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THE ALBUM
"Loved Me Back To Life" is an English-language studio album by Celine Dion, released by Sony Music Entertainment on November 1, 2013. It is also Celine´s first English-language studio album since "Taking Chances" (2007).
...> About The Album
In June 2012, Celine´s official website announced that during April and May the singer began recording songs for her next English and French albums which were to be released in the fall of 2012. The English album was to feature studio versions of previously unreleased songs from Celine´s Las Vegas show, "Celine", as well as several brand new tracks. In August 2012, celinedion.com confirmed that a cover of Journey´s "Open arms", which opens Celine´s Las Vegas show, will be included on the upcoming English-language album. In September 2012, it was also revealed that "Ne me quitte pas" will appear on the English album. Eventually, "Ne me quitte pas" was released on the deluxe edition of "Sans Attendre", and "Open arms" was included on the Japanese edition of the English album only. Le Journal de Montréal stated that the English album will also contain some songs written by Eg White, who worked with Adele on "19" and "21", some tracks produced by Babyface and a duet with Stevie Wonder on "Overjoyed" which Celine performs during her Las Vegas show. In March 2013, Ne-Yo confirmed information which first appeared on Celine´s official website in September 2012, that both singers recorded a duet. Ne-Yo said that it was a challenge and it made him question his vocal ability. The duo first worked together on 2007´s "Taking Chances", with Ne-Yo co-writing and co-producing "I got nothin' left". Another new track written by Diane Warren, "Unfinished songs" was included in the British-German film "Song For Marion". However, when the soundtrack for the movie was released in February 2013, it did not feature Celine´s song which was saved for her upcoming album. The recording session for "Unfinished songs" was posted on Celine´s website in July 2013. On September 14, 2012 celinedion.com announced that Celine´s new English album titled "Water And A Flame" will be released in November 2012. However, on September 26, 2012 Sony Music Entertainment decided to postpone the release date of the new English-language album to 2013. In March 2013, Celine´s manager and husband Rene Angelil explained that they decided to delay the release date because the concept of the album has changed after the success of "Sans Attendre". Instead of only half of the disc with original songs, they decided that the majority of the album should be original songs. Angelil stated that initially, the album was supposed to have six covers and six original songs. After further discussion, they decided to put two covers from Celine´s Las Vegas show: "At seventeen" and "Overjoyed". The behind-the-scenes look at Celine recording "At seventeen", with Babyface producing it, was posted on her website in April 2013. "Overjoyed", with new arrangement by Stevie Wonder, was co-produced by Tricky Stewart. In April 2013, celinedion.com presented a behind-the-scenes look at Celine and producer Eg White recording the song "Water and a flame". The rest of the album was to contain original songs, including two co-written by Audra Mae, the great-great-niece of Judy Garland. The album was scheduled for release in October 2013. In July 2013, it was announced that it will be titled "Loved Me Back To Life". Celine performed the title song live for the very first time during "Céline... Une Seule Fois" concert in Quebec City on July 27, 2013 and two days later her website announced that the album will be released in November 2013. On August 29, 2013, Billboard exclusively announced that the new album, "Loved Me Back To Life" will be issued in North America on November 5, 2013 and that the lead single, "Loved me back to life" will be released on September 3, 2013. Billboard wrote that the album will be Celine´s "edgiest record to date - just not in the ways you might think". For example, "Water and a flame", originally recorded by Daniel Merriweather and Adele, finds Celine utilizing the lower, grainier register of her voice. Even more unexpected is the lead single, "Loved me back to life", the album´s title track penned by Sia Furler and produced by Sham and Motesart. Sung in a minor key, the song is "a different kind of power ballad for Celine, backed by a chorus that features a beat drop that could almost be described as dubstep". The album also features a pair of tracks written by Ne-Yo, including the duet "Incredible", which sounds "so massive the Olympic Committee should start bookmarking it for the 2014 Winter Games". There´s also collaborations with Babyface, Tricky Stewart, and Swedish trio Play Production, the latter of whom produced the beat-driven "Somebody loves somebody", penned by Audra Mae (who also wrote songs for Avicii´s album "True"). "Loved Me Back To Life" also features two covers from Celine´s Las Vegas show "Celine", Janis Ian´s "At seventeen", and a "reverent" take on "Overjoyed", which doubles as a duet with Stevie Wonder himself. However, the deluxe edition includes two more songs which Celine performs in Las Vegas, "How do you keep the music playing?" and "Lullaby (Goodnight, my angel)", plus four collector postcards. "Loved Me Back To Life" also features "Unfinished songs" written by Diane Warren for the British-German film "Song For Marion". The album was also released on a vinyl LP and includes "Save your soul" with rap interlude by Malcolm David Kelley from MKTO. This two disc 180 gram vinyl includes an eight page booklet featuring exclusive photos and imagery, and also a CD of the full album. "Open arms", which is included on the Japanese edition only, was produced by Fraser T Smith, who also co-wrote and produced "Set fire to the rain" by Adele. The album also contains, "Breakaway", written by Audra Mae, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, and Tobias Lundgre, and previously recorded by recorded by German singer Ivy Quainoo for her 2012 album "Ivy". Billboard published another article stating that the twelfth track on the album, "Always be your girl", was the first song recorded for the album. It was written by husband-and-wife songwriting duo Dana Parish and Andrew Hollander after watching Celine´s documentary, "3 Boys And A New Show", on OWN channel in USA. Celine claims to hold a special connection to the song as she thinks of her sons when she hears the lyrics. Critics who highlighted the song claimed "Always be your girl" to be the song on the album that sounds the most like Celine´s older ballads.
