The Best of Celine Dion & David Foster

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The Best of Celine Dion & David Foster
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Compilation album by
Celine Dion
Released19 October 2012 (2012-10-19)
Recorded1993–2007
GenrePop
Length74:07
LabelSony Music Entertainment
Producer
Celine Dion chronology
Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert
(2010) 		The Best of Celine Dion & David Foster
(2012) 		Sans attendre
(2012)

The Best of Celine Dion & David Foster is a compilation album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Sony Music Entertainment in selected Asian countries on 19 October 2012. It features songs produced by Grammy Award-winning musician, record producer and songwriter, David Foster, including previously unreleased "If I Can Dream" (duet with Elvis Presley).

Content[]

This Asia exclusive release celebrates twenty years of partnership between Celine Dion and David Foster.[1] It includes hits like "Because You Loved Me," "The Power of Love," "All by Myself," "Tell Him" (duet with Barbra Streisand) and "To Love You More," and previously unreleased duet with Elvis Presley on "If I Can Dream".[1] The latter track was recorded for Idol Gives Back and Dion performed it with Presley (together on stage with use of rotoscoping) on American Idol on 25 April 2007.[1] The Best of Celine Dion & David Foster also contains duets with Andrea Bocelli, Frank Sinatra, Luciano Pavarotti and Clive Griffin.[1] Three songs included here were featured in films: "Because You Loved Me" in Up Close & Personal, "When I Fall in Love" in Sleepless in Seattle and "The Prayer" in Quest for Camelot.[1] However, the album does not include any song from Unison (1990), where Foster produced five tracks.[1] The cover photo was taken from an exclusive session with Dion and Foster at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in October 2005, made by photographer Jerry Metellus for the NUVO magazine.[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Power of Love"
David Foster5:41
2."All by Myself" (Edited Single Version)
Foster4:01
3."When I Fall in Love" (duet with Clive Griffin)
Foster4:19
4."The Colour of My Love"
  • Foster
  • Arthur Ganov
Foster3:24
5."What a Wonderful World"
Foster3:47
6."Because You Loved Me"Diane WarrenFoster4:33
7."The Prayer" (duet with Andrea Bocelli)
4:27
8."To Love You More"
Foster5:27
9."Tell Him" (duet with Barbra Streisand)
  • Foster
  • Afanasieff
4:50
10."All the Way" (duet with Frank Sinatra)
3:52
11."I Surrender"
4:51
12."The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"Ewan MacCollFoster4:06
13."If I Could"
Foster4:46
14."I Hate You Then I Love You" (duet with Luciano Pavarotti)
4:42
15."The Power of the Dream"
  • Foster
  • Babyface[b]
4:30
16."If I Can Dream" (duet with Elvis Presley)Walter Earl BrownFoster3:11
17."(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
Foster3:40
Total length:74:07

Notes

  • ^a signifies Italian translation
  • ^b signifies a co-producer

Charts[]

Chart (2012) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[3] 38
South Korean International Albums (Gaon)[4] 9

Release history[]

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Asia[1] 19 October 2012 Sony Music Entertainment CD 8 8725-44810-2 7

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "The Best of Celine Dion & David Foster" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  2. ^ "David Foster: Getting by with a little help from his friends". NUVO. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  3. ^ "South Korea Gaon Album Chart". On the page, select "2012.10.21~2012.10.27" to obtain the corresponding chart. Gaon Chart Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  4. ^ "South Korea Gaon International Album Chart". On the page, select "2012.10.21~2012.10.27", then "국외", to obtain the corresponding chart. Gaon Chart Retrieved 27 October 2012.

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