Mélanie is the sixth French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on 22 August 1984.[1] It includes the hit song, "Une colombe". The album reached number one in Quebec, was certified Gold in Canada and won two Félix Awards for Album of the Year and Best Selling Album of the Year.
The album includes ten songs co-written mainly by Eddy Marnay and produced by Marnay and René Angélil. "Une colombe" was performed by Dion for Pope John Paul II in front of 65,000 people at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal in 1984. The title track was dedicated to Dion's little niece Karine, diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
In 2016, "Trois heures vingt" was played as the opening processional during the funeral services of her husband and manager, René Angélil. It was also included on Dion's 2016 album, Encore un soir.
Commercial performanceEdit
The album became another commercial success, reaching Gold in Canada.[2] It topped the chart in Quebec for ten weeks.[3] "Une colombe" was also certified Gold.[4]Mélanie produced two top ten Quebec singles in "Une colombe" and "Mon rêve de toujours", which peaked at number two and four, respectively. The third single, "Un amour pour moi" was also considerably successful and peaked at number twelve.
The next year, Dion won five Felix Awards, including Album of the Year and Best Selling Album of the Year for Mélanie, Female Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year ("Une colombe") and Best Selling Single of the Year ("Une colombe"). She was also nominated for the Felix Award for Pop Album of the Year (Mélanie), Artist of the Year Achieving the Most Success Outside Quebec and Show of the Year (Céline Dion en concert). Additionally, Harvey Robitaille won Felix Award for Sound Engineer of the Year thanks to Céline Dion en concert and Paul Baillargeon was nominated for Arranger of the Year thanks to "Une colombe".
mélanie, album, mélanie, sixth, french, language, studio, album, canadian, singer, celine, dion, released, quebec, canada, august, 1984, includes, song, colombe, album, reached, number, quebec, certified, gold, canada, félix, awards, album, year, best, selling. Melanie is the sixth French language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion released in Quebec Canada on 22 August 1984 1 It includes the hit song Une colombe The album reached number one in Quebec was certified Gold in Canada and won two Felix Awards for Album of the Year and Best Selling Album of the Year MelanieStudio album by Celine DionReleased22 August 1984 1984 08 22 Recorded1984GenrePopLength37 23LabelTBSProducerRene Angelil Paul Baillargeon Marcel Lefebvre Eddy Marnay Rudi PascalCeline Dion chronologyChants et contes de Noel 1983 Melanie 1984 Les plus grands succes de Celine Dion 1984 Singles from Melanie Une colombe Released 18 June 1984 Mon reve de toujours Released 10 September 1984 Un amour pour moi Released 25 February 1985 Contents 1 Content 2 Commercial performance 3 Accolades 4 Track listing 5 Charts 6 Certifications and sales 7 Release history 8 References 9 External linksContent EditThe album includes ten songs co written mainly by Eddy Marnay and produced by Marnay and Rene Angelil Une colombe was performed by Dion for Pope John Paul II in front of 65 000 people at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal in 1984 The title track was dedicated to Dion s little niece Karine diagnosed with cystic fibrosis In 2016 Trois heures vingt was played as the opening processional during the funeral services of her husband and manager Rene Angelil It was also included on Dion s 2016 album Encore un soir Commercial performance EditThe album became another commercial success reaching Gold in Canada 2 It topped the chart in Quebec for ten weeks 3 Une colombe was also certified Gold 4 Melanie produced two top ten Quebec singles in Une colombe and Mon reve de toujours which peaked at number two and four respectively The third single Un amour pour moi was also considerably successful and peaked at number twelve Accolades EditMain article List of awards and nominations received by Celine Dion The next year Dion won five Felix Awards including Album of the Year and Best Selling Album of the Year for Melanie Female Vocalist of the Year Song of the Year Une colombe and Best Selling Single of the Year Une colombe She was also nominated for the Felix Award for Pop Album of the Year Melanie Artist of the Year Achieving the Most Success Outside Quebec and Show of the Year Celine Dion en concert Additionally Harvey Robitaille won Felix Award for Sound Engineer of the Year thanks to Celine Dion en concert and Paul Baillargeon was nominated for Arranger of the Year thanks to Une colombe Track listing EditSide ANo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Melanie Eddy MarnayDiane JusterRene Angelil3 432 Chante moi MarnayAlain NoreauAngelil3 213 Un amour pour moi MarnayThierry GeoffroyChristian LoigerotMarnayRudi Pascal3 204 Trop jeune a dix sept ans MarnayPaul GreedusBarry BlueMarnayPascal4 405 Mon reve de toujours MarnayJean Pierre GoussaudMarnayPascal4 17 Side BNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Va ou s en va l amour MarnayNoreauAngelil3 202 Comme on disait avant MarnayNoreauAngelil3 303 Benjamin MarnayPierre PapadiamandisMarnayPascal4 304 Trois heures vingt MarnayPatrick LemaitreMarnayPascal3 345 Une colombe Marcel LefebvrePaul BaillargeonBaillargeonLefebvreAngelil3 08Total length 37 23Charts EditChart performance for Melanie Chart 1984 PeakpositionQuebec Albums ADISQ 5 1Certifications and sales EditCertifications and sales for Melanie Region Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 2 Gold 50 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates and formats for Melanie Region Date Label Format CatalogCanada 22 August 1984 TBS LP TBS 501Cassette TBS 4501References Edit Melanie Epic Rights Inc Retrieved 16 July 2016 a b Canadian album certifications Celine Dion Melanie Music Canada Retrieved 28 July 2014 Compilation des ventes d albums par ordre alphabetique d interpretes PDF in French BAnQ Retrieved 12 March 2019 Glatzer Jenna 2005 Celine Dion For Keeps Andrews McMeel Publishing ISBN 0 7407 5559 5 Palmares des ventes d albums au Quebec in French BAnQ Retrieved 12 March 2019 External links EditMelanie at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melanie album amp oldid 1166183550, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
