| Tellement j'ai d'amour... | ||||
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| Released | 7 September 1982 (1982-09-07) | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
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| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 30:52 | |||
| Language | French | |||
| Label | Saisons | |||
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Tellement j'ai d'amour... (transl. "I have so much love...") is the third studio album by Canadian singerCeline Dion. It was released inQuebec, Canada on 7 September 1982, through Saisons and distributed by Trans-Canada Disques. The album was produced byRené Angélil,Eddy Marnay, Rudi Pascal, and François Cousineau.Tellement j'ai d'amour... reached number three on the chart in Quebec and was certified platinum in Canada. In 1983, it won Best Pop Album of the Year at theFélix Awards. The album includes "D'amour ou d'amitié", Dion's first number one in Quebec and first top 10 single in France.
Tellement j'ai d'amour... includes nine songs.[1] "D'amour ou d'amitié", "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi", and "Visa pour les beaux jours" were recorded inParis, France. The rest of the album was recorded inLongueuil, Quebec, Canada.[2] The songs were produced byRené Angélil,Eddy Marnay, Rudi Pascal, and François Cousineau. The album includes a re-recorded track from Dion's 1981debut album, "La voix du bon Dieu", this time with the entire Dion family on background vocals.
The album was a commercial success, peaking at number three in Quebec, Canada and spending 52 weeks on the chart.[3] On 1 December 1983,Tellement j'ai d'amour... was certified platinum in Canada by theCanadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA).[4] In total, the album has sold over 150,000 copies.[5] The first single, "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" reached number three in Quebec. The second single, "D'amour ou d'amitié" topped the chart in Quebec for four weeks and reached number five in France. It was also certified gold in both countries, making Dion the first Canadian artist to receive a gold certification in France.[6]
On 31 October 1982, "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" won Outstanding Song Award at theWorld Popular Song Festival inTokyo, Japan, and Dion received the Yamaha Symphony Orchestra Award for Best Artist.[7] On 30 October 1983, she won her first fourFélix Awards in Quebec, Canada.[8]Tellement j'ai d'amour... won Best Pop Album of the Year and Dion was also awarded the Newcomer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Artist of the Year Achieving the Most Success Outside Quebec.[8]
Tracks 1, 4, 7 produced byEddy Marnay and Rudi Pascal. Tracks 2, 3 produced by François Cousineau andRené Angélil. Tracks 5, 6, 8, 9 produced by Marnay and Angélil.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "D'amour ou d'amitié" | Marnay |
| 3:59 |
| 2. | "Le piano fantôme" | Luc Plamondon | François Cousineau | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Tu restes avec moi" | Marnay | Cousineau | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" | Marnay | Hubert Giraud | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Écoutez-moi" | Marnay | André Popp | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Le tour du monde" | Marnay | Jean-Pierre Calvet | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Visa pour les beaux jours" | Marnay |
| 3:23 |
| 8. | "La voix du bon Dieu" | Marnay | Marnay | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Le vieux monsieur de la rue Royale" | Marnay | Alain Noreau | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 30:52 | |||
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Quebec Albums (ADISQ)[3] | 3 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[4] | Platinum | 150,000[5] |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Ref. |
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| Canada | 7 September 1982 | Saisons |
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