Celine's Covers

[zanif]

i loved your queenceline.com website!! can't believe gonna meet you here, lol.

 

anyway, i think you miss Dance with My Father - originally by the late Luther Vandross, written by Vandross and Richard Marx.

[Say What?]

Thank you for pointing out "If Walls Could Talk" and "Dance With My Father". I've added them to my list and will have Vic or Bellamy update this topic once the new album is released in a couple of months.

 

Celine covering herself is not a cover since she was the first one to record the song in a different language. I only included songs previously recorded by other artists prior to Celine's version's commersal release.

[Dechen]

o sh!t. that's alot....

can't believe Reteins-moi is a cover. I love that song. I thought that was an original from Celine. and I Surrender? OMG....

[Dechen]

does someone know where i can find the original song for 'Retiens-moi'

[Davey84]

Celine covering herself is not a cover since she was the first one to record the song in a different language. I only included songs previously recorded by other artists prior to Celine's version's commersal release.

 

then you should delete AUN EXIST AMOR from your list, cos Céline had the orginal recording too

[mirage]

just listen to some 'originals' very fun to hear...

 

queenceline... LOVED that website... hehe

[Say What?]

Celine covering herself is not a cover since she was the first one to record the song in a different language. I only included songs previously recorded by other artists prior to Celine's version's commersal release.

 

then you should delete AUN EXIST AMOR from your list, cos Céline had the orginal recording too

Oops! Point taken ... removed!

Edited August 29, 2007 at 10:39 PM by Say What?

[Jan]

too much cover....

Does any album not included cover songs?

 

Yes! D'eux and S'il suffisait d'aimer definitely lack covers! And maybe the Celine Dion-album... but I'm not sure about that.

[celinedionfan0]

well, Love Is All We Need by SAFE isn't a cover at all... i listened to SAFE's version, and it's different then celine's version

[celine81]

Fab topic, thanks so much for the information guys!

 

P x

[Dionism]

I am very very very sorry to say that you can add another song on this list:

 

Refuse To Dance

 

is also a cover.

 

I know, I know, we don't wanna hear it, we don't want to know, but...it's true...

 

The composer of the song Charlie Dore recorded it herself first. I found out when I saw a Best Of CD of hers at a music store and recognized her name. At the back of her CD I read the following line: "A few ot the songs from Charlie Dore's repertoire were covered by famous artists like Celine Dion, ... etc." One of the songs from the tracklist on that CD was of course Refuse To Dance...

 

Well we can find comfort though in the fact that technically almost every song by Celine is a cover, because they are written by other people. The fact that some songs weren't already previously recorded by other artists is just pure luck, because if Celine hadn't chosen to sing them first other artists probably would have. And more importantly: VICE VERSA!!!

 

I think the fact that there are so many covers also goes to show that good new songs are really rare. I mean, in the 90's and early 2000

's anyone would want to write a song for Celine, and still she recorded many covers. Simply because the songs she was sent weren't good enough, I think. That is why other artists also keep on covering. It is also why Celine's CD's are much more colourful than the CD's of most singer-songwriters, which most of the time do have a lot of mediocre songs between the few gems. They are all original material, but they are often not that great. Then I really prefer the covers, as long as they are done properly.

 

For example, I don't consider All By Myself a cover anymoooooore , since she completely blew the original away. Because that is what Celine does, she makes the song her own. The song seems to have been made for her.

 

Same goes for IACBTMN....well, we all remember Pandora's Box' version, do we? ...ehm no... Reason why? Because Celine really made that song come alive and brought it to a higher level, that's why...

Edited February 25, 2011 at 10:47 PM by Dionism

[zuv]

Thats it?

 

Seriously, Who cares? We have been going on and on and on about that. Unless you are 60 yrs old or you are a music fanatic crazy over the top, you shouldn't know that most of these songs are covers....

 

I mean theres like 105 listed?

 

Out of 105 theres only 19 that i knew they were covers before I heard them for the first time.

 

Out of 19

 

4 are french christmas classic songs, that every single artist has performed as well. ITs a must.