...> Track Listing
1."Loved me back to life"
2."Somebody loves somebody"
3."Incredible" [ ft. Ne-Yo ]
4."Water and a flame"
5."Breakaway"
6."Save your soul"
7."Didn´t know love"
8."Thank you"
9."Overjoyed" [ ft. Stevie Wonder ]
10."Thankful"
11."At seventeen"
12."Always be your girl"
13."Unfinished songs"
Deluxe Edition
14."How do you keep the music playing?"
15."Lullaby (Goodnight, my angel)"
Japanese Edition bonus track
16. "Open arms"
US QVC bonus CD
1. "The power of love"
2. "It´s all coming back to me now"
3. "Because you loved me"
4. "All by myself"
5. "Loved me back to life" [ Dave Audé radio mix ]
...> Recording Sessions
In June 2012, Celine´s official website announced that during April and May 2012, the singer began recording songs for her next English and French albums. "Loved Me Back To Life" was recorded in 2012 and 2013. In July 2012 was announced that Celine and Ne-Yo were working on a duet song, "Incredible", at the Studio at the Palms, located at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, USA. Other songs were recorded at the Odds On Recording Studios, located right off the Las Vegas Strip. In July 2012 was announced that Celine was at the Odds On. She recorded vocals and piano in Studio A and then returned with her string players to lay down more tracks for her upcoming release. Other songs of the album were recording at the Echo Beach Studios in Jupiter, Florida, USA just a few minutes from Celine´s house. In September 2012 was announced that Celine was at the Echo Beach Studios with Emanuel Kiriakou, Andrew Goldstein and François Lalonde working on the song "Always be your girl". Footage from Celine working with producer Eg White on the song "Water and a flame", and with producer Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds on the song "At seventeen", both at the Echo Beach Studios in Florida, USA was shown on Celine´s official site. Videos of the making of "Loved me back to life", "Water and a flame" and "Incredible" (duet with Ne-Yo) were published on Celine´s official Vevo channel before the album release. Footage from Celine working with Diane Warren on the song "Unfinished songs" at the Studio at the Palms also was shown. More footage from the recording sessions (including "Save your soul") was shown during the promotion of the album in various TV shows (Canada and USA). In late October 2013 Amazon.com published a video with footage from the recording sessions of the songs "Somebody loves somebody" and "Didn´t know love".
...> Title And Cover
In September 2012, Celine´s official site announced that Celine´s new English album titled "Water And A Flame" will be released in November 2012. This original title was due to the concept planned for the album; a mix between new songs and studio versions of some of the songs Celine performed on her residency show "Celine", at the Colosseum of the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, USA. So this way, "Water And A Flame" means "the opposites", as Celine´s manager and husband Rene Angelil explained. The album would be preceded by the lead single and title track, "Water and a flame". However, in September 2012 Sony Music Entertainment decided to postpone the release date of the new English-language album to 2013. In March 2013, Rene explained that they decided to delay the release date because the concept of the album has changed after the success of "Sans Attendre". In July 25, 2013 Celine´s website confirmed that the album was re-titled to "Loved Me Back To Life". The album´s cover was revealed in September 2013 by Celine´s official site, although some rumors from what photo would be used for the cover, appeared before. The cover features Celine´s face in black and white. The cover´s photo was taken from the photo session Celine made for the album "Sans Attendre", on May 2012 in Florida, USA. That session was made by photographer Alix Malka.
