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[Davey84]

Fran, on Aug 28 2008, 10:34 PM, said:

Thanks to Ethu (journalist) from the spanish forum we get some info for the upcoming album:

- Instead a reedition of Taking chances Sony has decided to release the GH.

- 18 tracks, 2 new tracks:Let Me Be Your Soldier"(Kara DioGuardi & Dave Stewart, John Shancks produced) or Your True Love or Will Never Go Away, maybe more for Itunes or China.

- This it's gonna be the last album of the agreement with Sony!!! What's is going to happen??... Everybody in this forum is praying in my opinion that Céline leaves Sony BMG for once, will know next year!


Thanks a million Ethu for the info.

thanks!! so I guess we're getting LMBYS ever all!   Will never go away, wasn't that a song by R Kelly? I can't wait!


ll in all I think it's more clever to release a new album instead of a rerelease of TC, but the should have promoted/milked TC totally before they do that!    

I do wonder what will happen with Sony! Will she finally leave them?!??!?!    I do wonder about the live album then! Which label would release a live album first, of a new signed artist? Even if it is Céline (like duh! LOL )

[Céline's Blues]

I bet she will go to the label that runs the career of Shobala Valalala in Zimbabwe. It's called MUZZIK FOR UZZIK! I hope she will sign there!!!

[Alex_Incognito]

Why can't they have the 'special bonus tracks' be on the CD instead of downloads?  Doesn't that make sense?  Oh well.  I'm still excited!

[one_heart_1_hart]

29 september...
when will (in other cd scenarios from celine) teamceline post the song?

[VinnyT.]

Davey84, on Aug 28 2008, 10:50 PM, said:

Fran, on Aug 28 2008, 10:34 PM, said:

Thanks to Ethu (journalist) from the spanish forum we get some info for the upcoming album:

- Instead a reedition of Taking chances Sony has decided to release the GH.

- 18 tracks, 2 new tracks:Let Me Be Your Soldier"(Kara DioGuardi & Dave Stewart, John Shancks produced) or Your True Love or Will Never Go Away, maybe more for Itunes or China.

- This it's gonna be the last album of the agreement with Sony!!! What's is going to happen??... Everybody in this forum is praying in my opinion that Céline leaves Sony BMG for once, will know next year!


Thanks a million Ethu for the info.

thanks!! so I guess we're getting LMBYS ever all!   Will never go away, wasn't that a song by R Kelly? I can't wait!


ll in all I think it's more clever to release a new album instead of a rerelease of TC, but the should have promoted/milked TC totally before they do that!    

I do wonder what will happen with Sony! Will she finally leave them?!??!?!    I do wonder about the live album then! Which label would release a live album first, of a new signed artist? Even if it is Céline (like duh! LOL )

it's "I'll Be Your True Love" and "Let me be your soldier" but he says "probably" plus maybe more new tracks for the japanese market, BTW I just realized Ethu announced this on august 23th OMG no one checked the Spanish section!
He also said according to sony TC sold 3.500.000 worldwide, good sales for them, so it will be very difficult for them to lose Celine..it seems like they will offer her a very appetizing new contract

[Céline's Blues]

VinnyT., on Aug 28 2008, 11:13 PM, said:

Davey84, on Aug 28 2008, 10:50 PM, said:

Fran, on Aug 28 2008, 10:34 PM, said:

Thanks to Ethu (journalist) from the spanish forum we get some info for the upcoming album:

- Instead a reedition of Taking chances Sony has decided to release the GH.

- 18 tracks, 2 new tracks:Let Me Be Your Soldier"(Kara DioGuardi & Dave Stewart, John Shancks produced) or Your True Love or Will Never Go Away, maybe more for Itunes or China.

- This it's gonna be the last album of the agreement with Sony!!! What's is going to happen??... Everybody in this forum is praying in my opinion that Céline leaves Sony BMG for once, will know next year!


Thanks a million Ethu for the info.

thanks!! so I guess we're getting LMBYS ever all!   Will never go away, wasn't that a song by R Kelly? I can't wait!


ll in all I think it's more clever to release a new album instead of a rerelease of TC, but the should have promoted/milked TC totally before they do that!    

