Movatterモバイル変換

[0]ホーム

Jump to content

The Reason (Celine Dion song)

Edit links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1997 single by Celine Dion

"The Reason"

Single byCeline Dion

from the albumLet's Talk About Love

B-side

"Be the Man (On This Night)"

Released

24 November 1997 (1997-11-24)

Recorded

1 August 1997

Studio

AIR Studios (London, England)

Genre

Length

5:01 (album version)
4:30 (radio edit)

Celine Dion singles chronology

"Be the Man"
(1997)

"The Reason"
(1997)

"My Heart Will Go On"
(1997)

Audio video

"The Reason" onYouTube

"The Reason" is a song by Canadian singerCeline Dion, recorded for her fifth English-language studio album,Let's Talk About Love (1997). It was written byCarole King,Mark Hudson andGreg Wells, and produced by SirGeorge Martin. "The Reason" was released as the second single from the album in selected European countries on 24 November 1997 byColumbia andEpic Records. In France, it was issued as a double A-side single with "My Heart Will Go On".^[1] Its music video was directed by Scott Lochmus, featuring Dion recording the song in a studio.

Background and release

[edit]

Carole King wrote this song first for the bandAerosmith.

Dion performed "The Reason" during herLet's Talk About Love Tour, and as a duet with Carole King onVH1 Divas and at the 48° Festival di Sanremo on 1998 in Italy. On that occasion she also performed "My Heart Will Go On".

The track was included later onThe Collector's Series, Volume One in 2000 andMy Love: Ultimate Essential Collection European edition in 2008.

The recording of this song was included as a bonus on theAu cœur du stade DVD.

From 2011 to 2014, "The Reason" was included in the set list of Dion's Las Vegas show,Celine. The song was also performed in Dion's2017 tour and2018 tour. "The Reason" was performed by Dion during her BST Hyde Park concert in London on 5 July 2019. The song was also performed during the first two US shows of Dion'sCourage World Tour in 2019.

Carole King recorded also her own version of this song for her 2001 albumLove Makes the World, this time with Dion on backing vocals.

Critical reception

[edit]

A reviewer fromMusic Week gave "The Reason" three out of five, stating that "Celine is back in classicpower ballad territory here, though this track lacks the mega hooks of her previous hits. More of an album taster than a Christmas number one."^[2]The New York Observer editor Jonathan Bernstein reviewed, "It kicks off in time-honored fashion with a bombastic power ballad, "The Reason", co-written byCarole King and produced bySir George Martin. Thus, straight away, we find the inherent wrongheadedness of this record. Carole King hasn't written a memorable song in many a year and-hello?-didn't George Martin recently announce that he was quitting the producing racket because his hearing was going? The latter affliction was probably incurred by a silent prayer offered up during the recording of "The Reason" to be struck deaf".^[3]Smash Hits gave it four out of five, writing, "'The Reason' starts off as you'd expect — all soft and lovely — then in come the strings and Celine steps up a gear. It all builds up into one of those huge production numbers with our fave Canadian warbler wailing over the top like shereally means it. There ain't many people out there on Planet Pop that can do 'em like Celine! It's big, it's Christmassy and we love it! Top five."^[4]

Retrospective response

[edit]

Pip Ellwood-Hughes from Entertainment Focus noted that the song "immediately reminds you of why Dion has become such a powerhouse." He added that "it highlights how she can pack power and emotion into everything she sings."^[5] Bob Waliszewski ofPlugged In felt that "The Reason" celebrate's love "and the affection of a good man".^[6] Christopher Smith from TalkAboutPopMusic declared the song as "a typical Celine mid-tempo ballad with plenty of high notes for Celine to hit and re-establish her presence."^[7]

Music video

[edit]

The accompanying music video for "The Reason" was directed by Scott Lochmus and released in December 1997. It shows the recording of the song in the studio.

Formats and track listings

[edit]

European CD single

"The Reason" – 5:01
"Be the Man" – 4:39

French CD single (double A-side)

"The Reason" – 5:01
"My Heart Will Go On" – 4:40

UK cassette single

"The Reason" – 5:01
"Be the Man" – 4:39
"The Christmas Song" – 4:12

European/UK CD maxi-single and French 12-inch single

"The Reason" – 5:01
"Be the Man" – 4:39
"Make You Happy" – 4:31
"With this Tear" – 4:12

UK CD maxi-single #2

"The Reason" – 5:01
"Cherche encore" – 3:24
"Lovin' Proof" – 4:09
"The Christmas Song" – 4:12

European/UK promo single

"The Reason" (radio edit) – 4:30

Charts

[edit]

Weekly charts

[edit]

Chart (1997–1998)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[8]	78
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[8]	59
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9]	12
Europe (European Hit Radio)^[10]	18
France (SNEP)^[11]	1^[A]
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[12]	26
Ireland (IRMA)^[13]	13
Scotland Singles (OCC)^[14]	13
Spain (Top 40 Radio)^[15]	13
UK Singles (OCC)^[16]	11

Year-end charts

[edit]

Chart (1997)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)^[17]	152

Chart (1998)	Position
France (SNEP)^[18]	3^[A]

Certifications and sales

[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[19]	Diamond	750,000^*
United Kingdom	—	100,000^[17]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

[edit]

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Belgium	24 November 1997	CD maxi CD	Columbia	^[20]
France	24 November 1997	CD maxi CD	Columbia	^[21]
United Kingdom	8 December 1997	CD cassette	Epic	^[22]

Notes

[edit]

A^ Released as adouble A-side with "My Heart Will Go On".

