"One Heart" album - Official Topic

[Philippe1984]

I always quietly enjoyed Miracle - it was indulgent, and slightly cringe in places but Come To Me is very nice.

 

I love the song Come To Me!

[Celine Fan 77]

It's official: The song 'I Know What Love Is' is a masterpiece.

[Javito]

It's official: The song 'I Know What Love Is' is a masterpiece.

 

It is. To me its almost at the same level as Then You Look At Me, two songs that should had been performed at least once in her career because they were made to be taken live on the stage (SO sad that Céline and René don't think the same )

[garçon]

So, besides HYEBIL and Could, Woulda, Shoulda what songs were exactly used from the ANDHC recording sessions to put on One Heart??

I could not find any source, nor post about this... has there ever been any evidence,.. or well trusted source about this?

Would love to know..

[guyddavies]

sorry for love was the original version but they scrapped it for ANDHC and put a dance remix on there instead. I think forget me not could be and stand by your side. but im not 100% sure on those 2. Im sure ive read somewhere that I know what love is was rumoured to be a title on ATW, so if thats the case she either re recorded it or its a left over, but id guess it was re recorded. and slightly off topic the song miracle is from ANDHC, celine recorded it, then decided to turn it down, but back then it was called "who could ever love you more" but when they were working on miracle david foster thought it would be perfect, I believe he wrote it for his baby.

[CelinesDIVO5]

So, besides HYEBIL and Could, Woulda, Shoulda what songs were exactly used from the ANDHC recording sessions to put on One Heart??

I could not find any source, nor post about this... has there ever been any evidence,.. or well trusted source about this?

Would love to know..

sorry for love was the original version but they scrapped it for ANDHC and put a dance remix on there instead. I think forget me not could be and stand by your side. but im not 100% sure on those 2. Im sure ive read somewhere that I know what love is was rumoured to be a title on ATW, so if thats the case she either re recorded it or its a left over, but id guess it was re recorded. and slightly off topic the song miracle is from ANDHC, celine recorded it, then decided to turn it down, but back then it was called "who could ever love you more" but when they were working on miracle david foster thought it would be perfect, I believe he wrote it for his baby.

 

I remember people posting about the copyright dates on the songs from the album sleeve. The dates just led to speculation that they were left overs from ANDHC.

[c4n4d4]

Maybe they already had the concept for OH when they were recording ANDHC and to save time and money recorded a few songs for it then? I know some we know for almost 100% certain they were "leftovers" but the others may not be.

[garçon]

Maybe they already had the concept for OH when they were recording ANDHC and to save time and money recorded a few songs for it then? I know some we know for almost 100% certain they were "leftovers" but the others may not be.

 

Besides Could Woulda Shoulda, Sorry For Love, which songs?

[Neddo]

Besides Could Woulda Shoulda, Sorry For Love, which songs?

 

Forget me not

[Celine Fan 77]

 

 

Besides Could Woulda Shoulda, Sorry For Love, which songs?

 

One Heart

[LukeD]

IMO the tracklist should have been like this:

 

01.I Drove All Night

 

02.Love Is All We Need

 

03.Faith

 

04.In His Touch

 

05.One Heart

 

06.Stand By Your Side

 

07.Naked

 

08.Sorry For Love

 

09.All Because Of You

 

10.Reveal

 

11.Coulda Woulda Shoulda

 

12.Forget Me Not

 

13.I Love You Still

 

14.I Know What Love Is

 

or even include ''Ain't gonna look the other way'' & ''You and I'' as tracks 8 and 9, respectively.

[Si J'etais Quelqu'un]

IMO the tracklist should have been like this:

 

01.I Drove All Night

 

02.Love Is All We Need

 

03.Faith

 

04.In His Touch

 

05.One Heart

 

06.Stand By Your Side

 

07.Naked

 

08.Sorry For Love

 

09.All Because Of You

 

10.Reveal

 

11.Coulda Woulda Shoulda

 

12.Forget Me Not

 

13.I Love You Still

 

14.I Know What Love Is

 

or even include ''Ain't gonna look the other way'' & ''You and I'' as tracks 8 and 9, respectively.

 

I do that last part. I just can't even deal with then recycling two songs from A New Day Has Come. Like... damn. And then in the original edition there's an ad for Chrysler, a sample of her perfume, and an ad for the Vegas show, right? What a commercialized little widget.