I do wonder what will happen with Sony! Will she finally leave them?!??!?!    I do wonder about the live album then! Which label would release a live album first, of a new signed artist? Even if it is Céline (like duh! LOL )

it's "I'll Be Your True Love" and "Let me be your soldier" but he says "probably" plus maybe more new tracks for the japanese market, BTW I just realized Ethu announced this on august 23th OMG no one checked the Spanish section!
He also said according to sony TC sold 3.500.000 worldwide, good sales for them, so it will be very difficult for them to lose Celine..it seems like they will offer her a very appetizing new contract

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#

Ethu was the exclusive source. OMG Can he see in the middle too??????     

Madonna Mia!!! A Miracle!!!!!!!!!




I can't breathe!!!!!!!!! Please somebody pass me some water and Timbaland produced Let Me Be Your Soldier!!!!!!!!!! NOW!

[showmi]

Here's mine:

01. My Love (Live Version)
02. Ce n'était qu'un rêve (New Version)
03. Taking Chances
04. Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore
05. My Heart Will Go On (Live Version)
06. Where Does My Heart Beat Now
07. All By Myself (Live Version)
08. Destin (Live Version)
09. Falling into You
10. Eyes on Me
11. The Power of Love
12. A World to Believe In (with Ito Yuna)
13. S'il Suffisait D'aimer
14. I Drove All Night (Live Version)
15. Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)
16. That's Just the Woman in Me

[fred]

A rerelease of TC with these bonus tracks would had been much smarter, then they could milk the album more and have the hcanse to release new singles from it.

And people, don't get your hopes up about her leaving sony. Haven't we seen already that she prefers routine routine routine routine before taking chances?!

/fred

[stevo]

So maybe it'll be on Timbaland's new album- i.e he will release it and make Celine amazingly cool and popular again???!!! ***Poos self ***

Edited by stevo, 28 August 2008 - 03:26 PM.

[fred]

Are we even sure Timbaland has produced LMBYS?!      

/fred

[Céline's Blues]

showmi, on Aug 28 2008, 11:23 PM, said:

Here's mine:

01. My Love (Live Version)
02. Ce n'était qu'un rêve (New Version)
03. Taking Chances
04. Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore
05. My Heart Will Go On (Live Version)
06. Where Does My Heart Beat Now
07. All By Myself (Live Version)
08. Destin (Live Version)
09. Falling into You
10. Eyes on Me
11. The Power of Love
12. A World to Believe In (with Ito Yuna)
13. S'il Suffisait D'aimer
14. I Drove All Night (Live Version)
15. Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)
16. That's Just the Woman in Me

I think they will add "La Bastriniqe" with her family (live version) and Un Peu Plus Haut 12 min version (live version) as well.

[Davey84]

we must have faith, trust and looooooooooooohoooove Fred!! we can only hope!!

I don't think TC needs a rerelease it just needs a good single with a good video and good promotion!! Why is that so facking hard these days?!?!

[WallsDoTalk]

Ok, so two unreleased songs. Finally people will stop bothering with "Let me be your soldier"....I had enough of that song even before listening to it
What about the cover?...
I mean, that pic is very beautiful....but lame as a cover!!! It's just so lazy to use taht photo that is so old...beautiful, but old

[Davey84]

I don't see why people complain so much about using an 'old' photo for the cover! they did the same with TCV1! and that's one of her best! I hope the paper they use will be glossy, cos that will make it look amazing!

[fred]

Davey84, on Aug 28 2008, 11:37 PM, said:

I don't see why people complain so much about using an 'old' photo for the cover! they did the same with TCV1! and that's one of her best! I hope the paper they use will be glossy, cos that will make it look amazing!

And a case which doesn't look like a free sample and hurt the disc.

/fred

[Céline's Blues]

fred, on Aug 28 2008, 11:30 PM, said:

Are we even sure Timbaland has produced LMBYS?!      

/fred

He produced the Shoes MEGAMIX Cicciolina-Veltroni 1990 EXTENDED single version, Fred.

[Davey84]

fred, on Aug 28 2008, 11:39 PM, said:

Davey84, on Aug 28 2008, 11:37 PM, said:

I don't see why people complain so much about using an 'old' photo for the cover! they did the same with TCV1! and that's one of her best! I hope the paper they use will be glossy, cos that will make it look amazing!

And a case which doesn't look like a free sample and hurt the disc.