...> Chart Success
In Celine´s native Canada, "Loved Me Back To Life" debuted at number one with 106,000 units sold. It became her thirteenth number-one album in the SoundScan era and eleventh to debut at the top of the chart. "Loved Me Back To Life" marked the best one week sales total for any release in Canada since 2008, when AC/DC´s "Black Ice" sold 119,000 units. It also became Celine´s best one week sales total since she sold 152,000 copies in the first week of release of 2002´s "A New Day Has Come". In its second week, the album remained at number one, selling 31,000 units. After just these two weeks of sales, "Loved Me Back To Life" was placed at number nine on the Billboard Year-End chart of Top Canadian Albums. For the next three weeks, it occupied the number two position on the Canadian Albums Chart selling 15,000, 19,000 and again 19,000 copies. Later, "Loved Me Back To Life" fell to number six with sales of 13,000 units and in the seventh week it rose to number four selling another 19,000 copies. In the last week of 2013, the album fell to number six with sales of 10,000 units, bringing the total sales to 231,000 copies. On December 5, 2013 it was certified four-times Platinum by Music Canada for shipping 320,000 units. It was the second best-selling album in Canada in 2013 with 231,000 copies sold. In the United States, "Loved Me Back To Life" debuted at number two with 77,000 copies sold in its first week and became Celine´s highest charting album since "One Heart" also bowed at number two in 2003. In the next two weeks, "Loved Me Back To Life" fell to number thirteen and twenty-six, selling 25,000 and 13,000 units. In the fourth week (which included Thanksgiving weekend), the album moved up one spot to number twenty-five selling 30,000 copies (up 132%). Later, it dropped to number thirty-five with sales of 16,000 units and number thirty-eight selling another 16,000 copies. On its seventh week, thanks to her performance on the grand finale of "The Voice" and the CBS 15th annual "A Home For The Holidays" television special, the album went up to number twenty-six with 28,000 units sold (up 72%). In the final week of 2013, "Loved Me Back To Life" fell to number thirty-one selling 19,000 copies and bringing its total to 225,000 units sold. In the United Kingdom, "Loved Me Back To Life" debuted at number three with 53,000 copies sold, becoming Celine´s highest charting album since 2002 chart-topper "A New Day Has Come". In the second week, it fell to number four selling 28,000 units and in the third week it splipped to number eight with sales of another 28,000 copies. After these three weeks, on December 6, 2013 the album was certified Gold in the UK for selling over 100,000 units. In the next two weeks, "Loved Me Back To Life" stayed at number eight selling 34,000 and 44,000 copies respectively. In the sixth week, after Celine´s performance on TV show "Strictly Come Dancing", the album jumped to number seven selling 64,000 units (biggest weekly sales; up 45%). The next week, "Loved Me Back To Life" fell to number thirteen, selling 33,000 copies, bringing the total sales to 283,000 units. After these seven weeks in 2013, it reached number twenty-three on the UK Year-End Albums Chart. In France, "Loved Me Back To Life" entered the chart at number three selling 31,000 copies. In the next weeks, it occupied the following positions: number five (17,000 units sold), number six (19,000), number seven (17,000), number ten (20,000) and number eleven (24,000). In the seventh week, the album jumped to number ten with its biggest weekly sales of 34,000 copies (up 40%). In the last week of 2013, it rose to number nine selling 25,000 units and bringing total sales to 186,000 copies. In December 2013, "Loved Me Back To Life" was certified two-times Platinum by SNEP for shipping 200,000 units. The album proved similarly successful in other countries, peaking at number one in the Netherlands, number two in Belgium and Taiwan, number three in Switzerland, Ireland and South Africa, number four in Austria and Hungary, number seven in Norway, number eight in Czech Republic and South Korea, number nine in Germany, Australia and Croatia, and number ten in New Zealand. It also reached top twenty in Denmark, Italy, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Sweden, Croatia and Finland. "Loved Me Back To Life" was also certified Gold in Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary and South Africa, and has sold more than 1.3 million copies worldwide as of December 18, 2013.
...> Critical Reception
"Loved Me Back To Life" garnered mostly positive reviews from music critics. According to the music review aggregator Metacritic, it has received a score of 65/100, indicating generally favorable reviews. AllMusic gave the album three and a half (out of five) stars, and called it "a record that flirts with new ideas but never hooks up. Yet, that flirtation counts for something: it means the album is livelier, less self-conscious, less beholden to the expected, and quick-footed enough to not seem mired in show biz glitz". The review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that "there´s nothing here that screams big hit - but it´s something better: the work of a diva who is comfortable in her own skin". In a positive review, The New York Times critic Jon Caramanica first noted Celine´s usual musical inclinations towards melodrama and bombast, noting that "She is the iceberg, destroying all Titanics". However, he then commended Celine´s attempt to evolve, commenting "that she´d bother to innovate at all on the strong 'Loved Me Back To Life', her first English-language album in six years, is worthy in and of itself. Compared with her usual motor-powered balladry, this album is positively peppy. You can just register the faint outline of contemporary R&B and even hip-hop, thanks to a pair of productions by Tricky Stewart. On the vinyl version of the track 'Save your soul' there´s a rap interlude by Malcolm David Kelley, late of 'Lost' and now of the pop-hip-hop duo MKTO. There´s also an implicit embrace of current dance-pop on the title track, which was written in part by Sia, the Australian singer and songwriter whose 'Titanium' (made with the producer David Guetta) was one of last year´s most vocally ambitious dance-diva hits". Caramanica also complimented Celine´s improved delivery: "On this album she´s singing with more rhythm, if not more clarity, than usual". Elysa Gardner of USA Today gave the album three out of four stars, acknowledging Celine´s use of "softer, grittier vocals and more nuanced drama than previous power ballads". Gardner also noted: "A subtler, more subdued Celine Dion may be interesting in theory, but bright shades still suit this diva best". The Oakland Press critic Gary Graff awarded the album three out of four stars, stating that the disc "finds Dion creatively frisky and exploring new sonic environments for the muscular voice that helped sink the Titanic, at least on film - with help from producers such as Hasham Hussain, Emanuel Kiriakou and the Swedish team Play Production. The more contemporary approach is evident from the get-go on the Sia Fuller co-written