The Early Singles (Celine Dion album)

The Early Singles
Compilation album by
Released21 February 2000 (2000-02-21)
Recorded1981–1988
GenrePop
Length69:29
LabelBR Music
Producer
Celine Dion chronology
All the Way... A Decade of Song
(1999)
The Early Singles
(2000)
The Collector's Series, Volume One
(2000)

The Early Singles is a French-language compilation album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in selected European countries in 2000. It includes 19 songs recorded between 1981 and 1988, among them tracks from Dion's debut album, "Ce n'était qu'un rêve" and "L'amour viendra". The compilation also contains the Eurovision-winning song "Ne partez pas sans moi" and its instrumental version.

Background and release

The Early Singles includes all the singles and their B-sides released in France in the 1980s, except for "Incognito" and the 12-inch version of "Je ne veux pas". After numerous compilations of Dion's early French-language recordings, The Early Singles became the first to include "Ce n'était qu'un rêve", "L'amour viendra", and the instrumental version of "Ne partez pas sans moi". The album was later reissued as Les hits.

Critical reception

AllMusic rated it two and a half out of five stars.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ce n'était qu'un rêve"
3:47
2."L'amour viendra"
  • Marnay
  • Angélil
4:20
3."D'amour ou d'amitié"
  • Marnay
  • Rudi Pascal
4:00
4."Visa pour les beaux jours"
  • Marnay
  • Christian Loigerot
  • Thierry Geoffroy
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:25
5."Mon ami m'a quittée"
  • Marnay
  • Loigerot
  • Geoffroy
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:00
6."La dodo la do"
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:02
7."Ne me plaignez pas"
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:41
8."Mon rêve de toujours"
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
4:19
9."Les oiseaux du bonheur"
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:39
10."C'est pour vivre"
  • Marnay
  • Popp
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
4:02
11."Avec toi"
  • Marnay
  • Loigerot
  • Geoffroy
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:28
12."Billy"Marnay3:05
13."En amour"
  • Marnay
  • Loigerot
  • Geoffroy
Marnay3:14
14."Je ne veux pas"Musumarra4:02
15."Comment t'aimer"
  • Marnay
  • Musumarra
Musumarra4:01
16."La religieuse"Didier BarbelivienBarbelivien3:28
17."C'est pour toi"
  • Marnay
  • François Orenn
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
4:02
18."Ne partez pas sans moi"3:08
19."Ne partez pas sans moi" (instrumental)
  • Martinetti
  • Şereftuğ
  • Keller
  • Şereftuğ
3:08
Total length:69:29

Release history

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
Europe 21 February 2000 BR Music CD BX 530-2

References

  1. ^ "Early Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2014.