4 are english christmas classic songs, that every....................................... as well. Its a must.

 

1 is God Bless America. Who hasnt sung that?

1 is Shook Me all Night Long. for a TV special.

1 is Staying Alive. for concerts

Starmania + Blues du businessman. All must as well

 

So to me she has recorded 6 songs that I heard before over how many?... 250 songs that she recorded? Not a big deal.

Alone- All the way- Oxygene- Natural Woman - Dance with My father (released in a best of album) - I wish (live)

 

The rest of covers listed were pretty much dead songs and unpopular ones anyway. All she did was bringing them back to life with her voice. Making them 100000 times better.

 

To me, those songs are Celine's and they are new.

 

ITs not like she uses covers like: I will always love you or Unbreak my heart....

Edited February 26, 2011 at 01:44 AM by zuv

[SuperLove4Celine]

"Love Is All We Need" is NOT a cover. The song is completely different. Here's a link to the song:

. That needs to be removed from the list.

 

I have to add that I think Carol Welsman's original of "This Lullaby" ("Baby Close Your Eyes") is absolutely beautiful and blows Celine's out of the water:

 

As for Stevie Vann's original of "If Walls Could Talk," m'eh, Celine's is MUCH better than this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX-Jl5c-WvY

Edited February 26, 2011 at 06:59 AM by SuperLove4Celine

[celinemaniacaik]

OMD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had O idea that All those songs were COVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IACBTMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TJTWIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

unison!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SERIOUSLY??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[SuperLove4Celine]

OMD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had O idea that All those songs were COVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IACBTMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TJTWIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

unison!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SERIOUSLY??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

 

Here's the link to Junior Giscombe's original version of "Unison":

. It really does have a Michael Jackson feel to it, imo.

[CELINE MARIE]

In this topic I wants to collect all the cover songs performed by Celine

 

a-the original title and performer + link

b-songs performed by Celine + link

 

I start

 

1.

 

a -Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ESMt4rnn3c

b- Céline Dion - The Power Of Love

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8HOfcYWZoo

 

 

2.

 

a-Etta James - At Last

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADDigK8LwyE

 

b-Celine Dion - At Last

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4B3lzujJNk

 

3.

a-Heart - Alone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cw1ng75KP0

b-Céline Dion - Alone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbRfapWaOKk

 

4.

a-LEO SAYER- WHEN I NEED YOU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsMqb9RQWGE

b-Celine Dion - When i need you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW-5oXGxZcA

5.

a-Anggun - Want You To Want Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QLI7qS3TcQ

b-Céline Dion - Tu nages

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W_VPCQTb14

6.

a-Jennifer Rush - Higher Ground

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQLWaRjBXIA

b-Celine Dion Plus haut que moi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFcJWqLMNtI

7.

a-Roy Orbison - I Drove All Night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5N9IHqqGcA

b-Céline Dion - I Drove All Night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvz_gW5C2cY

8.

a-Eric Carmen "All By MySelf"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzoazPPC7b8

b-Celine Dion - All By Myself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22i_gqAf_o

9.

a-"What a wonderful world" - Louis Armstrong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgoVDTwPaA0

b-"What a wonderful world" - Celine Dion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBrfE4lHys

10.

a-"If I could" - Ray Charles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71LjA-UrB24

b-"If I colud" - Celine Dion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqdBOumKTcY

11.

a-"The first time ever I saw your face"-Roberta Flack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go9aks4aujM

b-"The first time ver I saw ypur face" - Celine Dion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIcmpEXCW78

12.

a-"Dance with my fater" - Luther Vandross

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5MzY1kt2M4

b-"Dance with my fater" - Celine Dion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BMuDMUjm1U

13.

a-John Lennon - "Beautiful Boy"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_j-tpmdPlI

b-Céline Dion - Beautiful Boy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe4lfgbf9k

14.

a-River deep, mountain high - Tina Turner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN_Aq2W2Yi0

b-River deep, mountain high-Celine Dion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RRGNLIvMN8

 

15.

a-It'a all coming back to me now - Pandora's Box

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLdYfx54OIg

b-It'a all coming back to me now - Celine Dion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe9VB8t3m2w