title track, with its stuttering vocal hook and dubstep-style beats, which wouldn´t sound out of place on, say, a Rihanna album". Graff concluded: "It´s not a wholesale reinvention, but 'Loved Me Back To Life' will make fans look at Dion a little differently, and might even bring some new folks in from the sidelines". Slant Magazine gave "Loved Me Back To Life" a more mixed review. Despite allowing the overall album a seemingly positive score of three out of five, critic Eric Henderson found the shift to more contemporary material unconvincing, noting that "If Chaka Khan was every woman, Dion is and ever shall be every awkward soccer mom. Only now, she´s taken her CD-R of Celtic pop tunes out of the SUV stereo and is bumping a mix of midtempo neo-power ballads from the likes of Kesha and Katy Perry instead. Typical of mothers struggling to fit in with the next generation, the chief intention of 'Loved Me Back To Life' is to pass for contemporary". On a positive note, Henderson opined that the album works when Celine sticks to her established signature style: "Dion´s cover of Janis Ian´s rueful 'At seventeen' comes off less like a lament for childhood dreams that didn´t come to pass and more like a lilting word of advice from someone old enough to know better, which is precisely the zone where the album excels: when Dion drops the act and embraces her manic, Hallmark card-brandishing guru of schmaltz". Steve Morse of The Boston Globe dismissed the album as "littered with syrupy, easy-listening, trite-lyric ballads that undersell her talent". Similar to Slant Magazine critic Eric Henderson´s review, Morse maintained that Celine is at her best when she reverts to her old formula, stating: "She experiments at times with a more gravelly voice, suggesting a bid for more street appeal, but the overall effect is stiff and mechanical, minus the warmth for which she is known". RenownedForSound.com praised the album, giving the collection a four star review saying "It goes to show that Celine Dion has released something delightful for old and new fans, with a mixture of songs that have both a Pop/RnB focus as well as encompassing her adult contemporary-pop roots".
...> Controversy
"Loved Me Back To Life" was originally to be titled "Water And A Flame", named after another track on the album, "Water and a flame", written by Australian singer-songwriter Daniel Merriweather along with British musician Eg White, and performed by Merriweather and Adele. In an April 2013 interview on "The Katie Couric Show" to promote the album, Celine played a recording of her cover of "Water and a flame". Right before hearing the song, Katie Couric asked Celine and her husband/manager, Rene Angelil, "where did 'Water and a flame' come from?" Angelil responded, "It´s, you know, the opposites", and Celine replied, "It´s the name of the song". Musician Samantha Ronson, who is a friend of Merriweather´s (and whose brother, Mark Ronson, produced the original version), wrote a blog post that included the video of the interview and the text "Dear Celine Dion, when you COVER someone else´s song, you might want to give them credit". In June, Merriweather linked to Ronson´s post from his Facebook page and harshly critized Celine, writing, "This song has every ounce of my heartache and pain in it and she pretends as if she wrote it herself". Two days later, Celine´s management responded on her website, saying that, while Celine often does not mention the writers of her songs, "She has been very vocal about the fact that she does not write her own songs", and that she did not intend any harm from the ommission. On July 25, 2013, her official website confirmed that the album was re-titled to "Loved Me Back To Life".
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THE EDITIONS
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USA Deluxe Edition | CD edition including 2 exclusive bonus tracks: "How do you keep the music playing?" and "Lullaby (Goodnight, my angel)" plus four collector postcards. Only available at Target Company. |
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European/Canadian Deluxe Edition | Includes 2 exclusive bonus tracks: "How do you keep the music playing?" and "Lullaby (Goodnight, my angel)" plus four collector postcards. |
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Greek Standard Edition | CD released in Greece in 2014. Part of a re-release series by the Greek newspaper "Real News". The release comes in a paper fold out package with no catalogue number. It doesn´t includes bonus tracks. |
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Japanese Edition | CD edition including OBI. It includes the bonus tracks: "How do you keep the music playing?", "Lullaby (Goodnight, my angel)" and "Open arms". |
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Taiwanese Deluxe Limited Edition | CD edition including hard-cover notebook, four postcards and the bonus tracks: "How do you keep the music playing?" and "Lullaby (Goodnight, my angel)". The disc is silver instead of white. |
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South Korean Standard Edition | ----- |
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South Korean Deluxe Edition | CD edition including 2 exclusive bonus tracks: "How do you keep the music playing?" and "Lullaby (Goodnight, my angel)" plus four collector postcards. |
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Brazilian Standard Edition | ----- |
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Limited Edition Vinyl | 180gr vinyl comes with a 12"x12" booklet and a bonus CD of the album in a mini-jacket. Only the vinyl includes: "Save your soul" featuring Malcolm Kelley, and "Thankful" where Celine sings the second last line too. It doesn´t includes bonus tracks. |
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Deluxe Edition | CD edition including 2 exclusive bonus tracks: "How do you keep the music playing?" and "Lullaby (Goodnight, my angel)" plus four collector postcards. Only available at The Celine Dion Boutique. |
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THE PROMOS
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USA Promo CD | ----- |
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USA Promo CD | Rare advance radio and press promotional acetate review CD. It doesn´t includes bonus tracks. |
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Europe Promo CD | Rare advance radio and press promotional acetate review CD. Features 15 tracks. |
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Wooden Box Special Edition | This is an exceptional edition in wooden box, released in 2013 only for journalists. It doesn´t includes bonus tracks. |
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Brazil Promo CD | ----- |
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THE SINGLES
...> "Loved me back to life"
"Loved me back to life" was released on September 3, 2013 by Columbia Records as the first single from the English-language studio album, "Loved Me Back To Life". The digital single (in Australia, Europe and New Zealand) and the CD single (in Austria, Germany and Switzerland) were released on November 1, 2013.