 

Anyway, I do really like this album. Some of her most erm, "poptimistic" work is on One Heart. Faith, the title track, Naked, etc. I think Stand By Your Side is such a lovely and understated ballad. Those strings in the climax of the song just make me melt. In His Touch is a beautiful song, Reveal is a great song and could have been a single... I think the wheels come off toward the end of the album but overall it's fresh and a side of Celine that really isn't seen elsewhere in her music, at least not in such a heavy concentration. AllMusic had a review where they said the album felt forced and desperate to solidify her status ("A New Day Has Come may have flopped, but at least it played to her strengths; this album reveals all her weaknesses"). I don't really agree. I wouldn't say this album is the most organic and free-sounding she's done, but Celine's outlook is uplifting and reassuring, and those two words are pretty much what define One Heart.

[CelinesDIVO5]

I do that last part. I just can't even deal with then recycling two songs from A New Day Has Come. Like... damn. And then in the original edition there's an ad for Chrysler, a sample of her perfume, and an ad for the Vegas show, right? What a commercialized little widget.

 

Anyway, I do really like this album. Some of her most erm, "poptimistic" work is on One Heart. Faith, the title track, Naked, etc. I think Stand By Your Side is such a lovely and understated ballad. Those strings in the climax of the song just make me melt. In His Touch is a beautiful song, Reveal is a great song and could have been a single... I think the wheels come off toward the end of the album but overall it's fresh and a side of Celine that really isn't seen elsewhere in her music, at least not in such a heavy concentration. AllMusic had a review where they said the album felt forced and desperate to solidify her status ("A New Day Has Come may have flopped, but at least it played to her strengths; this album reveals all her weaknesses"). I don't really agree. I wouldn't say this album is the most organic and free-sounding she's done, but Celine's outlook is uplifting and reassuring, and those two words are pretty much what define One Heart.

 

ANDHC didn't flop lol, stupid review. But I do agree with you on the songs on this album being great. I LOVE "One Heart"...I actually love how it ends with "Je t'aime encore"...it was perfect IMO.

[Si J'etais Quelqu'un]

ANDHC didn't flop lol, stupid review. But I do agree with you on the songs on this album being great. I LOVE "One Heart"...I actually love how it ends with "Je t'aime encore"...it was perfect IMO.

 

Oh I hope you don't think I was calling it a flop! The crux of the review (and AllMusic is a site that generally has its act together so it rarely makes assertions I find objectionable barring moments like this) was that One Heart was an attempt to shore up her popularity when maybe ANDHC didn't do quite as well as perhaps the record label though it would do. Considering her absence, the decline of music sales, and how the music world changed in the time she was away, I think the album did pretty well. I'll never get the decision to put out Goodbye's (The Saddest Word) but whatever, 11 years ago...

[LukeD]

I do that last part. I just can't even deal with then recycling two songs from A New Day Has Come. Like... damn. And then in the original edition there's an ad for Chrysler, a sample of her perfume, and an ad for the Vegas show, right? What a commercialized little widget.

 

Anyway, I do really like this album. Some of her most erm, "poptimistic" work is on One Heart. Faith, the title track, Naked, etc. I think Stand By Your Side is such a lovely and understated ballad. Those strings in the climax of the song just make me melt. In His Touch is a beautiful song, Reveal is a great song and could have been a single... I think the wheels come off toward the end of the album but overall it's fresh and a side of Celine that really isn't seen elsewhere in her music, at least not in such a heavy concentration. AllMusic had a review where they said the album felt forced and desperate to solidify her status ("A New Day Has Come may have flopped, but at least it played to her strengths; this album reveals all her weaknesses"). I don't really agree. I wouldn't say this album is the most organic and free-sounding she's done, but Celine's outlook is uplifting and reassuring, and those two words are pretty much what define One Heart.

 

For me the best songs on this album are ''I Drove All Night'' (I loved it, but now I'm somewhat bored of it), ''Naked'', ''I Know What Love Is'' and ''Je T'aime Encore''. The rest tracks are decent, there's no bad song IMO. Musically, it's an interesting attempt and I could see some songs being hits had the album been released back in 2000, the sound was a bit dated for 2003, but that's not a bad thing. Lyrically, all the songs (with the exception of ''I Drove All Night'' and ''Je T'aime Encore'') are bland, but as a whole they leave you with a nice feeling, they're quite uplifting, so the purpose of the album is served and that's all that matters. Vocally, she did a very good job, I think ''I Drove All Night'' and ''Sorry For Love'' show Celine at her best.

