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THE VIDEO
"Live In Las Vegas: A New Day..." is Celine Dion´s eighth home video, released on DVD between December 7-10, 2007 in Europe, on December 11, 2007 in North America, December 15, 2007 in Australia and December 19, 2007 in Japan.
...> About The Video
It includes the record-breaking show "A New Day..." at the Colosseum of the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The Blu-ray Disc version was also released on February 5, 2008 in North America, and between February 8–22, 2008 in Europe. "A New Day..." ended on December 15, 2007, after a 5 year run of more than 700 shows and 3 million spectators. It reached one of the highest concert grosses in music history, $400,000,000. The 2 disc DVD contains more than 5 hours of never-before seen footage, including the concert and 3 exclusive documentaries: "Because You Loved Me (A Tribute to the Fans)", "A New Day: All Access" and "A New Day: the Secrets". It contains subtitles in 9 languages. The inside booklet includes richly detailed photographs and generous liner notes. The originally scheduled DVD release date (autumn 2004) was postponed because of changes and improvements made to the show since the initial filming. "A New Day..." was re-shot in high-definition during the January 17-21, 2007 week. According to the "A New Day: the Secrets" documentary on the second disc, one of the major reasons for the delay was that Celine and her producers gradually realized that Celine´s change to a short blonde bob for "A New Day..." was highly unpopular with her fan base, and the hairstyle also looked terrible on screen during the first DVD shoot. As a result, she returned to her long brunette hair with extensions and the DVD was reshot. The "Live In Las Vegas: A New Day..." DVD includes the last version of the show, performed between November 2006 and December 2007. But during "A New Day..." previous years, Celine performed also seven other songs: "Nature boy", "At last", "Fever", "The first time ever I saw your face", "Have you ever been in love", "Et je t´aime encore" and "What a wonderful world". Some of them are included on the "A New Day... Live In Las Vegas" CD, released in June 2004. "The power of love", "I drove all night", "I surrender" and "I wish" from the DVD were first released on the deluxe edition of Celine´s album "Taking Chances" from November 2007. An exclusive sneak preview from the show was also included. "A New Day..." was shown on television in selected countries, including the Netherlands (first part on November 18 and second one on November 25, 2007 on SBS 6), Spain (November 29, 2007 on TVE2), South Africa (first part on December 2 and second one on December 8, 2007 on SABC 3), Italy (December 25, 2007 on Italia 1), and Quebec (bonus features on January 20, 2008 and the show on January 27, 2008 on TVA). "A New Day..." was also broadcast to movie theatres in some countries, including Poland (Multikino on December 5, 2007) and the United States (various theatres on December 17, 2007). The Quebec TV station TVA broadcasted a TV special dedicated to the last show of Celine at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, on December 16, 2007. The show was entitled "Les Adieux De Céline Dion à Las Vegas" (meaning "Celine´s Vegas Farewells"). The cameras entered the intimacy of Celine and Rene Angelil during latest show´s night (December 15). Viewers could see Celine leaving her home with her husband and their son who attended his mother´s show, Celine in her dressing room or in the elevator that took her to the stage.
...> Track Listing
DISC 1
- The concert – 01:33:00
1. "A new day has come"
2. "The power of love"
3. "It´s all coming back to me now"
4. "Because you loved me"
5. "To love you more"
6. "I´m alive"
7. "I drove all night"
8. "Seduces me"
9. "If I could"
10. "Pour que tu m´aimes encore"
11. "I surrender"
12. "Ammore annascunnuto"
13. "All the way"
14. "I´ve got the world on a string"
15. "I wish"
16. "Love can move mountains"
17. "River deep, mountain high"
18. "My heart will go on"
Bonus feature:
- Because You Loved Me (A Tribute to the Fans) - 41:00:00
DISC 2
- Special feature:
A New Day: All Access - 02:00:00
- Bonus feature:
A New Day: the Secrets - 53:00:00
...> Chart Success
According to the Quebec press, "Live In Las Vegas: A New Day..." was completely sold-out in the province less than a few hours after its release. In addition, Celine made history on January 18, 2008 when "Live In Las Vegas: A New Day..." became the only music DVD to be certified triple diamond in Canada, selling over 300,000 units. Only five other DVDs have ever reached double diamond status in Canada. Celine´s DVD also garnered the largest debut in Nielsen SoundScan history for a DVD-only release, with over 70,000 copies sold in its first week, which is something that has never occurred before in Canadian music history. "Live In Las Vegas: A New Day..." held the number 1 position on the Music DVD Chart in Canada for many weeks after its release. Outside Canada, the DVD peaked at number 1 in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Japan, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, New Zealand and Estonia. It reached number 2 in Portugal and Sweden, number 3 in Argentina, Australia, Ireland and Greece, number 4 in Austria, number 6 in Italy and number 7 in Czech Republic. "Live In Las Vegas: A New Day..." also debuted in the top 10 in Finland and Germany. Nearly 500,000 copies of the DVD were sold worldwide in its first week of release. "Live In Las Vegas: A New Day..." was certified 3x diamond in Canada, diamond in France, 4x platinum in Australia, platinum in Brazil, Portugal, Argentina and New Zealand, and gold in the Netherlands and Belgium. In Japan, it sold 30,000 copies during the first three months of its release. As of September 26, 2010, the DVD has sold 433,000 copies in the U.S. and has been certified 7x platinum (it is now eligible for 8x platinum after selling 400,000 copies). According to Billboard, the DVD was the third best-selling music DVD of 2008 in the U.S. and the best-selling by a female artist. At the end of 2009, the DVD was still charting in the top 10, being the tenth best-selling DVD in the U.S. In 2009, the DVD received a Juno Award nomination in category Music DVD of the Year.
...> Critical Reception
Nathan Southern, from All Movie Guide Review, said "A release that caters to the innumerable fans of French-Canadian soft rock diva Celine Dion, the performance package A New Day - Live in Las Vegas pays homage to Dion´s stunning 5-year run at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, where her show A New Day (created in tandem with Belgian film and stage director Franco Dragone) drew a massive 3,000,000 attendees. A New Day - Live in Las Vegas incorporates a 93 minute concert film edited together from several of the Vegas performances, plus a video tribute to Celine´s fans and two additional bonus documentaries which carry viewers on a behind-the-scenes tour of the seminal show".
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THE EDITIONS
Cover | Edition/Title | Description |
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Blu-ray Disc Edition | It´s "Live In Las Vegas: A New Day..." blu-ray disc playable on Blu-Ray players and Playstation 3 consoles only. It was released in 2008 in the UK. | |
Japanese Edition | Released in 2007, the Japanese edition is a 2-disc Region 2 NTSC DVD set and it contains more than 5 hours of never-before-seen footage. Superbly presented in laminated metallic-embossedfold-out digipak sleeve with separate Japanese & English lyric booklets. | |
"A New Day...: One Night Only" Movie | Fans that missed their chance to see the show live in Las Vegas, as well as those that want to enjoy it again, had the opportunity to do so as "A New Day..." was shown in more than 200 movie theaters nationwide as a movie with the name "A New Day...: One Night Only". Tickets for this one-time-only special engagement were on sale at presenting theater box offices and FathomEvents. | |
Argentinian Edition | ----- | |
French Edition | ----- | |
Austrian Edition | It was released by Sony BMG Austria, and included just one DVD with the concert. |
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