16.

a-Puisque Tu Pars - J.J. Goldman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDXntu73gNo

b-Let's Talk About Love-Celine Dion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr9l2KKmPH8

17.

a-You Only Love Once - Billy Mann

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6A_srJi5EE

b-Amar haciendo El Amor-Celine Dion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml4-agjoibM

18.

a-Grande Grande Grande - Mina

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkJY3fcjYyc

 

b-I Hate You Then I Love You-Celine Dion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xixX75qksjc

19.

a-If You Asked me To - Patti LaBelle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da-RjeCObyA

b-If you Asked Me To - Celine Dion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bKuXbnGDqI

20.

a-When I Fall In Love - Doris Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rYdQF3RGso

b-When I Fall In Love -Celine Dion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-woSm5mNOxk

21.

a-Nature Boy - Nat King Cole

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq0XJCJ1Srw

b-Nature Boy-Celine Dion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrHqLh-SeF4

22.

a-"Tomber" - Gerald de Palmas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcEAqVxzq6w

b-"Ten days" - Celine Dion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1dal1sufdA

23.

a-"Natural Woamn" - Aretha Franklin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi6dqhi8Ptw

b-"Natural woman" - Celine Dion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G27PqPk45BU

24.

a-Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMtuVP8Mj4o

b-Celine Dion- Feliz Navidad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hag0G9Z2pxs

25.

a-Frank Sinatra - All The Way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB4OPK6JP78

b-Celine Dion - All The Way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyuSrm1oLxg

26.

a-Diana King- Treat Her Like A Lady

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=najh4zYuv2o

b-Celine Dion- Treat Her Like A Lady

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKDS2-HCA6I

27.

a-Marie Claire D`Ubaldo - Y caigo un poco mas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BszdxNjT4-w

b-Celine Dion -"Falling into You"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tWMCGRWr-Y

28.

a-Bucks Fizz - The land of make believe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8fjeG5oCGQ

b-Celine Dion - A Quatre Pas d'Ici

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HODSAr_2pbA

29.

a-Stevie Vann - If walls could talk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX-Jl5c-WvY

b-Celine Dion - If walls could talk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHGQxxij5Jo

[GoldenLeaf]

''I Surrender'' is not a cover.

 

As far as I know Celine recorded this song in 2001 and released it in March 2002.

 

As for Mary Griffin I have no idea when she recorded this song but she released it in November 2002 on her album ''Purified''.

[Say What?]

''I Surrender'' is not a cover.

 

As far as I know Celine recorded this song in 2001 and released it in March 2002.

 

As for Mary Griffin I have no idea when she recorded this song but she released it in November 2002 on her album ''Purified''.

i Surrender IS a cover:

 

http://www.cabaretforacure.org/default.asp?id=101

 

Mary Griffin

 

In each generation a voice comes along that embodies classic beauty, defining poise, and soul stirring ability. Mary Griffin, raised in the deep southern bayous of Louisiana, first heard melodies that were both enchanting and inspiring in her father's small country church. Outside of the church however, it was the steamy rhythm and blues along with soul music that Mary imitated.

 

Through these vices she picked up the soulfulness of gospel music and the edgy blues vocals that gave her local fame in Louisiana. Griffins voice also opened the doors of education in her favor and she attended Grambling University - majoring in performance on full music scholarships. After attending college Mary moved to New Orleans to pursue her career as a solo artist.

 

Not long after moving to New Orleans, Mary Griffin found herself accepting offers from various production companies to record music for upcoming films. The films Coyote Ugly and Driven featured hit songs that Griffin recorded including the song Perfect Moment. In addition to recording hits for soundtracks in film, Griffin cameos in the film 54 and recorded the track entitled Knock On Wood. Thereafter, Griffin was signed to Curb Records and released the internationally acclaimed album Purified.

 

It was from this album that major recording artists Patti Labelle and Celine Dion were captivated by Mary's powerful ballads I Surrender and Anytime. Griffin would soon receive a phone call from Labelle that inquired about her availability as a background vocalist for The R&B Phenomenon. Mary accepted the offer and began to hit the road on tours and concert dates with Patti Labelle. Griffins addictive voice on her debut album also prompted Celine Dion to re-record I Surrender.