 

It's a shame she only took 1 of these songs on stage, she could have done better. I understand that ''I Drove All Night'' was the only hit, but she could have perfomed ''I Know What Love Is'' or ''Je T'aime Encore'' or ''Naked'' live, at least one time, given the fact that she DID perform ''Miracle'', ''Beautiful Boy'', ''If I Could'', ''What A Wonderful World'', ''In Some Small Way'', ''A Mother's Prayer'', ''The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face'' from ''Miracle'' which was half successful.

 

The bad thing with ''One Heart'' is the fact that it is commercialized as f***, leaving no room for real artistry. Anyway, it was a ''souvenir'' for the fans, so that's fine by me.

Edited April 2, 2013 at 01:17 PM by LukeD

[CelinesDIVO5]

Oh I hope you don't think I was calling it a flop! The crux of the review (and AllMusic is a site that generally has its act together so it rarely makes assertions I find objectionable barring moments like this) was that One Heart was an attempt to shore up her popularity when maybe ANDHC didn't do quite as well as perhaps the record label though it would do. Considering her absence, the decline of music sales, and how the music world changed in the time she was away, I think the album did pretty well. I'll never get the decision to put out Goodbye's (The Saddest Word) but whatever, 11 years ago...

 

Oh no!! I didn't think you were calling it a flop. I knew you were talking about the review. And I agree with you about how you compared the change of the music scene and the sales figures of ANDHC. It actually I believe had the highest sales debut of 2002. The numbers were actually very much talked about because they were so high.

[garçon]

ANDHC was the 3rd (or 5th????) best selling album of 2002 and generated to considerable world hits (ANDHC and I'm Alive). No way the album was a flop.

[Neddo]

ANDHC was the 3rd (or 5th????) best selling album of 2002 and generated to considerable world hits (ANDHC and I'm Alive). No way the album was a flop.

 

Sony wasn't satasfied.

[garçon]

Sony wasn't satasfied.

 

Of course the record company was satisfied. Proportionally, the success was analogous to the '90's albums.

Sony was dissatisfied with the decrease in record sales.

 

Without a massive world hit, the album managed to become the 3rd best selling album of the year..

Edited April 2, 2013 at 10:08 PM by garçon

[Neddo]

Of course the record company was satisfied. Proportionally, the success was analogous to the '90's albums.

Sony was dissatisfied with the decrease in record sales.

 

Without a massive world hit, the album managed to become the 3rd best selling album of the year..

 

ANDHC disappeared quickly, unlike LTAL or FIY. ANDHC lasted 1,5 years. I meant on charts and sales.

[Javito]

That Sony wasn't satisfied with the album sales doesn't mean the album was a flop, let alone that the album wasn't good. Because the album was simply amazing. It's been the best album she's done since her comeback in 2002, actually the best one she's done in all these long 11 years, and that's quite a while

[garçon]

That Sony wasn't satisfied with the album sales doesn't mean the album was a flop, let alone that the album wasn't good. Because the album was simply amazing. It's been the best album she's done since her comeback in 2002, actually the best one she's done in all these long 11 years, and that's quite a while

 

IMO, Sans Attendre is, or will turn out to be, her most successful album since the 2002 comeback.

[Si J'etais Quelqu'un]

For me the best songs on this album are ''I Drove All Night'' (I loved it, but now I'm somewhat bored of it), ''Naked'', ''I Know What Love Is'' and ''Je T'aime Encore''. The rest tracks are decent, there's no bad song IMO. Musically, it's an interesting attempt and I could see some songs being hits had the album been released back in 2000, the sound was a bit dated for 2003, but that's not a bad thing. Lyrically, all the songs (with the exception of ''I Drove All Night'' and ''Je T'aime Encore'') are bland, but as a whole they leave you with a nice feeling, they're quite uplifting, so the purpose of the album is served and that's all that matters. Vocally, she did a very good job, I think ''I Drove All Night'' and ''Sorry For Love'' show Celine at her best.

 

It's a shame she only took 1 of these songs on stage, she could have done better. I understand that ''I Drove All Night'' was the only hit, but she could have perfomed ''I Know What Love Is'' or ''Je T'aime Encore'' or ''Naked'' live, at least one time, given the fact that she DID perform ''Miracle'', ''Beautiful Boy'', ''If I Could'', ''What A Wonderful World'', ''In Some Small Way'', ''A Mother's Prayer'', ''The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face'' from ''Miracle'' which was half successful.

 

The bad thing with ''One Heart'' is the fact that it is commercialized as f***, leaving no room for real artistry. Anyway, it was a ''souvenir'' for the fans, so that's fine by me.

