"Loved Me Back To Life" album - Official Topic

[québecflower]

Interesting article!!

 

http://music.cbc.ca/...rs-of-the-heart

 

very well written and the comments are good too

[Del]

You just made me feel even worse If I would have ordered through Amazon, I could have saved about 4 Euros and that would have bought me an amazing fresh apple and plum cake to enjoy while listening to the CD

Don't forget that CD's are more expensive in Europe than they are here. So don't feel bad.

[Alex_Incognito]

Overall I loved it! I'd defininately give it a B+/A-. "ABYG" made me want to vomit. I loved the new mix of "US" and "DKL" was definitely a highlight for me!

[québecflower]

Overall I loved it! I'd defininately give it a B+/A-. "ABYG" made me want to vomit. I loved the new mix of "US" and "DKL" was definitely a highlight for me!

 

ABYG" made me want to vomit,

 

that song should have her hate topic,

[soleilgirly]

I am watching Wheel of Fortune and an advertisement for her album came up in between commercial breaks!

[LuisMa]

 

 

ABYG" made me want to vomit,

 

that song should have her hate topic,

 

Open it, Alex! Give Macaronie some competition.

[ehild]

Saw this gem floating around facebook.....thought I'd share. Not really sure it goes in this topic but I figured with the album coming out, we all can relate to this.

[Del]

Overall I loved it! I'd defininately give it a B+/A-. "ABYG" made me want to vomit. I loved the new mix of "US" and "DKL" was definitely a highlight for me!

I thought ABYG was cute. That being said I'm sure RC dislikes the song with a passion. As for US... I was pleasantly shocked as I wasn't a fan of the movie version.

[québecflower]

My marvelous son just gave me the album, i was not having the car today, and since he was going for supper, he stopped at the store and bought me the cd.....i am so happy, a great gift from Celine and from the son. what more could yoiu ask. I'll even listen to ABYG, since i have a son so extraordinary.

[dj4celine]

Overall I loved it! I'd defininately give it a B+/A-. "ABYG" made me want to vomit. I loved the new mix of "US" and "DKL" was definitely a highlight for me!

I wrote something not-so-nice about this song on the Fan Reviews thread

[celine-rc]

I got it at Archambault as soon as they opened today. I LOVE IT !!!! IT'S SO PERFECT !!! There isn't even one song that I don't like !!!! Thank you makes me cry like a baby but the whole thing is just amazing. Céline, t'es tellement la meilleure !

[infiniti]

I got my CD...yay!!! Love the album and new material!!!! Thank You Celine and all the writers and musicians who worked on this album...We're Thankful...It Loved us back to life...It is Incredible, a Breakaway, makes us being Overjoyed, reminds me At Seventeen when I Didn't know love, waiting for my Unfinished Songs through the words Always be your girl to Save your Soul and the Water for my Flame and I ask now, How do you keep the music playing? I guess Somebody loves Somebody singing the Lullabye for me ... it has been years when last time I closed my eyes, sat in the darkness and listened to Celine...this is serious!!! Didn't know love brought that back and not only that song.

[nuts2you]

Does anyone else ever notice that Celine doesn't thank her fans in her albums? I mean, I know she appreciates us, but... ya know.

 

and does anybody know who, robin is from the booklet

[Javito]

Is it the first time she has forgotten to name the fans in the thank you's in the booklet??? I found that strange

 

Btw I'm disappointed with the booklet design. I know I already said this about the photos (yes I still think the album would gain a lot more with colour pictures, having in mind how amazing she looked with her hair in that session) but I didn't expect such a poor booklet. This has to be the shortest booklet she's ever made since Unison. From the huge loads of photos they took, very few made into the album right? Also, the lyrics seem to be crowded together as if they wanted to save space (and colour).

Edited November 6, 2013 at 12:48 AM by Javito

[becca]

Who is "My Dearest friend Robin" that Celine mentions in her CD booklet? Know anything about her?

[LuisMa]

My marvelous son just gave me the album, i was not having the car today, and since he was going for supper, he stopped at the store and bought me the cd.....i am so happy, a great gift from Celine and from the son. what more could yoiu ask. I'll even listen to ABYG, since i have a son so extraordinary.

 

Another reason for you to LOVE listening to the album.

[celine-rc]

Robin is a friend she has had for many years in Florida.

 

And that's true that she didn't thank the fans.... Strange.

[Xpresso]

Just watch the QVC clip! She thanks the fans and has a personal message for them...

[Nmj]

Is it the first time she has forgotten to name the fans in the thank you's in the booklet??? I found that strange

 

Btw I'm disappointed with the booklet design. I know I already said this about the photos (yes I still think the album would gain a lot more with colour pictures, having in mind how amazing she looked with her hair in that session) but I didn't expect such a poor booklet. This has to be the shortest booklet she's ever made since Unison. From the huge loads of photos they took, very few made into the album right? Also, the lyrics seem to be crowded together as if they wanted to save space (and colour).

 

I'm waiting on pins and needles for your review song by song about the album!!

 

BTW the world will have to wait until tomorrow to hear mine lol.

[Del]

Does anyone else ever notice that Celine doesn't thank her fans in her albums? I mean, I know she appreciates us, but... ya know.

i noticed that as well when I looked over the thank you In the booklet.