The song was co-written by Sia Furler, Hasham "Sham" Hussain and Denarius "Motesart" Motes, and produced by Sham and Motesart. "Loved me back to life" received critical acclaim and became a top forty hit in various countries, including number fourteen in the United Kingdom, number twenty-five in Switzerland and Belgium, number twenty-six in Canada, number twenty-nine in Ireland, number thirty-two in France and number thirty-eight in Germany and Austria. "Loved me back to life" is a power ballad sung in a minor key, backed by a chorus that features a dubstep beat drop. It was co-written by Sia Furler who, among many achievements, provided vocals for David Guetta´s "Titanium" and wrote the lyrics and melody for Rihanna´s "Diamonds". The production duties were handled by Hasham "Sham" Hussain and Denarius "Motesart" Motes, who are also responsible for "Is anybody out there?" by K´naan and Nelly Furtado. "Loved me back to life" premiered on the radio on September 3, 2013 and was released as a digital download on the same day. The official audio for the single was then released onto Celine´s Vevo channel. The song was sent to Adult Contemporary radio stations in the United States on September 9, 2013 and "Loved me back to life" (BBC Radio 2 mix) premiered on BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom on September 28, 2013. The making of "Loved me back to life" was released on Vevo on September 24, 2013. "Loved me back to life" received critical acclaim from music critics. Gary Graff of Billboard write that Celine has acknowledged modern pop trends with the lead single and title track from her first English-language album in six years. The "stuttering" vocal hook and dubstep beats are certainly of the moment, keeping pace with the Rihannas of the world, while Celine´s own performance - full and soaring, if a bit darker in tone than usual - is characteristically "Âcommanding". Popjournalism praised the song and concluded: "'Life' nicely sets up Dion´s Nov. 5 album release as a unit-selling single that hits the perfect mainstream sweet spot without alienating even her most milquetoast fan". MTV´s Brad Stern also praised and named it as one of five must-hear pop songs of the week: "For her first English studio album in six years, Celine´s leading with 'Loved me back to life', a major power ballad penned by pop´s most in-demand songwriter, Sia. It´s a serious chills-inducing belter, packed full of emotion and crisp production. Welcome back, Celine, we missed you!". The Huffington Post was also positive, but little less by: "a supremely modern track which sees the 45-year-old legend dipping into dubstep and even employing a bit of a hip-hop style beat. The song is nice, but it almost sounds like her soaring chorus is going to be followed up by some fiery Eminem verses over the skittering bass and drums". Idolator editor Sam Lansky wrote a rave review: "That stuttering vocal loop! The bombastic production! The funky instrumentation! The huge, surging chorus! The dubby beat drop on the refrain! The fact that it was written by Sia! The fact that it´s new Celine Dion in the first place! It´s all just marvelous. Unsurprisingly, the song has shades of Rihanna´s 'Diamonds', but it feels markedly fresh and modern in its own right; as many divas have shown, staying relevant gets thornier when you´re entering, y´know, your fourth decade as an international superstar, but this is a solid effort from the Canadian chanteuse that should introduce her to some new fans as well as satisfying longtime supporters". OK! compared: "Her new song in my opinion is like Cher meets J.Lo and is definitely a departure from 'My heart will go on' but I´m into it. You?". Feedback Musiq praised a song: "The studio cut sounds as powerful as she did live and is easily one of the best lyrical efforts by Sia. If six years has been too long for you, you´re about to fall in love with Celine all over again as she gives you life with this new one". DaysTune was surprised: "I´m not sure expectations were that high, for something 'up to date' from the Pop Diva. Proving she´s still got it, Dion surprises by delivering a more electronic feeling pop song, with edgy vocals and of course displays of her vocal prowess". Jon Ali was just another impressed reviewer: "lead single 'Loved me back to life' hears Celine alternate between her trademark soaring vocals and a smoky, lower register, all against the backdrop of a dark and moody production. It´s what we have come to expect from her but with a modern twist that perfectly mixes Celine´s classic sound with today´s