 

Ah, One Heart, one of the first casualties of the Vegas-fueled promotion blackout. I think at the time One Heart had easily one of the highest debut weeks for a female artist in America; unless my math is wrong or I'm forgetting somebody, it was like the 8th or 9th best opening week a woman ever had up to that point. It just didn't have comparable follow-up sales. I get what you mean about the lack of artistry. AllMusic, that same music site, called Taking Chances her first "widescreen" album after A New Day Has Come, and that makes sense. One Heart doesn't really have any point behind it other than 'here's an album, have fun.' Which isn't a BAD thing if you like the material; it's just that, like you said, you don't get the urge that there's real passion and drive behind it, at least the kind that made A New Day... and Taking Chances such intricate affairs. Even its length betrays this; it was her shortest Anglophone album since Unison if I'm not mistaken. The song's arrangements aren't as ponderous as her previous records either; every song makes its point (chorus/hook) fairly quickly and they don't dawdle much or meander in some florid musical direction. Again, I love One Heart, but it's a curiosity in her catalog for these reasons; but imo, these qualities make the album fascinating in a way beyond the actual content.

[CelinesDIVO5]

Ah, One Heart, one of the first casualties of the Vegas-fueled promotion blackout. I think at the time One Heart had easily one of the highest debut weeks for a female artist in America; unless my math is wrong or I'm forgetting somebody, it was like the 8th or 9th best opening week a woman ever had up to that point. It just didn't have comparable follow-up sales. I get what you mean about the lack of artistry. AllMusic, that same music site, called Taking Chances her first "widescreen" album after A New Day Has Come, and that makes sense. One Heart doesn't really have any point behind it other than 'here's an album, have fun.' Which isn't a BAD thing if you like the material; it's just that, like you said, you don't get the urge that there's real passion and drive behind it, at least the kind that made A New Day... and Taking Chances such intricate affairs. Even its length betrays this; it was her shortest Anglophone album since Unison if I'm not mistaken. The song's arrangements aren't as ponderous as her previous records either; every song makes its point (chorus/hook) fairly quickly and they don't dawdle much or meander in some florid musical direction. Again, I love One Heart, but it's a curiosity in her catalog for these reasons; but imo, these qualities make the album fascinating in a way beyond the actual content.

 

I love that it's just a fun album. It wasn't put out to create a hit or become a blockbuster. It was honestly just something for the fans. And it is a good and fun record. Some people here think that every song has to have some kind of deep meaning to be good. That is not the case. Lyrics don't need to be such elaborate words to be meaningful either. A simple sentence in a song can mean the world to someone. "Stand By Your Side" for example is a rather uplifting song, yet the lyrics are simple, straight forward and to the point. No reason to use elaborate text.

[Ray]

I Drove All Night

Love this song. Strong and bold. Although I really like Cyndi Lauper, I was never really into her version of the song. Glad Celine made me love this song. I especially love to play it while driving. 10/10

 

Love Is All We Need

One of the better songs on the album. 8/10

 

Faith

Love the sweetness she sings this song with. 9/10

 

In His Touch

Bit too boring for my taste. 5/10

 

One Heart

I like the up-tempo's on this album. 7/10

 

Stand By Your Side

Bit boring. 5/10

 

Naked

It's just not catchy enough for me. 5/10

 

Sorry For Love

I prefer the up-tempo version on the New Day album. 6/10

 

Have You Ever Been In Love

I never understood why did put a mediocre song from another album on a new album. 6/10

 

Reveal

Although I like most up-tempo's on this album, this is not one of them. 5/10

 

Coulda Woulda Shoulda

I was really curious to hear this song as I really love Beverley Knight's song Shoulda Woulda Coulda. Unfortunately it's nowhere near as good. I first heard it on the New Day Limited Edition and hoped it would grow on me when it was released on One Heart, but it hasn't. 5/10

 

Forget Me Not

Forgotten. I had to play most of these songs again, as most of them never stayed with me. 5/10

 

I Know What Love Is

Like most ballads on this album, they just lack something. They come nowhere near the perfect ballads from her 90's albums. 5/10

 

Je T'aime Encore

Not a favorite of mine in French and it didn't really improve in English. 6/10

 

Album overall:

It really opens strong with the first three songs. But most songs are nowhere near her heartfelt ballads like If You Could See Me Now, Water From The Moon or Just Walk Away. As Celine always sings beautifully and her songs are therefor never awful to listen to, I gave all of them at least 5 points. But without Celine's voice, most of those songs would never have been songs I would listen too. I also don't understand why they put mediocre songs of previous albums (Have You Ever Been In Love, Je T'aime Encore, Sorry For Love) on this new album. All in all not one of my favorite albums although I do cherish some of those songs like I Drove All Night and Faith.