[québecflower]

is it better because this the real thing? i find incredible better

[chocolatechip15]

#3 right now....also Falling into you is #164 and Essential Celine is #114 on Itunes!

 

Yes, and iTunes US is having a $ 7.99 special for a lot of her back catalog, in case anyone needs a copy of another album!

[Javito]

I'm waiting on pins and needles for your review song by song about the album!!

 

BTW the world will have to wait until tomorrow to hear mine lol.

 

LOL! Too soon to give a review, I'm only on my second listen. And I'm not a good reviewer, either I praise a song like crazy and exaggeratedly, or I can tear to pieces another one without mercy But I can advance you that I'm feeling exactly what I expected it would happen, since I saw the confusion they had assembling the tracklist of this album in 2011: it has no coherence, it lacks a direction. But that does not mean each song individually considered is not good. But I'm so fussy with this aspect, I have no remedy I have the impression of being listening songs picked from 4 different Celine Dion albums. The album has a great start with the 3 first songs, they all fit at 100%. But with Water And A Flame, the confussion and the mess starts to show up. And when you get to Overjoyed, it's like listening a soundtrack from an 80's Disney movie. It has no sense.

 

I still think Loved Me Back To Life is the best song on this album, thank God that Sia came aboard on this project. But this album is like putting I Drove All Night as the opening track of Let's Talk About Love. You want more of the first, second and even third tracks, but you don't get it anymore. What can be her first updated and freshened album, in terms of the SOUND, is again another step into the comfort zone once Save Your Soul is played. Where track 4 is, there should've been another Sia song, and so on with track 8 and track 13. Keepind the line the album started with the first song, not going back to the same old stuff. In other words, the enchanting dubbstep found in LMBTL has been an exciting progress in her career, but that's it. No more surprises. Even the next candy in store which is the rap interlude in SYS, has been removed from the CD version and can only be found in the LP. I don't get that.

 

They still have to find someone who picks the songs for Céline and René and gives some coherence and cohesion to her albums, like what JJG has done for her in her french albums, but not in lyrics aspect: in the SOUND side. Like what JJG did to 1 Fille and 4 Types: an album with songs written by different people, but he supervised the direction of the album and how it sounded. And despite having 5 different songwritters, the sound had a coherence throughout the whole album.

Edited November 6, 2013 at 01:26 AM by Javito

[chocolatechip15]

Just got home, turned on the CD, and read the booklet! I must say, this is her best "thank you" message ever.

I was disappointed with the esthetiques of the CD booklet UNTIL

I opened the LP. IT'S GORGEOUS. Many more photos, nice quality. It was like opening a tour book.

The CD is precious in the minijacket!

 

I am THRILLED! Now time to listen!

 

Love your excitement! But a lot of the thank you message is a direct translation of her thank you's on Sans Attendre. It's definitely beautiful . . .but I was looking forward to new thank you's!

[J081113]

"Thank You" and "Thankful" on repeat for now, Amazing!

 

I like Thankful but Thank You....I don't know yet....

[chocolatechip15]

Does anyone know if Walmart in the US has the Deluxe version of the album?

 

I don't think so. Target keeps advertising it as an exclusive.

[Nmj]

 

 

LOL! Too soon to give a review, I'm only on my second listen. And I'm not a good reviewer, either I praise a song like crazy and exaggeratedly, or I can tear to pieces another one without mercy But I can advance you that I'm feeling exactly what I expected when I saw the confusion they had assembling the tracklist of this album: it has no coherence, it lacks a direction. But that does not mean each song individually considered is not good. But I'm so fussy with this aspect, I have no remedy I have the impression of being listening songs picked from 4 different Celine Dion albums. The album has a great start with the 3 first songs, they all fit at 100%. But with Water And A Flame, the confussion and the mess starts to show up. And when you get to Overjoyed, it's like listening a soundtrack from an 80's Disney movie.

 

I'm the same way, Overjoyed makes me want strangle a bird, and I'm a animal lover BTW! lol

[I Drove All Night!]

I have to say. This album has quickly knocked every other Celine album to the bottom of the shelf for me.... and not just because it's new. This is probably the first album which I can honestly say I love every single song. That has never happened before.

 

Top Songs:

Breakaway

Save Your Soul

Thank You

Water and a Flame

 

Overjoyed isn't my favorite, but I still like it.

 

That being said I can definitely see that big "Holiday Promotion" revolving around Overjoyed. As I drove home this evening and the snow started to fall "Overjoyed" came on and it immediately felt like Christmas-especially the intro.... I hope this isn't the case, I feel like that is the exact opposite of the great promo they've worked so hard on the last couple months.

 

 

I'm in love with the new sound and so proud to be a Celine fan right now.... She is truly dominating and showing the world that she still has it. So incredibly proud of our girl!

[puttybuddy]

I don't think so. Target keeps advertising it as an exclusive.

I went to several stores today and they all carry the regular version with only 13 songs. Target was out of them at 9am this morning and it was advertised for Tuesday release in their flyer. I was so Pis*ed!

[sourdumpling]

I thought ABYG was cute. That being said I'm sure RC dislikes the song with a passion. As for US... I was pleasantly shocked as I wasn't a fan of the movie version.

he'll cry so hard when he listens to this song many many years later.