sound - I love it. Welcome back Celine!". KEZK-FM wrote that "On her new song 'Loved me back to life', Dion seems to be channeling Rihanna, Miley and Katy with a heavily produced pop song written by Sia (...) that has her stuttering 'back to life' over a bevy of synths. (...) Say goodbye to the 'My heart will go on' Celine Dion you used to know and love, and say hello to a more EDM-influenced Celine". SheKnows Entertainment was also favorable: "Dion has been revived with her latest single, 'Loved me back to life' and though the lyrics are touching, it´s her trademark, full-throttle delivery that has me gushing". In the United States, "Loved me back to life" debuted at number twenty-six on the Billboard´s Adult Contemporary becoming Celine´s fortieth entry on this chart. It made her the fifth woman with most entries on the AC chart, after Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick, Linda Ronstadt and Anne Murray. "Loved me back to life" peaked on the AC chart in the third week, reaching number twenty-four. The song has sold 23,000 downloads in the first week enabling its debut on Pop Digital Songs at number nineteen and on Hot Digital Songs at number sixty-three. As of November 3, 2013, it had sold 49,000 digital copies in the United States. "Loved me back to life" also debuted on the Hot Dance Club Songs in mid-November 2013 and peaked there at number three in mid-January 2014. In Canada, the song landed the Hot Shot Debut on the Canadian Hot 100, coming in at number twenty-six. It became Celine´s best debut to date on the chart and her second best peak on the list, only behind 2007´s "Taking chances". The single also debuted at number fifteen on the Canadian Hot Digital Songs chart. In the United Kingdom, "Loved me back to life" reached number fourteen becoming Celine´s highest charting single since "A new day has come" got to number seven in 2002. In other countries, the song reached number twenty-five in Switzerland and Belgium, number twenty-nine in Ireland, number thirty-two in France and number thirty-eight in Germany and Austria.
| Cover | Description | Track Listing |
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Digital Download released worldwide on September 3, 2013 | 1. "Loved me back to life" |
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Promo CD released in USA in 2013. | 1. "Loved me back to life" |
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Promo CD released in USA. | 1. "Loved me back to life"; 2. "Loved me back to life" [ Dave Audé radio mix ]; 3. "Loved me back to life" [ Dave Audé club mix ] |
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CD single released in Europe in 2013. | 1. "Loved me back to life"; 2. "Loved me back to life" [ Dave Audé radio extended ] |
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CD single released in Taiwan in 2013. | 1. "Loved me back to life"; 2. "Loved me back to life" [ Dave Audé radio extended ] |
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Promo CD released in UK in 2013. | 1. "Loved me back to life" |
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Promo CD released in Canada in 2013. | ----- |
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Promo CD released in Hong Kong in 2013. | 1. "Loved me back to life" |
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Promo CD released in 2013. | 1. "Loved me back to life" [ original mix ]; 2. "Loved me back to life" [ David Morales´ la vie in stereo remix ]; 3. "Loved me back to life" [ David Morales´ la vie in stereo DJ remix ] |
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Promo CD released in 2013. | 1. "Loved me back to life"; 2. "Loved me back to life" [ Dave Aude radio mix ]; 3. "Loved me back to life" [ Dave Aude club remix ]; 4. "Loved me back to life" [ Dave Aude instrumental ]; 5. "Loved me back to life" [ Dave Aude mixshow ]; 6. "Loved me back to life" [ Dave Aude dub ]; 7. "Loved me back to life" [ David Morales´ la vie in stereo remix ]; 8. "Loved me back to life" [ David Morales´ la vie in stereo DJ remix ]; 9. "Loved me back to life" [ jump smokers club mix ]; 10. "Loved me back to life" [ Jump Smokers´ extended mix ]; 11. "Loved me back to life" [ Jump Smokers´ instrumental ]; 12. "Loved me back to life" [ Jump Smokers´ dub ] |
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...> "Breakaway"
"Breakaway" was released as a promotional single in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2013 and in France on January 22, 2014 as the second single from the English-language studio album "Loved Me Back To Life".