 

Griffin has shared the stage with such greats as Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, and Christina Aguilera.

 

[jaythomas123456]

PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT ALOT OF THE SONGS YOU LISTED AS COVERS AS NEVER BEEN RELEASED OR RECORDED ON CELINE DIONS ALBUMS, AND ALOT OF THEM WERE SANG LIVE IN CONCERTS!!

 

CHER SANG I STILL HAVNT FOUND WHAT IM LOOKING FOR LIVE!!!! AND MANY OTHER SONGS THAT DONT BELONG TO HER BUT IS SHE SLATED FOR THIS NO!!!!! FUNNY THAT....

 

TINA TURNER AS SUNG ADDICTED TO LOVE IN CONCERT AND MANY MORE OTHER COVERS LIVE!!!! AND IF I REMEMBER IT WAS RELEASED AS A SINGLE!!!

 

 

 

FALLING INTO YOU

BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME

MY HEART WILL GO ON

THINK TWICE

MISLED

ONLY ONE ROAD

MY LOVE

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

 

I CAN GO ON IF I WAS TO LIST ALL HER ALBUM TRACKS THAT CELINE AS ONLY SUNG!!!!!

[Say What?]

I believe the list (which needs to be updated btw) contains only songs that were released commercially, meaning you can go to your record store (do these still exist? ) or online (amazon, itunes, etc.)

[GoldenLeaf]

I was aware of this article but there's something wrong with it :

 

''Griffins addictive voice on her debut album also prompted Celine Dion to re-record I Surrender.''

 

Like I said : Mary Griffin's debut album ''Purified'' was released in November 2002 so how can Celine's version be considered as a cover when she commercially released it before Mary Griffin?

 

Edited September 19, 2012 at 12:27 AM by Calypso

[Say What?]

I believe the album was released before November 2002. I know a few websites state that date but I've read articles here and there stating the same story.... even on Mary Griffin's official site. I also recall learning of Celine's cover upon the release of ANDHC.

 

Wish I still had all of my Queen Celine News info to verify this. :/

Edited September 19, 2012 at 02:03 AM by Say What?

[GoldenLeaf]

These 3 websites say that her ''Purified'' album was really released on November 5, 2002.

 

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/.../a/Purified.htm

 

http://www.allmusic.com/album/purified-mw0000227921

 

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/purified/id77788432

 

I don't see why these websites would list a wrong release date.

 

The Japanese Version was released in March 2001. However the Japanese Version of her ''Purified'' album doesn't include ''I Surrender'' :

 

http://www.discogs.com/Mary-Griffin-Purifi...release/2066088

Edited September 19, 2012 at 05:00 PM by Calypso

[Say What?]

I know. But why would Mary Griffin lie about the fact that Celine fell in love with her version of the song? She didn't write the song so there's got to be an explanation about this. The release dates on those websites are less reliable than an official bio IMO. We can argue 'til the end of times about this so let's agree to disagree Edited September 19, 2012 at 05:23 PM by Say What?

[GoldenLeaf]

Who knows? Maybe Mary Griffin recorded the song as a demo in 2000 or 2001 then Celine heard it and decided to record it.

 

That would explain everything!

 

... and this would mean that Celine's version is not a cover since the definition of a cover is :

 

''A cover is defined as a song that was previously recorded AND commercially released.''

 

Like I said we don't have a proof that Mary Griffin's version was commercialy released before Celine's version. Mary Griffin might have recorded it before Celine but commercially released it after Celine.

Edited September 19, 2012 at 07:26 PM by Calypso

[MANDRAKE]

Even if Maria Christensen is the original singer of "Just a little bit of love", the version Céline covered is Rebekah Ryan's one launched 1996. That song is much closer to the version we all know (Christensen's in a house track that does not resemble to what we have heard).

 

[ewan123]

SAFE' s version of LOVE IS ALL WE NEED is simply.. an other song! with the same title! u should remove it from the list...