the bonus track "To Love You More".

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[64]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[47] 9× Platinum 630,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[113] Gold 25,000*
Belgium (BRMA)[114] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[115] Diamond 1,500,000[10]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[116] Platinum 40,289[116]
France (SNEP)[117] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[118] Gold 250,000^
Italy (FIMI)[119] Gold 50,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[43] 3× Platinum 1,013,450[40][41][42]
Netherlands (NVPI)[120] 3× Platinum 300,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[121] 6× Platinum 90,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[122] 3× Platinum 150,000*
Spain (Promusicae)[123] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[124] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[125] Platinum 50,000^
Turkey (Mü-Yap)[126] Gold 20,000[126]
United Kingdom (BPI)[127] 5× Platinum 1,816,915[36]
United States (RIAA)[128] 6× Platinum 6,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[129] 4× Platinum 4,000,000*
Southeast Asia 1,500,000[130]
Worldwide 20,000,000[19][48]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog Edition
Canada[131] 9 November 1993 Columbia 57555 15 tracks
United States[132] 550 Music 14 tracks
Japan[133] 2 December 1993 SMEJ CD ESCA-5893 15 tracks
Germany[134] 11 February 1994 Columbia
  • CD
  • LP
  • cassette
474743
Switzerland[135] 14 February 1994
United Kingdom[127][136] 21 February 1994 Epic
  • CD
  • cassette
Australia[137] 7 March 1994
United Kingdom[138] 1 August 1994 MD 4747438
Japan[139][140] 21 October 1995 SMEJ CD ESCA-6340 16 tracks
30 May 2018 Blu-spec CD2 SICP-31166 15 tracks
Various[141] 9 November 2018 Columbia LP 589420

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