"Breakaway" is a song originally recorded by German singer Ivy Quainoo for her 2012 album, "Ivy". It was covered by Celine Dion for her English-language studio album, "Loved Me Back To Life" (2013). "Breakaway" was co-written by Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren and Audra Mae, and produced by Play Production. "Breakaway" and "Somebody loves somebody" are two songs on Celine´s album "Loved Me Back To Life" produced by Swedish trio Play Production (Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson and Tobias Lundgren). Both songs were co-written by Fransson, Larsson, Lundgren and Audra Mae, the great-great-niece of Judy Garland. On December 2, 2013, Celine´s official website announced "Breakaway" as the second UK single. Two days earlier, it was chosen as a "Record of the Week" on BBC Radio 2. The official audio for the single was released onto Celine´s Vevo channel on December 3, 2013. Two days later, "Breakaway" was added to the A-List on BBC Radio 2´s Playlist in the UK. The song peaked at number thirty-eight on the UK Radio Airplay Chart in mid-December 2013 but did not enter the UK Singles Chart. On January 22, 2014, "Breakaway" was announced as the second single in France and was sent to radio stations on the same day. "Breakaway" received positive reviews from music critics. Deban Aderemi of wiwibloggs commented that "Breakaway" is a beautiful piano-led track. The song´s orchestration is rich, Celine´s delivery is dynamic, yet she remains committed to a performance that comes from the soul. Jim Farber of Daily News wrote that it "balances modern R&B with ´60s lounge music in a way that would flatter Adele". USA Today editor Elysa Gardner included this song in her download list and added "Dion starts out low and sultry, then lets her big, creamy soprano rip - a pattern she follows on the "Wall of Sound"-inspired Breakaway". Gary Graff from The Oakland Press praised the vocal buildup "from the lower reaches of her register, a husker tone that sounds just as good as the more pristine approach that´s her stock in trade". Andrew Hampp of Billboard also praised "Breakaway" calling it "powerful" and the song which features "arguably the grittiest, most authentically "rock" vocal we´ve ever heard or would expect from Dion". The promotional CD single features the same photo from the cover of the album "Loved Me Back To Life" but, without titles. A rare single´s cover of "Breakaway" leaked to the internet at the end of 2013. Maybe it was supposed to be released as a promotional single. Another rare cover ("possibly official cover") was tweeted by a French journalist when the song was sent to radio stations in France on January 22, 2014. There was no music video made for this song.
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| ----- | Digital Download released on December 5, 2013. | 1. "Breakaway" |
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Promo CD released in 2013. | 1. "Breakaway" [ radio edit ] |
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Promo CD released in Canada in 2013. | 1. "Breakaway" |
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Promo CD released in Europe in 2014. | 1. "Breakaway" |
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Rare Single´s Cover. | ----- |
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Possibly Official Cover | ----- |
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...> "Incredible"
"Incredible" is a song by Celine and American singer-songwriter and record producer, Ne-Yo. It was chosen as the second single of "Loved Me Back To Life" in North America, most countries in Europe, in Australia and New Zealand. The single was released on December 13, 2013. The digital single with two rare bonus tracks was released in most countries in Europe, in Australia and New Zealand on February 14, 2014.
Celine and Ne-Yo first worked together in 2007. Ne-Yo co-wrote and co-produced "I got nothin´ left" for Celine´s album "Taking Chances", released in November 2007. In September 2012, her official website announced that Celine and Ne-Yo recorded a duet for her upcoming English-language album. Ne-Yo confirmed it in March 2013. Describing the experience as "surreal" to Digital Spy, he said "The first time I worked for her I wrote a song for her, which in itself was surreal. This time around I actually did a duet with her - it´s her and me on one song, which was a challenge to say the least! I was trying to figure what I was even doing there - why would they need my voice when they have hers?". He added, "She wanted to do the song as a duet and I was flattered, but it definitely made me question my vocal ability". In August 2013, Billboard wrote that the song is titled "Incredible". Ne-Yo also wrote and co-produced another song for "Loved Me Back To Life" titled "Thank you". "Incredible" was co-written by Emanuel Kiriakou and Andrew Goldstein. Kiriakou also first worked with Celine in 2007. He co-produced "Surprise surprise" recorded for "Taking Chances" and produced "There comes a time" which was included on "My Love: Essential Collection" (2008). On "Loved Me Back To Life" he also produced "Thankful" and co-produced "Save your soul" together with Goldstein and Danny Mercer. On October 24, 2013 the behind-the-scenes footage of "Incredible" premiered on TV show "Access Hollywood" and the next day, the video titled "Making of Incredible" was posted on Celine´s Vevo channel. On October 29, 2013, few days before the release of the album, the official audio of "Incredible" was released on Vevo as well. On November 7, 2013, Ne-Yo announced on his Twitter that "Incredible" is the next North American single from "Loved Me Back To Life". Celine´s official website confirmed it on December 13, 2013. On the same day, "Incredible" was officially sent to Contemporary hit radio in Italy. On January 2, 2014, it was also sent to radio in Indonesia. On February 14, 2014 "Incredible" was released as a digital single in most countries in Europe, in Australia and New Zealand. It includes two rare bonus tracks: "Open arms" from the Japanese edition of "Loved Me Back To Life" and a remix of "Loved me back to life" by David Morales. In mid-December 2013, "Incredible" was nominated in category World´s Best Song at the World Music Awards and in late January 2014, it was chosen by NBC as the official anthem of 2014 Winter Olympics. "Incredible" received positive reviews from music critics. Andrew Hampp from Billboard wrote that the song sounds "so massive the Olympic Committee should start bookmarking it for the 2014 Winter Games". AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine highlighted "Incredible" and called it "soulful", "modern" and "subtle" with "palpable R&B undercurrent". Gary Graff of The Oakland Press called this song a "winner". Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian wrote that this duet with Ne-Yo has Celine "reverting to type with a trite ballad that vows their love will go down in history but their voices do meld soulfully". Elysa Gardner of USA Today called it "slick". Slant Magazine´s Eric Henderson noted that "Incredible" is a "power ballad that finds Dion trading lines with Ne-Yo, both singers sounding shockingly interchangeable thanks to the heavy vocal post-production". On November 13, 2013, thanks to digital downloads, "Incredible" debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at number forty-four and number twenty-two on the Hot Canadian Digital Songs chart. In the second week, the single fell to number seventy-eight on the Canadian Hot 100 and in the third week, it went down to number eighty-eight. Thanks to Celine and Ne-Yo´s performance of "Incredible" on two USA television shows in mid-December 2013, "The Voice" and "A Home For The Holidays", the song re-entered the Canadian Hot 100 at number eighty-one on December 25, 2013. On November 27, 2013 "Incredible" also debuted on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart at number thirty-seven, beating "Loved me back to life" which peaked there at number thirty-nine. In the next week, it jumped to number thirty-three. Eventually, "Incredible" peaked on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart at number twenty-four on January 15, 2014. In the United States, the song entered Billboard´s Pop Digital Songs chart at number twenty-four on December 25, 2013. On the South Korea´s Gaon Music Chart, "Incredible" debuted on November 14, 2013 and peaked at number twelve in the second week.