/fred

oh common! no album cover can ever be as bad as

[celinedion1]

VinnyT., on Aug 28 2008, 02:13 PM, said:

Davey84, on Aug 28 2008, 10:50 PM, said:

Fran, on Aug 28 2008, 10:34 PM, said:

Thanks to Ethu (journalist) from the spanish forum we get some info for the upcoming album:

- Instead a reedition of Taking chances Sony has decided to release the GH.

- 18 tracks, 2 new tracks:Let Me Be Your Soldier"(Kara DioGuardi & Dave Stewart, John Shancks produced) or Your True Love or Will Never Go Away, maybe more for Itunes or China.

- This it's gonna be the last album of the agreement with Sony!!! What's is going to happen??... Everybody in this forum is praying in my opinion that Céline leaves Sony BMG for once, will know next year!


Thanks a million Ethu for the info.

thanks!! so I guess we're getting LMBYS ever all!   Will never go away, wasn't that a song by R Kelly? I can't wait!


ll in all I think it's more clever to release a new album instead of a rerelease of TC, but the should have promoted/milked TC totally before they do that!    

I do wonder what will happen with Sony! Will she finally leave them?!??!?!    I do wonder about the live album then! Which label would release a live album first, of a new signed artist? Even if it is Céline (like duh! LOL )

it's "I'll Be Your True Love" and "Let me be your soldier" but he says "probably" plus maybe more new tracks for the japanese market, BTW I just realized Ethu announced this on august 23th OMG no one checked the Spanish section!
He also said according to sony TC sold 3.500.000 worldwide, good sales for them, so it will be very difficult for them to lose Celine..it seems like they will offer her a very appetizing new contract

Good News, I really hope that there's more bonus tracks besides those two. However it's nice to know that there are bonus tracks on the album.  

[VinnyT.]

Davey84, on Aug 28 2008, 11:48 PM, said:

fred, on Aug 28 2008, 11:39 PM, said:

Davey84, on Aug 28 2008, 11:37 PM, said:

I don't see why people complain so much about using an 'old' photo for the cover! they did the same with TCV1! and that's one of her best! I hope the paper they use will be glossy, cos that will make it look amazing!

And a case which doesn't look like a free sample and hurt the disc.

/fred

oh common! no album cover can ever be as bad as

LOL i showed this album when i was at "domenica in" shpw the host of the show took it from me and showed also to the camera and to her OMG poor celine!

[Davey84]

hahahaha that reminds me of the TV Show! she said it was amazign to be on the show. and there was a photo compilation about young rené and she's like; oooh aint he gorgeous! and then photos of a young céline came and she's like; I don't know if i like it here anymore!

[Thecolourofmylove]

I wouldn't be so sure about this being Celine's last album with Sony.  Here's an article from BusinessWeek magazine...


Sony Buys the Rest of Ailing Sony BMG
With Bertelsmann selling its 50% stake, the renamed Sony Music Entertainment will forge ahead as No. 2 in a troubled global music industry

In a world of declining values for just about everything, probably the toughest thing to sell is a music company. Who wants to buy into a business where U.S. sales have fallen by 45% in the last eight years and CD sales—still the industry's main business—have dropped another 16% so far this year?

Turns out that Sony Corp. (SNE) is still buying, as witnessed by its $900 million deal on Aug. 5 to take the other 50% of its joint venture, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, off the hands of partner Bertelsmann.

"I am very pleased," Sony Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer told employees in an e-mail announcing the deal to his troops. He told them the company would be renamed Sony Music Entertainment and that he's counting on the new company to continue striking deals to deliver its music to digital outlets and to "provide a deeper integration between the music company and Sony's [consumer electronic] products."

A RELATIVELY NICE PRICE
But Stringer's optimism belies the fact that Sony BMG hasn't been hitting it out of the park of late. The company swung to a $49 million loss in its most recent quarter, down from earnings of $21 million a year earlier, on lower sales of $820 million.

Bertelsmann, which like Sony had an option next year to make an offer for the other's interest, seemed to want out of the business. The deal is complicated: Sony will give Bertelsmann $600 million in cash and half of the $600 million in cash the music company has on its books. But this equates to a purchase price of only about 4.5 times the company's 2008 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or EBITDA, reckons Pali Research analyst Richard Greenfield. He points out that publicly owned Warner Music Group (WMG) trades at a multiple of seven times its EBIDTA. (This includes WMG's music-publishing unit.)