References

[edit]

^Glatzer, Jenna (2005).Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing.ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
^"Reviews: Singles"(PDF).Music Week. 29 November 1997. p. 14. Retrieved20 September 2022.
^Jonathan Bernstein (8 December 1997)."Celine Dion: Is She Cool? Someday, Maybe, but Not Now".The New York Observer. Retrieved20 October 2015.
^"New Singles".Smash Hits. 17 December 1997. p. 65. Retrieved14 December 2024.
^Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (7 October 2018)."Celine Dion – Let's Talk About Love vinyl review". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved14 April 2020.
^Waliszewski, Bob."Let's Talk About Love".Plugged In.Focus on the Family. Retrieved27 March 2020.
^Smith, Christopher (9 November 2019)."Review: 'Let's Talk About Love' – Celine Dion". TalkAboutPopMusic. Retrieved14 April 2020.
^^a ^bSam Jaspers (2006).Ultratop 1995–2005. Book & Media Publishing.ISBN 90-5720-232-8.
^"Eurochart Hot 100 Singles"(PDF).Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 7. 14 February 1998. p. 10. Retrieved2 May 2019.
^"European Radio Top 50"(PDF).Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 4. 24 January 1998. p. 38. Retrieved4 August 2022.
^"Céline Dion – My Heart Will Go On (chanson)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved28 September 2014.
^"Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (18.12.1997 - 25.12.1997)"(PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved6 February 2018.
^"The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Reason".Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
^"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^Fernando Salaverri (September 2005).Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE.ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^"Official Singles Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
^^a ^b"Najlepsze single na UK Top 40-1997 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Archived fromthe original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved22 September 2014.
^"Tops de l'année - Top Singles 1998" (in French).Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved9 December 2019.
^"French single certifications – Celine Dion – The Reason My Heart Will Go" (in French).Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
^"New Releases This Week". Sony Music Belgium. Archived fromthe original on 8 October 2000.
^Lorenz, Christian (22 November 1997). "Dion'sTitanic release sets sail for new shores".Music & Media. p. 8.
^"New Releases: Singles".Music Week. 6 December 1997. p. 27.

External links

[edit]

v t e Celine Dion songs
Singles discography
1980s singles	"Ce n'était qu'un rêve" "La voix du bon Dieu" "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" "D'amour ou d'amitié" "Mon ami m'a quittée" "Ne me plaignez pas" "Une colombe" "Mon rêve de toujours" "Un amour pour moi" "Vois comme c'est beau" "C'est pour toi" "C'est pour vivre" "Dans la main d'un magicien" "La ballade de Michel" "L'univers a besoin d'amour" "Fais ce que tu voudras" "On traverse un miroir" "Incognito" "Je ne veux pas" "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)" "Comme un cœur froid" "La religieuse" "Ne partez pas sans moi" "Délivre-moi" "Jours de fièvre" "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour" "Can't Live with You, Can't Live Without You"
1990s singles	"(If There Was) Any Other Way" "Unison" "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" "The Last to Know" "Beauty and the Beast" "Je danse dans ma tête" "If You Asked Me To" "Nothing Broken but My Heart" "Love Can Move Mountains" "Water from the Moon" "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" "When I Fall in Love" "The Power of Love" "L'amour existe encore" "Misled" "Think Twice" "Only One Road" "Calling You" "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" "Je sais pas" "Next Plane Out" "To Love You More" "Falling into You" "Because You Loved Me" "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" "The Power of the Dream" "All by Myself" "Call the Man" "J'attendais" "Tell Him" "Be the Man" "The Reason" "My Heart Will Go On" "Immortality" "Zora sourit" "I'm Your Angel" "S'il suffisait d'aimer" "On ne change pas" "Treat Her Like a Lady" "That's the Way It Is"
2000s singles	"Live (for the One I Love)" "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" "I Want You to Need Me" "Sous le vent" "A New Day Has Come" "I'm Alive" "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" "I Drove All Night" "One Heart" "Tout l'or des hommes" "Have You Ever Been in Love" "Et je t'aime encore" "Je ne vous oublie pas" "Tous les secrets" "Tout près du bonheur" "I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)" "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)" "Immensité" "Taking Chances" "Eyes on Me" "A World to Believe In" "The Prayer" "Alone" "My Love"
2010s singles	"Parler à mon père" "Le miracle" "Qui peut vivre sans amour?" "Loved Me Back to Life" "Incredible" "The Show Must Go On" "Encore un soir" "Recovering" "L'étoile" "Si c'était à refaire" "Je nous veux" "Les yeux au ciel" "Ashes" "Imperfections" "Lying Down" "Courage"
2020s singles	"Set My Heart on Fire (I'm Alive x And the Beat Goes On)" "Hymne à l'amour" "A New Day"
Promotional singles	"Have a Heart" "Des mots qui sonnent" "Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime" "Did You Give Enough Love" "Plus haut que moi" "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" "Le ballet" "Les derniers seront les premiers" "You've Got a Friend" "It's Hard to Say Goodbye" "En attendant ses pas" "God Bless America" "At Last" "Stand by Your Side" "Faith" "Contre nature" "You and I" "Beautiful Boy" "Je lui dirai" "Ma Nouvelle-France" "In Some Small Way" "Voler" "Breakaway" "Water and a Flame" "Celle qui m'a tout appris" "L'hymne" "Flying on My Own" "Love Again" "I'll Be"
Other songs	"Destin" "J'irai où tu iras" "Send Me a Lover" "Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)" "Dans un autre monde" "O Holy Night" "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" "On s'est aimé à cause" "How Does a Moment Last Forever" "The Gift"
Category