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Digital Single released in 2013. | 1. "Incredible" [ ft. Ne-Yo ]; 2. "Open arms"; 3. "Loved me back to life" [ David Morales´ La vie in stereo radio edit ] |
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...> "Always be your girl"
A promo CD of "Always be your girl" was released in Canada in 2013. The track was written by husband-and-wife songwriting duo Dana Parish and Andrew Hollander.
"Always be your girl" was written by Parish and Hollander after watching Celine´s documentary, "3 Boys And A New Show", on OWN channel in USA. Celine claims to hold a special connection to the song as she thinks of her sons when she hears the lyrics. Billboard published an article stating that the twelfth track on the album, "Always be your girl", was the first song recorded for the album. Critics who highlighted the song claimed "Always be your girl" to be the song on the album that sounds the most like Celine´s older ballads. There was no music video made for this song.
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Promo CD released in Canada in 2013. | 1. "Always be your girl" |
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...> "Water and a flame"
"Water and a flame" in a cover by Celine for album, "Loved Me Back To Life". It was produced by Eg White and released as the third UK single on March 3, 2014. "Water and a flame" was added to the A List on the BBC Radio 2 Playlist on February 6, 2014.
On August 8, 2012 Le Journal de Montréal wrote that Celine´s upcoming English-language studio album will contain songs written and produced by Eg White, who worked with Adele on "19" and "21". The fragment of the first song, "Water and a flame" premiered on "The Katie Couric Show" on April 25, 2013 and a behind-the-scenes look at Celine and White recording the song was posted on singer´s official website the next day. The video titled "Making of Water and a flame" was released onto Celine´s Vevo channel on October 30, 2013 and the official audio of the song premiered there on November 5, 2013. Eg White also co-wrote and produced another song on "Loved Me Back To Life", "Didn´t know love". On February 6, 2014 Celine´s official website announced "Water and a flame" as the third UK single. "Water and a flame" garnered favorable reviews from music critics. The song was a track-pick in Stephen Thomas Erlewine´s review of Celine´s "Loved Me Back To Life" on AllMusic. The New York Times review by Jon Caramanica and Nate Chinen said: "Celine, her show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas... has perhaps pushed Ms. Dion to new levels of pizazz. Several of the album´s new songs would fit seamlessly into that revue - 'Water and a flame' has genuine R&B swagger". Jim Farber of the Daily News stated, "The Winehouse-y number finds Dion fully convincing in her woozy, boozy phrasing". Mike Wass, of Idolator wrote, "It´s an inspired choice, taking Celine down an entirely different path. It´s very Adele – all smoky vocals and retro soul production complete with gorgeous strings. This is a great sound for the diva and she should consider revisiting it on future endeavors". There was no music video made for this song.
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Promo CD released in UK in 2014. | 1. "Water and a flame" |
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Promo CD released in 2014. | 1. "Water and a flame" |
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THE MUSIC VIDEOS
...> "Loved me back to life" [ incorrect version ]
On September 17, 2013 Celine Dion´s official Vevo channel published the live music video for "Loved me back to life". This was a live performance of the song taken from the concert Celine gave at the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City on July 27, 2013. Many fans commented against this version of the performance (filmed from far away in the audience, so Celine looked very small), and one day later, they removed the video.
...> "Loved me back to life" [ live version ]
On September 18, 2013 Celine´s official Vevo channel and site (celinedion.com) published "You may have seen the incorrect live performance clip that Sony Music inadvertently uploaded yesterday, sometimes mistakes happen!. Watch the right version below!. As always, we appreciate your feedback", and they published the correct live music video for the single (from the concert at the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City on July 27, 2013).
...> "Loved me back to life" [ lyrics video ]
In mid October 2013, Celine´s official Vevo channel published the lyrics video version for "Loved me back to life". It features nice footage (not including Celine) with, of course, the lyrics of the song.
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