Since the merger of Sony and BMG in 2003—a deal that Stringer said at the time represented "a bold move to reinvent and revitalize the music industry in the 21st century"—the joint venture has spent much of its time cutting costs. In April, Sony BMG moved legendary artist-finder Clive Davis out of his role as head of the company's music labels, making him chief creative officer. And Greenfield estimates that Sony will likely save more than $400 million by merging its Japanese music unit with Sony BMG's labels in Japan.

STAR POWER
So, where's the deal's upside? The company still has a powerful lineup of stars, including Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, Celine Dion, and Alicia Keys. Under CEO Rolf Schmidt-Holtz, who will continue to run the company from Hamburg, Germany, the company has struck deals with such digital download sites as Yahoo! (YHOO), MySpace (NWS), Nokia (NOK), and Mozes, and Stringer said they will be supplemented by "more to come." According to Stringer's e-mail, the company "generates sound profits, maintains a consistent No. 2 ranking in the global marketplace, and is positioned for growth in the digital area."

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I'm just saying...  I would LOVE for her to move labels, but I'm not gonna get excited till I see it in a press release..

[Céline's Blues]

Thecolourofmylove, on Aug 29 2008, 12:21 AM, said:

I wouldn't be so sure about this being Celine's last album with Sony.  Here's an article from BusinessWeek magazine...


Sony Buys the Rest of Ailing Sony BMG
With Bertelsmann selling its 50% stake, the renamed Sony Music Entertainment will forge ahead as No. 2 in a troubled global music industry

In a world of declining values for just about everything, probably the toughest thing to sell is a music company. Who wants to buy into a business where U.S. sales have fallen by 45% in the last eight years and CD sales—still the industry's main business—have dropped another 16% so far this year?

Turns out that Sony Corp. (SNE) is still buying, as witnessed by its $900 million deal on Aug. 5 to take the other 50% of its joint venture, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, off the hands of partner Bertelsmann.

"I am very pleased," Sony Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer told employees in an e-mail announcing the deal to his troops. He told them the company would be renamed Sony Music Entertainment and that he's counting on the new company to continue striking deals to deliver its music to digital outlets and to "provide a deeper integration between the music company and Sony's [consumer electronic] products."

A RELATIVELY NICE PRICE
But Stringer's optimism belies the fact that Sony BMG hasn't been hitting it out of the park of late. The company swung to a $49 million loss in its most recent quarter, down from earnings of $21 million a year earlier, on lower sales of $820 million.

Bertelsmann, which like Sony had an option next year to make an offer for the other's interest, seemed to want out of the business. The deal is complicated: Sony will give Bertelsmann $600 million in cash and half of the $600 million in cash the music company has on its books. But this equates to a purchase price of only about 4.5 times the company's 2008 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or EBITDA, reckons Pali Research analyst Richard Greenfield. He points out that publicly owned Warner Music Group (WMG) trades at a multiple of seven times its EBIDTA. (This includes WMG's music-publishing unit.)

Since the merger of Sony and BMG in 2003—a deal that Stringer said at the time represented "a bold move to reinvent and revitalize the music industry in the 21st century"—the joint venture has spent much of its time cutting costs. In April, Sony BMG moved legendary artist-finder Clive Davis out of his role as head of the company's music labels, making him chief creative officer. And Greenfield estimates that Sony will likely save more than $400 million by merging its Japanese music unit with Sony BMG's labels in Japan.

STAR POWER
So, where's the deal's upside? The company still has a powerful lineup of stars, including Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, Celine Dion, and Alicia Keys. Under CEO Rolf Schmidt-Holtz, who will continue to run the company from Hamburg, Germany, the company has struck deals with such digital download sites as Yahoo! (YHOO), MySpace (NWS), Nokia (NOK), and Mozes, and Stringer said they will be supplemented by "more to come." According to Stringer's e-mail, the company "generates sound profits, maintains a consistent No. 2 ranking in the global marketplace, and is positioned for growth in the digital area."

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I'm just saying...  I would LOVE for her to move labels, but I'm not gonna get excited till I see it in a press release..

That article proves absolutely nothing. Yes, she is still at Sony's house. After ML tho, she is free.

[Xpresso]

I read an interview with René a few weeks ago and he said they got an offer like Madonna's and... HE SAID NO!!