[DionFanAlways]

HYEBIL

[Peppercorn1991]

I just don't know why but I really do not like have you ver been in love! I really have to be in he mood! I don't think the DVD of one year one heart helped when they played it over and over throughout the DVD lol

 

I just find it boring

 

The album itself is really nice and fresh for me! Not the best celine album but its different

 

Kev x

[Macaronie]

I think her voice sounds amazing on 'Forget Me Not'. And she sounds crazy helium addicted on 'I Know What Love Is', clearly they played with her voice there. It's sad, coz it's a good song. I agree with Zoe, 'Stand By Your SIde' is amazeballs and I love 'In His Touch'. 'Naked' is a winner.

[Neddo]

I Drove All Night

My favourite song by Celine ever. 10/10

 

Love Is All We Need

Direct message of this song and its r&b tinge give it 9/10

 

Faith

Great production and message. 9/10

 

In His Touch

I like melody, but it's too sloppy. 5/10

 

One Heart

Extremly cute. Again strong message, but kinda cheesy. 8/10

 

Stand By Your Side

I like strings and notes in the end. Relaxing. 8/10

 

Naked

Pop-rock, great vocals and beautiful melody. But lyrics are pervy. 9/10

 

Sorry For Love

True G5 note. Great song. 8/10

 

Have You Ever Been In Love

One of best and most versatile power ballads ever! Fantastic on every way! 10/10

 

Reveal

Pervy. But nostalgia kills pervy lyrics. 9/10

 

Coulda Woulda Shoulda

Too cheesy. Too outdated. Simple lyrics. 4/10

 

Forget Me Not

Cute and versatile. 8/10

 

I Know What Love Is

True love song. A classic. 9/10

 

Je T'aime Encore

Better than french one. 9/10

 

In my honest opinion, 4 and half stars. OH is actually far more unique than any other Dions album in 90's. It showed us relaxed Celine not Celine in love. Lyrics are far deeper than LTAL or FIY.

 

Celine's music in 90's was a road to international success but, from 2002 its a celebration of Celine's life, opinions, family... ; celebration of Celine herself and anything that's assigned with Celine.

[CelinesDIVO5]

I Drove All Night

My favourite song by Celine ever. 10/10

 

Love Is All We Need

Direct message of this song and its r&b tinge give it 9/10

 

Faith

Great production and message. 9/10

 

In His Touch

I like melody, but it's too sloppy. 5/10

 

One Heart

Extremly cute. Again strong message, but kinda cheesy. 8/10

 

Stand By Your Side

I like strings and notes in the end. Relaxing. 8/10

 

Naked

Pop-rock, great vocals and beautiful melody. But lyrics are pervy. 9/10

 

Sorry For Love

True G5 note. Great song. 8/10

 

Have You Ever Been In Love

One of best and most versatile power ballads ever! Fantastic on every way! 10/10

 

Reveal

Pervy. But nostalgia kills pervy lyrics. 9/10

 

Coulda Woulda Shoulda

Too cheesy. Too outdated. Simple lyrics. 4/10

 

Forget Me Not

Cute and versatile. 8/10

 

I Know What Love Is

True love song. A classic. 9/10

 

Je T'aime Encore

Better than french one. 9/10

 

In my honest opinion, 4 and half stars. OH is actually far more unique than any other Dions album in 90's. It showed us relaxed Celine not Celine in love. Lyrics are far deeper than LTAL or FIY.

 

Celine's music in 90's was a road to international success but, from 2002 its a celebration of Celine's life, opinions, family... ; celebration of Celine herself and anything that's assigned with Celine.

 

 

 

Lyrics are far deeper than LTAL or FIY????

 

"Coulda woulda shoulda, but I didn't do that" VS. "Where is the love, that lets the sunlight in to start again. A love that sees no color lines..."

 

Orrrr....

 

"One heart you are following, one dream that keeps you wondering" VS. "I know what I want, I know what I need. But, there's just one thing that I must believe. Deep in the night, by a dying flame...you will be there when I call your name"

 

Don't get me wrong. I love the "One Heart" album. I've stated that before....but it's just a light and fun album. The lyrics are not all that deep. Not saying they don't have meaning because I LOVE "Stand By Your Side"...It think it has a beautiful message. But they lyrics on this album do not proceed it's predecessors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You think the lyrics are deeper than FIY or LTAL??? "Coulda Woulda Shoulda, but I didn't do that