Here's a part of the interview in French (translation in brackets).  You can draw your own conclusion...

Q: Vous avez quand même reçu des propositions? (But you got some offers?)

R: Oui. Récemment, on a eu une offre comme celle de Madonna (NDLR: Madonna a signé un contrat clé en main - disques, spectacles, produits dérivés - de 120 millions de dollars pour 10 ans avec le promoteur de concerts Live Nation).
(Yes, we recently got an offer like the one Madonna got - FYI-Madonna signed a $120 million, 10-year contract including albums, shows, licensed products with Live Nation)

Q: Vous y avez réfléchi?  (You thought about it?)

R: J'ai dit non.  (I said NO.)


Q: Pour ne pas perdre votre contrôle?  (So you won't loose the control?)

R: Absolument. Mais si j'avais une offre comme celle du Cirque du Soleil, où ça ne serait qu'un petit pourcentage, j'y réfléchirais deux fois.
(Absolutely. But if I got an offer similar to the one the Cirque du Soleil got, which would involve just a small percentage, I would think about it twice).


Here's the full interview in French (no time to translate all of it): http://www.cyberpres...813/-1/CPARTS04

[Céline's Blues]

Money, money, money.

control of WHAT? Surely not of her artistic integrity. Let her sing crap but you still will get your dearest money.

That is the essence of Reney. Bravo.

[stevo]

Rene needs a slap- she needs a label that actually wants her to do well and to put her out there- it sometimes seems to me that they're embarrassed by her.

[RLAAMJR.]

I would want the album to include the songs that really made Celine Dion popular.

The first in my list should be the first song of the album and the 2nd song to the last song can be rearranged.

1. It's All Coming Back To Me Now
2. Where Does My Heart Beat Now
3. THe Power Of Love
4. Think Twice
5. Only One Road
6. If You Asked me To
7. I Love You Goodbye
8. Because You Loved Me
9. All By Myself
10. I Love You
11. River Deep Mountain High
12 To Love You More
13. The Power Of The Dream
14. My Heart Will Go On
15 That's The Way It Is
16. A New Day Has Come


I didn't include the hit songs collaborating with other artists ( like I'm Your Angel, Tell Him, etc ) cos i also want Celine Dion to release an album featuring the songs collaborating with other singers

[sayyed]

stevo, on Aug 29 2008, 01:20 AM, said:

Rene needs a slap- she needs a label that actually wants her to do well and to put her out there- it sometimes seems to me that they're embarrassed by her.

stevo .... yummy yummy shirt(less)  

[VintageCeline]

Ahhhhhhhh I'm so excited for this!

Rene needs to sort it out with Sony! Seriously!

x

[Thecolourofmylove]

RLAAMJR., on Aug 28 2008, 06:21 PM, said:

I would want the album to include the songs that really made Celine Dion popular.

The first in my list should be the first song of the album and the 2nd song to the last song can be rearranged.

1. It's All Coming Back To Me Now
2. Where Does My Heart Beat Now
3. THe Power Of Love
4. Think Twice
5. Only One Road
6. If You Asked me To
7. I Love You Goodbye
8. Because You Loved Me
9. All By Myself
10. I Love You
11. River Deep Mountain High
12 To Love You More
13. The Power Of The Dream
14. My Heart Will Go On
15 That's The Way It Is
16. A New Day Has Come


I didn't include the hit songs collaborating with other artists ( like I'm Your Angel, Tell Him, etc ) cos i also want Celine Dion to release an album featuring the songs collaborating with other singers

Thats a rehash of ATW and The Collectors Series...  It should include ONLY b-sides and unreleased material (and by that, I mean, unreleased ANYWHERE)  It needs songs that make her most die-hard fans want to buy it... not just crap for the general public.  I think the general public would be surprised to hear how different Celine's material can be.

[Céline's Blues]

sayyed, on Aug 29 2008, 01:43 AM, said:

stevo, on Aug 29 2008, 01:20 AM, said:

Rene needs a slap- she needs a label that actually wants her to do well and to put her out there- it sometimes seems to me that they're embarrassed by her.

stevo .... yummy yummy shirt(less)  

How dare you! He is Edward's. He signed a contract when being boozed at MEN Arena. He doesnt remember nottin tho. But I got his signature.